Musculoskeletal symptoms among commercial fishers in North Carolina

Thermophysiological responses and work strain in fishermen on deep-sea fishing vessels

“…Several studies have been performed on the incidence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders from cold indoor work [21][22][23], especially among workers in the fish-processing industry [24][25][26][27]. Our findings of prolonged low-intensity highly repetitive work in a cold environment is a factor that may explain that fishermen are at higher risk of developing musculoskeletal symptoms, which is in accordance with previous studies [2,27,28] and recent findings among Norwegian fishermen on deep-sea fishing vessels (Sandsund et al in prep. ).…”

The effect of sinusoidal rolling ground motion on lifting biomechanics

“…Heavy manual material handling is a normal task fishermen perform on ship (Kucera et al 2008) and was reported by the fishermen as a main reason for high workload (Torner et al, 1988). Torner et al (1988) reported a one-year prevalence rate of 70% for musculoskeletal problems among fishermen in Sweden, and Lipscomb et al (2004) reported a one-year prevalence rate of 83.3% for musculoskeletal symptoms in North Carolina fishermen in the United States.…”

“…On-ship manual materials handling tasks have been shown to be associated with high prevalence of musculoskeletal problems in the fishing industry (Driscol et al, 1994;Thomas et al, 2001;Conway et al, 2002;Roberts, 2004;Jensen, 2000;Norrish and Cryer, 1990;Torner et al, 1988;Lipscomb et al, 2004). Heavy manual material handling is a normal task fishermen perform on ship (Kucera et al 2008) and was reported by the fishermen as a main reason for high workload (Torner et al, 1988).…”

Prevalência dos distúrbios musculoesqueléticos nos membros superiores e pescoço em pescadoras artesanais/marisqueiras em saubara, Bahia, Brasil

“…United States (USA); Licensed commercial fishermen from 13 municipalities of the North Carolina coast; Prospective Cohort; Lipscomb et al (2004). (3) Neck ( China; Fish processing workers from eight small-to medium-sized factories on the outskirts of the Kaohsiung port in Taiwan.…”