FACTS
- Particles of rocks, soil, crop material or other foreign objects thrown from equipment that chops or grinds can cause unexpected eye injury to the operator or bystander.
- Eye injuries are more likely to occur when servicing equipment than when operating it.
- Simple hand tools can cause severe eye injuries.
- Almost 70 percent of all eye injuries result from flying or falling objects striking the eye.
- Contact with chemicals (liquids, gases, dusts, fumes, or vapors) causes another 20 percent of eye injuries.
- Swinging objects — most of the remaining injuries are caused by objects that swing from an attached position. […]
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