EE WAS WORKING IN SHOP DOING GENERAL REPAIR TO INCLUDE CUTTING AND GRINDING. EE IS NOT CERTAIN WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. EE THOUGHT OBJECT CAME OUT OF EYE BY IR RIGATION. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER WAS TAKEN TO OPTOMETRIST, UPON EXAM, A PIECE OF STEEL IMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT EYE, WAS SUPERFICIALLY IMBEDDED, SPUD WAS USED TO REMOVE OBJECT WITHOUT COMLICATION