Table 9. Souce of injury to the eye with 1,000 or more nonfatal occupational injuries involving days away from work, 2004

Table 9. Source of injury to the eye with 1,000 or more nonfatal occupational injuries involving days away from work, 2004
Source of eye injuries	Number of eye injuries	Percent of eye injuries
Total	36,680	100.0
Scrap, waste, and debris	18,950	51.7
Metal chips, particles	6,130	16.7
Chips, particles, splinters, unspecified	4,240	11.6
Dirt particles	3,030	8.3
Wood chips, sawdust	1,790	4.9
Chips, particles, splinters, n.e.c.	1,540	4.2
Scrap, waste, debris, unspecified	1,450	4.0
Welding torches	1,210	3.3
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."