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Posted by Swamper on Aug-30-2011 17:47:

Gardener falls down, impales face on pruning shears

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TUCSON, ARIZ.�Hospital officials say an 86-year-old Arizona man is lucky to be alive after he accidentally impaled himself with pruning shears.

University Medical Center said that Leroy Luetscher of Green Valley was working in his yard on July 30 when he dropped a pair of pruning shears, which landed point-side down in the ground.

When Luetscher went to pick them up, he lost his balance and fell face-down on the handle. The handle penetrated his eye socket and went down into his neck, resting on the external carotid artery. Half the shears were left in his head, while the other half was sticking out.

Luetscher was rushed to the hospital, where surgeons removed the shears and rebuilt his orbital floor with metal mesh, saving his eye.

Doctors say Luetscher still has slight swelling in his eyelids and minor double vision but has otherwise recovered.

Posted by Banora on Aug-30-2011 18:22:

It is shear luck he survived!

Posted by Meat187 on Aug-30-2011 18:38:

He should have kept an eye on those shears.

Posted by WittyHandle on Aug-30-2011 18:48:

Posted by Lira on Aug-30-2011 18:52:

quote:
Originally posted by Meat187
He should have kept an eye on those shears.

Hey, this is a serious thread! Cut it out!

Posted by Meat187 on Aug-30-2011 19:01:

quote:
Originally posted by Lira
Cut it out!

Posted by Halcyon+On+On on Aug-30-2011 19:13:

Some snippy responses, here.

Posted by Halcyon+On+On on Aug-30-2011 19:18:

Now that's one old feller who eats his prunes.

Posted by Halcyon+On+On on Aug-30-2011 19:19:

Good to see he's got a handle on things, though.

Posted by nefardec on Aug-30-2011 19:27:

every year, the fall brings a tear to mr. luetscher's eye.

Posted by EddieZilker on Aug-30-2011 20:43:

That's one way to get prune in your die...........et.

Posted by Halcyon+On+On on Aug-30-2011 20:48:

quote:
Originally posted by EddieZilker
That's one way to get prune in your die...........et.

Disqualified!

Posted by stren on Aug-30-2011 20:52:

I guess he wasn't cut out for gardening

Posted by Lira on Aug-30-2011 20:55:

This will teach him not to cut corners!

Posted by EddieZilker on Aug-30-2011 21:03:

To think he was only eye-balling his hedging.

Posted by nefardec on Aug-30-2011 21:28:

god turned around to jesus and exclaimed, "hole in one, bitch!!"

Posted by EddieZilker on Aug-30-2011 21:41:

quote:
Originally posted by nefardec
god turned around to jesus and exclaimed, "hole in one, bitch!!"

If thine eye offends the...

Posted by Zyklon_Jay on Aug-30-2011 21:49:

mexicant

Posted by knowhope on Aug-30-2011 22:11:

Awfully stupid and funny. It's the Talisker speaking... but still stupid.

Posted by Zharen on Aug-30-2011 22:19:

Talk about cutting it close

Posted by Spam on Aug-30-2011 22:40:

Lets not beat around the bush here guys, he was falling behind and had to pick it up.

Posted by Halcyon+On+On on Aug-30-2011 22:45:

Anyone have a clip of what happened?

Posted by EddieZilker on Aug-30-2011 23:10:

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
Anyone have a clip of what happened?

I caught a snip that I just can't get out of my head.

Posted by Spam on Aug-30-2011 23:11:

They're withholding the footage until they've edited the final cut.

Posted by FuzzQi on Aug-31-2011 01:07:

Re: Gardener falls down, impales face on pruning shears

quote:
Originally posted by Swamper
Luetscher was rushed to the hospital, where surgeons removed the shears and rebuilt his orbital floor with metal mesh, saving his eye.

quote:
Originally posted by Swamper
orbital floor

quote:
Originally posted by Swamper
orbital

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