# HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
> MSHA accident `220060690029` · 02/28/2006 · Mainline Rock and Ballast Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
- **Accident type:** Struck by flying object
- **Occupation:** Welder (shop)
- **Activity:** Hand tools (not powered)
- **Injury source:** HAND TOOLS,NONPOWERED,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** MULTIPLE INJURIES
- **Body part:** MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 1.54 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Eucon Corporation
- **Operator:** Mainline Rock and Ballast Inc
- **Mine:** [2902269](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2902269)
## Narrative

Employee was welding liner in the truck bed of 769 cat wagon. He was using a hydraulic porta-power to wedge metal in place to get metal tight to box when porta-power became unlodged and sprang up hitting his upper right lip dislocating a tooth.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*