My question is....

why wasn't he wearing a hard-hat. Most sites require them at all times, specifically for this reason.

'Man talks about surviving staple in brain

BROOMFIELD - A day after three hours of surgery to remove a staple from his head, a 20-year-old construction worker talked about the accident.

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Construction accident leaves one worker with staple in head
A local man speaks after a staple was removed from his head following an on-the-job injury. 9News at 4 p.m. September 6, 2006.

Aaron Sierra spoke to the media through and interpreter on Wednesday.

He says he was working on a new home in Broomfield on Monday when an industrial stapler fell from the scaffolding above him onto his head, punching a stable into his skull and brain.

His neurosurgeon at St. Anthony Central Hospital, Dr. Stewart Levy, says the staple was about three inches wide, with two-inch long prongs, that went through the skull and about a half centimeter into his brain.

"If the staple had gone a little farther back it could have gone into the part of the brain that controls movement and could have paralyzed his left side," said Levy.'



However, Sierra is expected to make a full recovery in about a month.

He says he hopes to find another job, so he does not have to return to construction.'