EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING AN 8""I-BEAM WITH AN OXYGEN & ACETYELENE TORCH. WHEN HE HIT THE OXYGEN IT BLEW HOT METAL SLAG BACK INTO HIS FACE. HE DID HAVE HIS CUTTING GOGGLES ON, THE HOT METAL BURNED HIM. HE REMOVED SOME OF THE METAL & DEBRIS HIMSELF ALONG WITH THE SUPERVISOR & THEN WAS TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL. EE WAS RELEASED BACK TO WORK THE NEXT MORNING.