Abstract Occupational Eye Trauma (OET) is a global cause of visual morbidity. According to the WHO, 55 million ocular lesions occur each year, and 1.6 million cases of total blindness caused by trauma. The objective of our work is to evaluate the frequency of OET per projectile in France, to compare results to other similar studies, and therefore to encourage the reinforcement of safety measures. This is a cross-sectional descriptive study, carried out in the Ophthalmic Emergency Department, at the Intercommunal Hospital of Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France, including all patients who presented to the same doctor's consultation, between June 2019 and December 2019. The study involved 1730 patients, 700 women and 1030 men, with an average age of 40. In 7 months, 600 are victims of ocular trauma and 346 are victims of projectile during professional practice, a prevalence of 20% of all emergencies, or 57% of all trauma. The prevalence is higher within males, reaching 33% of all emergencies. The average age was 39, 99% of males. The average consultation time was 3 days after the accident. Besides, 66% of consultants already have a previous history of OET; and 59% were not using a safety protection. The study shows that 58% of patients had a corneal foreign body; 25% a corneal ulcer; 10% a conjunctival foreign body; while 2 cases (0.5%) presented a corneal wound requiring surgical management. Therefore, eye trauma is a real public health problem. They account for 35% of consultations, half of which are associated with professional activities, mainly affecting young and active men. The high rate of recidivism and non-respect of safety measures highlights the lack of awareness of the target population. Compared to the findings of a previous study lead in Morocco, the outcomes are almost identical, 20/18% in prevalence, 66/75% in recidivism. Results of this work shows that OET, avoidable circumstances, are however frequent, causing potential severe lesions, with a reserved prognosis. Key messages The results of this work prove that occupational ocular trauma, avoidable circumstances, are however frequent. Workplaces with a high risk of eye trauma should strengthen their protective measures and training programs should be put in place for both workers and occupational physicians.