Man survives steel bar chest piercing following construction site fall

Amazingly the man survived as the bars passed clean through his chest missing his heart, lungs and spine.

Firefighters rushed to the scene and cut him free, but it wasn't until he was taken to hospital for the X-ray (pictured) that the full horror of his brush with death became apparent.

With 10cm of steel bar still protruding from his sides on the operating table, surgeons opened his chest and removed the bars piece by piece so as not to damage any organs.

But in a crazy twist the firefighters were called back after doctors didn't have a tool capable of cutting through the thick bars.

Under the guidance of medical staff, the man was cut free.

He is now recovering in hospital, where he is expected to make a full recovery.


/Metro/