Eye injury characteristics for welders and non-welders
| Characteristic | Welders (n = 1353) | Non-welders (n = 822) | Total (n = 2175) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
| *Location of injured eye could not be determined for 11 workers. | ||||||
| †Includes infection or contagious, poisoning/chemical, strain, puncture, radiation, vision loss, and unspecified. | ||||||
| Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding. | ||||||
| Injured eye* | ||||||
| Single | 1113 | (82.4) | 528 | (64.9) | 1641 | (75.8) |
| Right | 443 | (39.8) | 203 | (38.4) | 646 | (39.4) |
| Left | 433 | (38.9) | 169 | (32.0) | 602 | (36.7) |
| Unspecified | 237 | (21.3) | 156 | (29.5) | 393 | (24.0) |
| Bilateral | 238 | (17.6) | 285 | (35.1) | 523 | (24.2) |
| Nature of injury | ||||||
| Foreign body | 970 | (71.7) | 409 | (49.8) | 1379 | (63.4) |
| Burn | 300 | (22.2) | 360 | (43.8) | 660 | (30.3) |
| Inflammation | 26 | (1.9) | 21 | (2.6) | 47 | (2.2) |
| Laceration | 20 | (1.5) | 5 | (0.6) | 25 | (1.2) |
| Contusion | 15 | (1.1) | 8 | (1.0) | 23 | (1.1) |
| All other† | 22 | (1.6) | 19 | (2.3) | 41 | (1.9) |