Would be worse if the crack were running to the pin, then it would almost certainly cause a raised edge and eventually a large chip would drop off.
This happened to me with a GEC 73 in smooth bone. Was so excited to get it, I cut open the packet out in the garden, took it out of its tube and it slipped through my fingers and landed on the back door-step. CRACK! Split right to the centre-pin. Fastest maimed knife in living memory.......