Construction Worker Accidentally Shoots Himself in the Eye With Nail Gun, Then Pulls It Out

AP ^ | 3.4.05

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

I had a gate hook jam into my eye socket once, trapping my head because the hook had grabbed under the eyesocket (skull bone). Had to maneuver my head to dislodge the hook. Never lost clarity about what was going on.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Duct tape works in almost all situations, short of open-heart surgery.

[X-FID]

It sound's like he needed a paramedic more than a policeman, just wondering why the police are offering info instead of the medical people.

[Samwise]

Eeew. Now I have to fear gate hooks as well as store pegs and nail guns. :^)

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Beware gate hooks when you are eight years old.

[dennisw]

Duct tape works in almost all situations, short of open-heart surgery.

I'll bet you didn't know that the glue on it is anti-bacterial :)

I do in fact use duct tape on cuts to stop the bleeding

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

ROFL! Had no idea! Dang, the things one learns at Free Republic!

[OneTimeLurker]

How long ago did this happen? Your jaw feeling a little tight or did you get a tetanus shot!

[A CA Guy]

Shock.

[blackbart.223]

"Taken and acknowledged!"

Thank you.

[X-FID]

I do in fact use duct tape on cuts to stop the bleeding

Must be some major cuts.

[international american]

"Originally from a town near Acapulco, Mexico, Franco has been in the construction business for about three weeks, Ocampo said.

"I don't know what's going to happen to him," Ocampo said. "I don't know if the insurance is going to cover his bills or anything."


He is illegal, and WE are paying for it. In California, they have taken over construction, so the developers are netting an additional 20-60,000 per house.

[Cultural Jihad]

"I don't know what's going to happen to him," Ocampo said. "I don't know if the insurance is going to cover his bills or anything."

If Mr. Franco's employer does not carry required medical and disabiliy insurance then the county ought to send the bill to his employer on top of a hefty fine. That is how I would feel if this was in my county.

[blackbart.223]

"He is illegal, and WE are paying for it."

That sums it all up.

[international american]

Your homepage says it all : )

[Prophet in the wilderness]

Yes,, if you get cut or a injury with anything metal, that's the one I thing I would be concerned about other than the bleeding, tetanus.

[ovrtaxt]

I do in fact use duct tape on cuts to stop the bleeding,

Tis but a flesh wound!

[processing please hold]

Duct tape works in almost all situations, short of open-heart surgery.

Don't underestimate the ingenuity of our doctors. I bet they could slap some duct tape around an artery faster than you can say, Jack Robinson.