EE WAS REPLACING A RUBBER BOOT TRANSITION PIECE WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. HE RINSED HIS EYE WITH WATER, BELIEVING IT WAS A GRAIN OF SAND. IRRITATION PERSISTED, AND MEDICAL TREATMENT S OUGHT. A SMALL METAL FRAGMENT WAS REMOVED FROM HIS RIGHT EYE, AND PRESCRIPTION ANTIBIOTIC DROPS GIVEN TO PREVENT INFECTION.