sentences:  In October 1979, Cable was involved in an accident on his property in Orange Grove, in which his right leg was crushed under a tractor, stripping one side of his leg to the bone.Cable went under operation within the first days after the injury to remove foreign material, including petrol, from the wound.Later, secondary infections set in, necessitating the use of heavy painkillers, with Cable said to be "hovering between life and death", and spending his time in a "twilight world of delirium, drugged sleep and excruciating pain".