Activity at the time of a welding related eye injury among welders and non-welders
| Welders (n = 1353) | Non-welders (n = 822) | Total (n = 2175) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
| *Other includes hammering, burning, fitting, painting, polishing, using air impact gun and wrench, banding, belting, lining, confrontation, deburring, driving, lubricating, repairing, pressing, sharpening, showering, spraying, testing, tipping, and wiring. | ||||||
| Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding. | ||||||
| Welding related activity | ||||||
| Welding | 432 | (31.9) | 406 | (49.4) | 838 | (38.5) |
| Grinding | 304 | (22.5) | 76 | (9.3) | 380 | (17.5) |
| Multiple tasks | 32 | (2.4) | 50 | (6.1) | 82 | (3.8) |
| Standing/walking/observing | 40 | (3.0) | 33 | (4.0) | 73 | (3.4) |
| Cleaning/brushing | 50 | (3.7) | 22 | (2.7) | 72 | (3.3) |
| Manual material handling | 37 | (2.7) | 19 | (2.3) | 56 | (2.6) |
| Chipping | 35 | (2.6) | 15 | (1.8) | 50 | (2.3) |
| Other* | 27 | (2.0) | 12 | (1.5) | 39 | (1.8) |
| Cutting | 34 | (2.5) | 3 | (0.4) | 37 | (1.7) |
| Work with machinery/drilling | 26 | (1.9) | 7 | (0.9) | 33 | (1.5) |
| Sanding/sand blasting | 21 | (1.6) | 9 | (1.1) | 30 | (1.4) |
| Soldering/brazing | 1 | (0.1) | 25 | (3.0) | 26 | (1.2) |
| Assisting welder | 6 | (0.4) | 18 | (2.2) | 24 | (1.1) |
| Putting on/removing PPE | 14 | (1.0) | 7 | (0.9) | 21 | (1.0) |
| Non-classifiable or missing | 294 | (21.7) | 120 | (14.6) | 414 | (19.0) |
| Total | 1353 | (100.0) | 822 | (100.0) | 2175 | (100.0) |