Sip Posted May 9, 2004 Report Share Posted May 9, 2004 http://s93725736.onlinehome.us/Sip/hf/nails1.jpg http://s93725736.onlinehome.us/Sip/hf/nails3.jpg Man Survives 6 Nails Shot In Head 39-Year-Old Expected To Make Full Recovery POSTED: 6:55 pm EDT May 5, 2004 UPDATED: 4:08 am EDT May 6, 2004 LOS ANGELES -- A man who had six nails driven into his head by a nail gun in a construction accident said Wednesday that he is lucky to be alive. Doctors said he should make a full recovery. Isidro Mejia, 39, made his first public appearance since he was taken to the hospital on April 19. Sitting in a wheelchair, the Lancaster man said in Spanish that he didn't remember much about the accident. "He says that he's very happy to be alive," said Dr. Rafael Quinonez, a neurosurgeon who removed the nails at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills. "And he told me this morning that he thought he was going to die. He was happy when he opened his eyes and he saw that he's still with us." Mejia's progress has been "remarkable," and with rehabilitation therapy he should make a full recovery, Quinonez said. Mejia was building a home in the Antelope Valley when he fell from the roof onto a co-worker who was using the nail gun on the second floor, Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Mark Newlands said. The two men tried to grab each other to keep from falling to the ground but both fell. At some point, the nail gun discharged and drove six nails into Mejia's face, neck and skull. "They're extremely powerful," Newlands said. "They've got to drive through three-quarter-inch plywood." The co-worker was not cited. "There was no criminal act involved," Newlands said. Mejia was flown to the hospital. Three nails penetrated Mejia's brain and one entered his spine below the base of his skull. Doctors said they barely missed his brain stem and spinal cord, preventing paralysis or death. "He was in a coma," Quinonez said. "We did not have too much hope that he would survive, but we did it and he survived." Five nails were removed the same day and the sixth, in his face, was removed on April 23 after swelling went down, the hospital said. Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Link to story Ok I just had to post this story ... anyone have some advil? http://s93725736.onlinehome.us/Sip/hf/nails2.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gevo27 Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 As young as i am, iv been in the construction business for 8 years.. That is not an "accident" and nail gun canot be fired in so many different directions at one time.. and it would not penetrateso much.. this is freeky.. iv seen our employees get shot in the eye with one of these things, and one got shot in the forehead, from a distance of less tan 3 feet,, barely penetrated.. the eye was damaged a little though and iv seen peopel shoot through tthere fingers,, plenty of times heck iv even seen people screw there fingers to the board.. lol.. but this my friends.. this is no "accident" or its a hoax.. its literally impossible for this to happen with one nail gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExtraHye Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 It was all over the news, don't think it was a hoax.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gevo27 Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 It was all over the news, don't think it was a hoax.... I can demonstrate how that is not an accident.. if so.. then it requires at least 4 nail guns, that have no safety, which are fired all at the same time with no more than 2 inches of gap between the guns barel and the head of that guy.. im telling you.. if this is real then this guy was mugged!!! lol.. u dont have to beleive me.. but i can proov this very very easily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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