Of the nearly 2,000 employees in the U.S. who suffer work-related eye injuries every day, 81 percent of the cases are men, according to Prevent Blindness America (PBA). And, workers aged 25-44 account for 62 percent of eye injuries, reports the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics.
Getting workers and employers to understand the importance of wearing safety goggles and glasses continues to be a challenge, says PBA. More than one in four cases of eye injuries occur at work with as many as 50 percent of those injured wearing no eye protection. Additionally, of those that were injured, many either didn’t think they would need eye protection, or were wearing the wrong kind.