Bizarre accident in Oregon

orezok · Sep 9, 2018

How痴 this for one in a million?
Eugene man, 62, recovers after barbed wire lodges in his heart - News - The Register-Guard - Eugene, OR

JohnBuffaloMN · Sep 9, 2018

Lucky guy - reminder to shut down the mower before working around it!

Industrial Toys · Sep 9, 2018

That man must have some high pain threshold. Or just really dedicated to the task at hand. If I get a tiny sliver all work comes to a halt! MEDIC!

Jstpssng · Sep 9, 2018

He must be part cat, because he sure used up a couple of his 9 lives that day.

kthompson · Sep 11, 2018

JohnBuffaloMN said:
Lucky guy - reminder to shut down the mower before working around it!

Amazing how often you hear or see someone handling material around a working machine. Just as dangerous to have someone walking around running cutter for same reason.

Deere Dude · Sep 11, 2018

I am happy the man is okay, but give me a break. Who in their right mind could not think of the things that could go wrong in his little stunt?

Oldoak · Sep 11, 2018

Deere Dude said:
I am happy the man is okay, but give me a break. Who in their right mind could not think of the things that could go wrong in his little stunt?

Accidents happen. We are all human, nobody is perfect and we all make mistakes at one time or another but most not as serious. It has nothing to do with being "in their right mind".

oosik · Sep 11, 2018

Man is very lucky. There are a hundred other scenarios where he ends up cold as a mackerel and lying on a stainless steel table. And WOW!!!! Its a scenario that could happen to an awful lot of us. My 125 year old homestead is still laced with old "flat barbed" barb wire. Drop a shank and pull a mile - an old saying out here.

Henro · Sep 11, 2018

Hope he had health insurance. Too young for medicare which puts limits on what the hospitals can charge.

Bet he was charged more than $250K for the treatment. Maybe double that...

Glad he survived the experience...

ruffdog · Sep 11, 2018

Henro said:
Hope he had health insurance. Too young for medicare which puts limits on what the hospitals can charge.

Bet he was charged more than $250K for the treatment. Maybe double that...

Glad he survived the experience...

I heard that medical bills were once again going to be the main cause of bankruptcy in this country.