EMPLOYEE, A WELDER WAS WORKING ON WELDING A PIPE WHEN A GUST OF WIND PROPELLED SOME DEBRIS INTI HIS EYE. HE INTIALLY FELT SOME IRRITATION, BUT CONTINUED DOING HIS WORK. HE WAS NOTED AS USING P ROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT BY HIS SUPERVISOR. THE NEXT WORKING DAY THE IRRITATION IN HIS EYE CONTINUED WHEN ONE OF HIS FELLOW CO-WORKERS EXAMINED AND NOTICED THAT HE HAD A PIECE OF METAL IN H