I suppose that even if he had his hardhat on, it would have still hurt.
One foot to the left, and he’s still here.
I've had a 4 ft. long 2x6 fall from the third story of a condo under construction right on to my hard hat while working as an electrician years ago. My hard hat cracked but never hit my head. Yeah it hurt, but it was more of a shock than painful.
That event is permanently burned into my memory, and I never get out of my vehicle on a construction site without my hard hat on. Period.
America's problem is we have moved to the left. Move to the right instead.
Thats why they wear helmets! He might have lived had he worn his hard hat—banged up alot—but alive.