EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A CONVEYOR AND A PIECE OF GRINDING CHIP WENT UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS EYE. EMPLOYEE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OKAY AND DID NOT REPORT IT TO HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL 12-1 3-96.
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