On 3/10/08 employee reported to his supervisor that he noticed an irritation in his right eye 3/6/08. 3/7/08, he went to see a Dr. Dr removed a piece of metal from his right eye. Employee stated that he doesn't know for sure when incident occurred he thinks it was related to the work he was doing on 3/5/08. Employee was working in the mine shop area using a torch and a grinder.