# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `220073180023` · 11/09/2007 · Niblock Excavating Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** MACHINERY
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Surface equipment, NEC
- **Injury source:** RBR,GLS,PLSTC,FIBRGLS,FAB
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** HEAD,NEC
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.81 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Gary  Niblock
- **Operator:** Niblock Excavating Inc
- **Mine:** [1201258](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1201258)
## Narrative

The dragline cable broke and fell on the roof of the cab breaking the plexiglass window which in turn came into the cab cutting the operator on the back of the head.

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