Workplace eye injuries from mechanical or chemical means have increased due to the rise of industrialization globally. The two most common reasons behind such injuries are either the workers were not wearing eye protection or they had worn wrong eye protection at the time of the accident.
As the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) reports, around 2,000 U.S. workers experience an eye injury associated with work on a daily basis. A survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on workers who suffered eye injuries showed that nearly three out of five of these workers’ eyes were exposed as they were not wearing eye protection during the accident. The World Health Organization estimates that eye-related occupational accidents is the second most dangerous hazard that causes blindness after cataracts.