A man in America has cheated death after an accident with a nail gun left six nails embedded in his head.
Doctors at a hospital in Los Angeles feared that they would not be able to save the life of builder, Isidro Mejia.
Isidro was working on a building site in California when he fell from a roof and on to a co-worker who was using a nail gun.
The nail gun discharged, three nails penetrated Mejia's brain and one went into his spine below the base of his skull.
Another went through his face.
Neurosurgeon Dr Rafael Quinonez said: "Being in a coma, we did not have too much hope that he would survive
"If (the nail in his neck) had got through his spine he would have been quadriplegic, unable to breathe and unable to move."
But the 39-year-old is expected to make a full recovery after five days of delicate surgery to remove each nail one by one.
In his first public appearance, Mejia said he couldn't remember much about the freak accident but that he was grateful to be alive.
Doctors at a hospital in Los Angeles feared that they would not be able to save the life of builder, Isidro Mejia.
Isidro was working on a building site in California when he fell from a roof and on to a co-worker who was using a nail gun.
The nail gun discharged, three nails penetrated Mejia's brain and one went into his spine below the base of his skull.
Another went through his face.
Neurosurgeon Dr Rafael Quinonez said: "Being in a coma, we did not have too much hope that he would survive
"If (the nail in his neck) had got through his spine he would have been quadriplegic, unable to breathe and unable to move."
But the 39-year-old is expected to make a full recovery after five days of delicate surgery to remove each nail one by one.
In his first public appearance, Mejia said he couldn't remember much about the freak accident but that he was grateful to be alive.
