Warning: This article contains graphic content that younger readers are advised to avoid. A construction worker in Brazil has survived after a six-foot pole pierced the back of his skull and exited in between his eyes. The man was working on the site and was wearing a hard hat when the incident took place. The victim has been revealed to be Eduardo Leite, 24. The pole pierced straight through his hard hat before entering the back of his skull. Leite had to undergo five hours of surgery to remove the pole, but was conscious when he arrived at the hospital. He was therefore able to describe (more)...
- 8/20/2012
- by By Sam Rigby
- Digital Spy
Washington, August 18: A Brazilian man's life was saved after doctors removed a 6 feet metal bar, that had pierced his skull on Wednesday.
Construction worker Eduardo Leite, 24, was wearing a hard hat when the bar plunged five stories down, piercing the back of his skull through the hat and exiting between his eyes.
"They told me he was laying down (in the ambulance) with the bar.
Construction worker Eduardo Leite, 24, was wearing a hard hat when the bar plunged five stories down, piercing the back of his skull through the hat and exiting between his eyes.
"They told me he was laying down (in the ambulance) with the bar.
- 8/18/2012
- by Smith Cox
- RealBollywood.com
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