ON 6-27-01, EE WAS WELDING A LID FOR A BLOWER FILTER, WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG CAME UNDERNEATH THE WELDING HOOD, ENTERING HIS RIGHT EYE. ON 6-28-01 HE REPORTED THAT HE HAD SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. HE WENT TO THE E.R. AND HAD SOME OF THE OBJECT REMOVED. ON 6-29-01 MARION EYE CENTER REMOVED THE REST OF THE FOREIGN BODY FROM HIS EYE. HE WAS OFF FOR ONE DAY.