FACTS

1. Particles of rocks, soil, crop material or other foreign objects thrown from equipment that chops or grinds can cause unexpected eye injury to the operator or bystander.
2. Eye injuries are more likely to occur when servicing equipment than when operating it.
3. Simple hand tools can cause severe eye injuries.
4. Almost 70 percent of all eye injuries result from flying or falling objects striking the eye.
5. Contact with chemicals (liquids, gases, dusts, fumes, or vapors) causes another 20 percent of eye injuries.
6. Swinging objects — most of the remaining injuries are caused by objects that swing from an attached position. […]

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