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.
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.