Air hose accident blows up man like a balloon

LiberalEsto

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Wed May-25-11 08:51 AM
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Air hose accident blows up man like a balloon

All I can say is owwwwwww...

BBC:
New Zealand trucker 'blown up like balloon' by air hose

A New Zealand truck driver who fell on a compressed air hose that pierced his buttock has survived being blown up like a balloon.

Steven McCormack had fallen between the cab and the trailer of his truck, breaking the air hose.

The nozzle pierced his buttock and began pumping air into his body, which expanded dramatically.

more at link

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13537084

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CBGLuthier

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Wed May-25-11 08:52 AM
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1. I swear to god doc, it was a million to one shot

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geardaddy

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Wed May-25-11 11:37 AM
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9. ...

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Gidney N Cloyd

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Wed May-25-11 01:07 PM
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11. ...

Edited on Wed May-25-11 01:51 PM by Gidney N Cloyd

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progressoid

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Wed May-25-11 09:26 AM
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2. OMG.

First, I giggled.

Then I winced.

Damn, that sounds awful.

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av8rdave

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Wed May-25-11 09:27 AM
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3. All I could think was, "damn, that guy is hosed"

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HopeHoops

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Wed May-25-11 09:48 AM
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4. *groan*

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MiddleFingerMom

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Wed May-25-11 10:59 AM
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6. !!!!!

Edited on Wed May-25-11 11:02 AM by MiddleFingerMom

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Where's the big-money "Flatulence Competition" when you really need one?
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A question I often ask of myself.
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snooper2

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Wed May-25-11 09:56 AM
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5. That's going to leave some stretch marks

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hedgehog

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Wed May-25-11 11:11 AM
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7. This man is lucky to be alive. There are special fittings on the ends of

compressed air hoses to protect against this type of accident.

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geardaddy

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Wed May-25-11 11:40 AM
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10. No kidding.

There was a little girl here in MN who died when she sat on a valve at the bottom of the pool. Now, law requires that pools have covers to those valves.

http://www.poolsafetycouncil.org/pdfs/She_Died_in_My_Arms.pdf

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MilesColtrane

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Wed May-25-11 11:35 AM
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8. Was he trying to catch a roadrunner at the time?

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