Table 9. Souce of injury to the eye with 1,000 or more nonfatal occupational injuries involving days away from work, 2002

Table 9. Souce of injury to the eye with 1,000 or more nonfatal occupational injuries involving days away from work, 2002
Source of eye injuries	Number of eye injuries	Percent of eye injuries
Total	42,286	100.0
Scrap, waste, and debris	20,970	49.5
Metal chips, particles	6,939	16.4
Chips, particles, splinters, unspecified	5,174	12.2
Scrap, waste, debris, unspecified	2,263	5.4
Dirt particles	2,023	4.8
Chips, particles, splinters, n.e.c.	1,709	4.0
Wood chips, sawdust	1,509	3.6
Welding torches	1,236	2.9
NOTE: Components do not add to 100 percent because only sources with 1,000 or more eye injuries are included in this tabulation. The abbreviation "n.e.c." stands for "not elsewhere classified."