EE WAS WELDING ON BELT TAILPIECE AT HEADGATE 20, BRK. 56, WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING ENTER HIS LEFT EYE. EE FLUSHED HIS EYE WITH WATER & CONTINUED HIS SHIFT. EE LATER TRANSPORTED HIMSELF TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HIS PUPIL WAS SCRATCHED & THEY REMOVED A PIECE OF METAL, POSSIBLY A RUST FLAKE. PERFORMANCE SAFETY DEPT. WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS ACCIDENT ON 6/2/05.