# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `220073620031` · 12/19/2007 · Arenas Del Oeste
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** MACHINERY
- **Accident type:** Struck by flying object
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** ABDOMEN/INTERNAL ORGANS
- **Days lost:** 3
- **Mine experience:** 11 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Roland  Cordero
- **Operator:** Arenas Del Oeste
- **Mine:** [5400197](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/5400197)
## Narrative

The mechanic was aligning the roller of the bulldozer Komatsu when one of the steel bolts exploded, sending a fragment that penetrated the abdominal area of the employee.  He was approximately 12 feet from the bulldozer.

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