EE WAS WORKING ON A MAINTENANCE PROJECT IN THE SHOP WHEN A FOREIGN BODY BECAME LODGED IN HIS LT EYE. THE FOREIGN BODY WAS MOST LIKELY A METAL SHAVING THAT WAS THROWN FROM A HAND HELD GRINDER HE WAS USING. A LOCAL OPTOMETRIST REMOVED THE PARTICLE AND OTHER MATTER FROM HIS EYE USING AN ALGER BRUSH. THE MEDICAL PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFUL.