X-rays show how a man arrived with a tap and 16 inches of pipework stuck in his eye at a hospital's casualty unit. The patient pulled the tap out himself - because surgeons took three hours to send for a plumber to get it out.
http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.ht ... _page_id=2
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Man Impaled on Faucet After Slip in Bath
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Re: Man Impaled on Faucet After Slip in Bath
Acccckkkkkkkkkkk!!!!! Ouch is right!
What the hell did they need a plumber for ?? -- it's not like the faucet was still hooked up! Did he plan to re-install it in his bathroom after it was removed?
What the hell did they need a plumber for ?? -- it's not like the faucet was still hooked up! Did he plan to re-install it in his bathroom after it was removed?