Construction worker miraculously survives after a 3ft steel rod rammed into his groin and skewered across his abdomen
- Mr Zhu accidentally fell from a 10ft tall platform on a construction site in China
- He landed on the metal bar which speared into his groin and stuck in his torso
- The man dodged death after surgeons removed the pole via three-hour surgery
A Chinese construction worker has cheated death after a 3-foot-long steel rod speared into his body from his groin during an accident.
The man, known by his surname Zhu, had the metal bar lodged in his torso after falling onto it from a 10ft-high platform at a construction site in China’s eastern province Jiangsu.
Mr Zhu survived the horrifying accident after doctors performed a three-hour operation to remove the long pole.
A Chinese construction worker has cheated death after a 3-foot-long steel rod speared into his body from his groin during an accident. The man, known by his surname Zhu, had the metal bar lodged in his torso after falling onto it from a 10ft-high platform at a construction site
The man, known by his surname Zhu, had the metal bar (pictured) lodged in his torso after falling onto it from a 10ft-high platform at a construction site in Nantong, Jiangsu province
The accident occurred in March in the city of Nantong. It was brought to light this week after the patient returned to the hospital on Monday to thank the surgeons for saving his life.
Mr Zhu was working on a construction site on March 27 when he accidentally fell from the height, according to the Nantong Second People’s Hospital.
A picture shows Mr Zhu with the blood-stained steel rod sticking out of his body after the man was rushed to the hospital.
The construction worker was immediately scheduled to undergo surgery after doctors saw over two-third of the metal bar had skewered across Mr Zhu’s abdomen on an X-ray scan.
Mr Zhu survived the horrifying accident after doctors performed a three-hour operation to remove the long pole. Pictured, the construction worker undergoes the removal operation
After a three-hour operation, the surgeons successfully removed the steel rod from the construction worker’s body. The medics are seen holding the metal bar after the operation
The medics said that the patient was in a life-threatening condition as the long pole caused heavy bleeding and could have damaged his organs.
After a three-hour operation, the surgeons successfully removed the steel rod from the construction worker’s body.
The metal bar measured 90 centimetres (2ft 5in) long and 2 centimetres (0.79 inch) thick.
The metal bar measured 90 centimetres (2ft 5in) long and 2 centimetres (0.79 inch) thick
The patient was then transferred to intensive care units following the surgery. His condition gradually improved after being treated for nearly a month. Mr Zhu is pictured being treated
Mr Zhu is understood to have been discharged from the Nantong hospital following a full recovery. Mr Zhu is pictured with the doctors after returning to the hospital to thank them
The patient was then transferred to intensive care units following the surgery. His condition gradually improved after being treated for nearly a month.
Mr Zhu also received a series of rehabilitation training to help him recover, the hospital said.
He is understood to have been discharged from the Nantong hospital following a full recovery.