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Man survives 6 nails shot in head
'With injuries like that, he should have been dead'
May 5, 2004
© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com
It's been said that construction workers are tough as nails, and a California man is proving that to be true after being shot in his head with six nails from a nailgun - and surviving.

Published reports say Isidro Mejia, 39, of Lancaster, Calif., slipped and fell while working April 19, triggering the gun which was said to be in automatic, rather than manual mode.

He was airlifted to Providence Holy Cross Hospital in Mission Hills, Calif., where doctors spent five days removing the metal spikes.

"Four of the nails were embedded in his skull," said hospital spokesman Brian Green, according to the BBC. "Another was in his spinal column. Surgeons worked round the clock to take the nails out one by one. It was a very delicate process and was not completed for five days. The neurosurgeon who operated on Isidro could not believe he was still alive. With injuries like that, he should have been dead.

"He has been taken out of intensive care and although still groggy and on medication is expected to make a full recovery. His wife and family are obviously delighted that he survived and are looking forward to getting home," Green added.

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