Table 3. Intensity and frequency of pain in workers reporting pain in the arm and forearm at each workstation.
Workstation | Pain in Arm | Pain in Forearm | ||||||
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Intensity (Ia) | Frequency (Fa) | Intensity (If) | Frequency (Ff) | |||||
M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |
Manual assembly | 26.83 | 16.84 | 24.83 | 12.52 | 66.83 | 22.52 | 54.83 | 22.18 |
Programming option 1 | 36.24 | 25.65 | 48.82 | 24.37 | 46.24 | 26.23 | 48.82 | 25.16 |
Controller | 42.32 | 8.23 | 55.26 | 18.19 | 42.32 | 23.81 | 55.26 | 26.32 |
Scanning | 67.97 | 20.76 | 77.79 | 29.94 | 57.97 | 24.92 | 47.79 | 28.83 |
Final check | 79.26 | 34.83 | 68.24 | 25.56 | 59.26 | 26.71 | 78.24 | 28.76 |
Packing | 40.85 | 21.86 | 51.16 | 20.55 | 40.85 | 22.05 | 51.16 | 23.84 |
Circuit board operator | 34.98 | 20.38 | 43.34 | 23.23 | 34.98 | 13.43 | 43.34 | 26.95 |
Circuit board assembly | 44.17 | 18.92 | 42.08 | 14.43 | 54.17 | 24.54 | 52.08 | 24.81 |
Socket assembly 1 | 57.00 | 18.33 | 70.30 | 32.04 | 57.00 | 22.36 | 70.30 | 24.83 |
Electric socket assembly | 55.36 | 24.51 | 51.48 | 19.47 | 47.77 | 29.53 | 54.36 | 23.76 |
Socket assembly 2 | 47.77 | 22.65 | 54.36 | 28.87 | 68.17 | 37.56 | 58.75 | 18.98 |
Sewing - leather | 51.56 | 29.22 | 64.52 | 36.57 | 81.56 | 44.56 | 84.52 | 37.86 |
Sewing headrest | 68.96 | 23.76 | 69.72 | 29.85 | 68.96 | 31.23 | 69.72 | 32.64 |
Sewing armchair backrest | 66.27 | 16.32 | 65.12 | 27.82 | 66.27 | 35.78 | 65.12 | 29.76 |
Sewing car seat | 61.85 | 28.72 | 61.87 | 24.55 | 50.35 | 27.65 | 60.71 | 25.43 |
Checking appearance | 52.12 | 16.63 | 65.38 | 19.50 | 62.12 | 19.50 | 75.38 | 27.05 |
Unpacking circuit board | 38.17 | 25.62 | 51.91 | 22.83 | 38.17 | 25.39 | 41.91 | 28.06 |
Programming option 2 | 50.35 | 28.07 | 60.71 | 21.36 | 35.36 | 26.13 | 51.48 | 27.59 |
Preliminary sewing | 35.36 | 22.02 | 59.35 | 28.54 | 35.36 | 22.54 | 59.35 | 32.85 |
Packing TVs | 45.71 | 25.21 | 60.00 | 15.01 | 45.71 | 17.32 | 60.00 | 23.39 |
Welder | 68.17 | 24.32 | 58.75 | 22.45 | 39.16 | 21.86 | 51.11 | 26.91 |
Ironworker | 39.16 | 29.61 | 51.11 | 31.06 | 61.85 | 33.87 | 51.87 | 29.54 |
M: mean, SD: standard deviation