EE WAS ASSISTING IN PULLING SLACK OUT OF LONG-JOHN BELT AT #7 HEAD DRIVE, A 1/2"" ROPE WAS BEING USED, ROPE BROKE, A STRAND OF THE ROPE CAME OFF STRIKING EE IN THE CORNER OF HIS LEFT EYE. EE WA S APPROXIMATELY 15-20 FEET AWAY FROM WHERE ROPE BROKE. EE SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO HIS LEFT EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.