# HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
> MSHA accident `220240890012` · 03/22/2024 · Roanoke Cement Co., LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
- **Accident type:** Struck by flying object
- **Occupation:** Maintenance man, Mechanic,  Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
- **Activity:** Hand tools (not powered)
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 9.81 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Titan Cement International S A
- **Operator:** Roanoke Cement Co., LLC
- **Mine:** [4400068](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/4400068)
## Narrative

An employee was shimming the secondary crusher and trying to remove a metal wedge. As the employee used a hammer to knock the wedge out a piece of metal from the top of the wedge flew back into the employee's mouth. The employee sustained a cracked tooth.

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