Captain Obvious says, “Safety glasses only work when worn.” Duh, right? Not so fast.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates that three out of five workers with reported eye injuries were not wearing their safety glasses at the time of injury. And the American Optometric Association (AOA) estimates that there are 2,000 job-related eye injuries every day in the U.S. serious enough to require medical attention, with around 100 of these resulting in lost-time at work.