# HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
> MSHA accident `220253570009` · 12/16/2025 · Kosmos Cement Company, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
- **Classification:** HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Maintenance man, Mechanic,  Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
- **Activity:** Hand tools (not powered)
- **Injury source:** ELEVATORS,CAGES,SKIPS,ETC
- **Nature of injury:** AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 3.5 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Eagle Materials Inc
- **Operator:** Kosmos Cement Company, LLC
- **Mine:** [1504469](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1504469)
## Narrative

A maintenance crew was working on separator rotor cage. While lifting it with steel chokers, one of the steel chokers failed.  Consequently, the other choker broke causing the cage to drop approximately 3 feet. As the cage fell, a maintenance repair got EE's fingers between the cage and the fan shroud where EE's hand was sitting, causing severe lacerations to 3 fingers

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