Builder gets metal rod stuck up his bottom after slipping off roof during storm
- 4 years ago
A builder slipped off a roof during a storm and landed on a metal rod which went up his bottom.
Labourer Teerawat Choeykul, 19, was repairing the roof of a building in Bangkok, Thailand, when strong winds hit on June 7.
Teerawat stepped onto old roof tiles which broke. He then plunged onto the ground below and landed on a 5ft long metal rod, which went straight up his backside.
Eye-watering pictures show how the metal penetrated his body and before emerging in his lower back.
The steel pole that inserted into his bottom can be seen pressing against the skin in Teerawat's lumber region.
Shocked colleagues at the construction site called the emergency services who arrived to find Teerawat in agony as he lay around on the ground.
Firemen cut off about 1.9ft of the stick protruding from his behind on the site so they could transport him easier to a nearby hospital and receive treatment.
Teerawat's friend, Apichai, said: "He was fixing the broken roof that was hit by the heavy storm from the last few weeks. He stepped onto the old roof tiles. They cracked and he fell down."
Teerawat is being treated in hospital and is stable. He is expected to make a full recovery.
Rescue worker Jakchai Banyensakul from the Ruamkatanyu Foundation said: ''The young man is lucky to to have survived this as the pole could have caused much worse damage. The wounds will be sore for a several weeks but he will recover.
''Safety at work is especially important on construction sites and when there is wet and windy weather. So, I hope that people will see this case and be reminded to be careful.''
Labourer Teerawat Choeykul, 19, was repairing the roof of a building in Bangkok, Thailand, when strong winds hit on June 7.
Teerawat stepped onto old roof tiles which broke. He then plunged onto the ground below and landed on a 5ft long metal rod, which went straight up his backside.
Eye-watering pictures show how the metal penetrated his body and before emerging in his lower back.
The steel pole that inserted into his bottom can be seen pressing against the skin in Teerawat's lumber region.
Shocked colleagues at the construction site called the emergency services who arrived to find Teerawat in agony as he lay around on the ground.
Firemen cut off about 1.9ft of the stick protruding from his behind on the site so they could transport him easier to a nearby hospital and receive treatment.
Teerawat's friend, Apichai, said: "He was fixing the broken roof that was hit by the heavy storm from the last few weeks. He stepped onto the old roof tiles. They cracked and he fell down."
Teerawat is being treated in hospital and is stable. He is expected to make a full recovery.
Rescue worker Jakchai Banyensakul from the Ruamkatanyu Foundation said: ''The young man is lucky to to have survived this as the pole could have caused much worse damage. The wounds will be sore for a several weeks but he will recover.
''Safety at work is especially important on construction sites and when there is wet and windy weather. So, I hope that people will see this case and be reminded to be careful.''