Anyone can have an eye injury. The workplace accounts for 1,000 eye injuries daily, but more injuries to the eye result from use or misuse of a product for the household, garden or home workshop. It seems that there is an illusion of safety in one's home. Yet nearly 60 percent of all product-related eye injuries occur in and around the home, according to the National Society to Prevent Blindness. Any injury to the eye has the potential for visual loss or blindness if it is severe, left untreated or treated improperly.
Accidents can and do happen, yet prevention is easy.
Her eye was badly damaged and had to be surgically removed. Prevention One of the best ways to prevent household product-related eye injuries is by reading and following the manufacturer's instructions and safety warnings. As you remove the cork, point it away from yourself and others. Do not shake the bottle. Pick up rocks and debris before mowing the lawn.