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Man shoots nail gun in head

by LotusFlower | June 11, 2008 at 07:13 pm | 116 views | add comment

As summer comes in we'll be seeing more DIY and barbecue accidents as folks cut off or set fire to various limbs as hedge trimmers become finger and leg trimmers, barbecues lead to human torch horrors - yes the silly season is almost upon us.

A DIY enthusiast got a nail lodged in his HEAD - before a hospital doctor used a CLAW HAMMER to yank it out.
George Chandler, 60, was doing some home repairs with best pal Phil Kern, 59, when he suddenly stood up as his friend fired his nail gun.
Amazingly he said he just felt a slight "sting" and initially thought the nail had skimmed his head.
But the 2.5 inch nail was lodged in his head - and just 1mm away from leaving him permanently paralysed or blind.