[RKDinOKC]

It can't be good if they had to send him somewhere else. I've gotten metal chips in my eye working in a machine shop (even with safety glasses), and it was never a big deal. Used to go to the eye doc, then to the company ER because of the company injury thing. But never had anything that actually hit me in the face. You would think safety glasses would make it better than what it could have been eyes naked or glasses that would easily break as long as they were the correct spec.

Remember when they changed the specs on the safety glasses at work. They gave everyone a pair. But they were those uncomfortable plastic things that always get scratched up and you had to replace them all the time. Looked on-line and found some I liked that were more durable and comfortable. A couple of people had me order some for them. Next thing I know I had to order 50 pair. I have 3 pair, one for work, one for home in my garage toolbox, and one polarize tinted for yard work. We have entire buildings at work that you can't go into without at least safety glasses. There are some areas that are marked off with paint lines on the floor that require both safety glasses AND metal toed shoes.

When we had the foundry there were lights and if the blue flashing light was on they were pouring and you couldn't go in the building without a whole getup that was a suit, shoes, gloves, and helmet with face mask. Otherwise just a helmet and safety glasses was okay. They had a whole changing area with showers. One of they guys took me to show me the new house he had just finished. He was real proud of it. It had a bathroom with shower and washer and dryer with a door to the garage, and into the house. It was so he could shower and change as soon as he got home, AND so his work clothes could be washed in their own washer and dryer. Said it was used only when he got home from work too keep the molding sand out of all their other stuff. Some of that sand really really stunk. He also had a car that he never drove anywhere except to work and back.