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PubMed2001

Eye symptoms and use of eye protection among seasonal and migrant farmworkers.

BACKGROUND: Farmworkers face an array of environmental and workplace hazards that pose risks of eye damage from accidents involving agricultural chemicals and equipment and from exposure to wind, dust, and ultraviolet rays. Eye safety risks are known among industrial and agricultural occupations, yet little is known about the prevalence of eye symptoms and use of eye protection among farmworkers. METHODS: A survey of 197 Latino farmworkers in North Carolina used self-report data to measure workers' prevalence of eye symptoms and eye protection use. RESULTS: Eye pain and redness after working all day in the field were reported by more than 40% of workers. Most (98.4%) reported not wearing sunglasses when working in the fields; reasons included lack of sunglasses and interference with field tasks. CONCLUSIONS: Eye symptoms are prevalent in this population. Failure to use eye protection indicates the need for further education and training of Latino farmworkers and their employers about occupational risks to eyesight.

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PubMed1996

Ocular hazards of industrial spot welding.

Any welding process is perceived to be a radiation hazard to the eye. Site visits were made to an automotive assembly plant to assess the levels of optical radiation and other hazards on the production line. Measurements were taken with a scanning spectro-radiometer and optical power and energy meters at operating working distances at spot welding stations where nonrobotic procedures were performed. Ultraviolet (UV) irradiance levels produced while spot welding with electrodes operating at 10 to 15 kA and 10 to 20 V were several orders of magnitude below recommended safety limits for industrial exposure. Flashes were rich in visible light and infrared (IR) radiation, but not at hazardous levels. The principal hazards in manual spot welding with high-current electrodes are high-speed droplets of molten metal produced by the process. These are easily defended against by wraparound polycarbonate eye shields.

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PubMed1976

Occupational injuries: an exploratory analysis of successful Australian strategies.

An examination of occupational injuries in Australia during the 1960's is made. It is shown that the incidence of occupational injuries decreased by about 12% during the decade and that occupational injuries now approximate 200,000 per annum. Although there are approximately six injuries to men for every one to women,types and sites of occupational injury do not differ between the sexes. Occupational injuries occur most frequently on Mondays, and the incidence decreases sequentially during the week. The age distribution for serious injuries (incurring an absence from work of more than 28 days) differs markedly from the equivalent distributions for minor occupational and all road injuries in that the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth decades of life each contribute about 20% of this total. The customary heavy over-representation of young males is notably absent. "Passive" countermeasures (those that are behaviour-independent) are held to have been differentially more successful than those that are "active" (those that require active cooperation). Examples are given.

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PubMed1991

Occupational injuries and perception of hazards among road-side welding workers.

A cross-sectional survey was conducted to understand the extent of occupational injuries and the perception of hazards among the road-side welders in the city of Karachi. Burns and foreign body in eyes were reported to be the most common injuries. Few workers perceived their occupation as hazardous. Consequently, few of them reported using protective measures. A 3-step strategy was recommended to improve occupational safety for this and other related groups of workers.

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PubMed1970

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PubMed2000

Serious fireworks-related eye injuries.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze and compare epidemiological and clinical information on serious fireworks-related eye injuries from two affiliates of the United States Eye Injury Registry. METHOD: Retrospective review. RESULTS: In the Eye Injury Registry of Alabama (EIRA) database, 185 of the 4150 injuries (4.4%) were caused by fireworks. In the Hungarian Eye Injury Registry database, only two of the 1245 cases (0.1%, p=0.000001) were fireworks-related. In the EIRA, 79% of patients were males and 87% were under 31 years. A bystander was injured in 67% of the cases, being an average of 23 feet away; 39% of bystanders had a final vision < or =19/200. No injured person wore eye protection. Bottle rockets caused 80% of the 185 injuries. Overall, 20% of eyes had <5/200 final visual acuity. Twenty-five percent of bottle rocket-injured eyes, compared to 64% of those injured by other devices, had > or =20/40 final vision (p=0. 000004). CONCLUSIONS. The rate of fireworks-related serious eye injuries has not decreased in Alabama in the last 16 years; most patients are young males. Since bystanders are at a measurable risk even at a distance of 100 feet, wearing eye protection is recommended to both bystanders and operators. Bottle rockets cause most of the injuries and the more severe ones, and should be the prime target for prevention. The benefit of a strict and enforced legislative ban on private fireworks displays is demonstrated by the much lower incidence figure in Hungary. Such a ban should be considered in other countries where fireworks-related eye injuries are common.

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