Table 8. Top five events and exposures for nonfatal occupational eye injuries involving days away from work, 2004

Table 8. Top five events and exposures for nonfatal occupational eye injuries involving days away from work, 2004
Events and exposures	Number of eye injuries	Percent of eye injuries
Total	36,680	100.0
Rubbed or abraded by foreign matter in eye	13,060	35.6
Struck by flying object	6,960	19.0
Contact with skin or other exposed tissue	5,070	13.8
Exposure to welding light	1,900	5.2
Struck by object, n.e.c.	1,380	3.8
NOTE: Components do not add to 100 percent because only the top five events and exposures are shown in this tabulation. The abbreviation "n.e.c." stands for "not eslewhere classified".