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Read Consulting performed a failure analysis on a pair of safety glasses involved in a reported accident. These glasses are intended to be used by X-ray technicians. The failed lens is fully annealed glass; it appears the glass failure was the result of an impact on the lens inside surface by a hard, small diameter object (such as a center punch). This is indicated by the crushed glass at the origin and the presence of numerous Hertzian cones.