Table 2.
Injury characteristics of work-related and non-work-related eye injuries (N = 251)
| Injury characteristics | Work-related | Non-work-related | p-value* | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%)** | N (%)** | |||
| Season | 0.38 | |||
| Spring | 21 (32.3) | 44 (67.7) | 65 | |
| Summer | 23 (30.3) | 53 (69.7) | 76 | |
| Fall | 12 (19.7) | 49 (80.3) | 61 | |
| Winter | 15 (30.6) | 34 (69.4) | 49 | |
| Source of injury | 0.07 | |||
| Blunt force object | ||||
| Blunt wooden or metal object | 12 (20.7) | 46 (79.3) | 58 | |
| Fall | 0 (0.0) | 2 (100.0) | 2 | |
| Other blunt object | 6 (17.7) | 28 (82.4) | 34 | |
| Sharp force object | ||||
| Nail | 3 (20.0) | 12 (80.0) | 15 | |
| Sharp object | 19 (39.6) | 29 (60.4) | 48 | |
| Road injuries and fire | ||||
| Road accident | 2 (25.0) | 6 (75.0) | 8 | |
| Firework and burn | 1 (25.0) | 3 (75.0) | 4 | |
| Fire/explosion | 6 (54.6) | 5 (45.5) | 11 | |
| Biologic/organic materials | ||||
| Coal | 7 (70.0) | 3 (30.0) | 10 | |
| Plant and lawn material | 6 (25.0) | 18 (75.0) | 24 | |
| Other materials | 0.001 | |||
| Other working equipment | 4 (80.0) | 1 (20.0) | 5 | |
| Other | 5 (15.6) | 27 (84.4) | 32 | |
| Place of injury | ||||
| Industrial premises/mine | 46 (95.8) | 2 (4.2) | 48 | |
| Farm/forest | 13 (24.5) | 40 (75.5) | 53 | |
| Home | 0 (0.0) | 90 (100.0) | 90 | |
| School, university | 0 (0.0) | 10 (100.0) | 10 | |
| Recreation/sport | 0 (0.0) | 10 (100.0) | 10 | |
| Street/highway | 7 (33.3) | 14 (66.7) | 21 | |
| Public place | 5 (26.3) | 14 (73.7) | 19 | |
| Use of protective eye wear | ||||
| Yes | 17 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 17 | |
| No | 44 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 44 | |
| Unknown | 10 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 10 |
*
Fisher’s exact test for testing independence between work and non-work-related groups (α = 0.05).
**
Percentages based on characteristics (row %’s).