Man Survives Air Hose Accident

In 2011, Steven McCormack from New Zealand survived a workplace accident where he fell onto a high-pressure air hose that pierced his left buttock, forcing air into his body at 100 psi and inflating him to nearly twice his size. The air separated fat from muscle and compressed his heart, but he survived after coworkers quickly shut off the valve and doctors safely released the trapped air.

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