EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING STEEL WITH SIDE GRINDER WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL OR PART OF GRINDING WHEEL GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT.
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