...'accidentally lodged in his backside'
accidentally went up his ring
An electrician told yesterday how he almost died when his body was ?inflated? by a compressed air hose which went up his backside at work.
Gareth Durrant, 26, said he felt like he had been ?blown up? as the air- carrying 300lbs per square inch- entered his body in a freak factory accident.
He underwent emergency surgery and more than a year after the accident he is still suffering from the long term effects of his injuries and the trauma.
Excruciating pain: Gareth Durrant, 26, pictured here with his wife Sarah, 25, was wiring a caravan when air from the high pressure pipe shot up his back passage
He has been unable to work and a civil claim for compensation against his employer will be heard by a judge at Hull County Court today.
Mr Durrant was working at Willerby Holiday Homes in Hull ? a manufacturer of static caravans ? when the incident occurred in July last year.
Pressurised air lines hang from the ceiling and are used to connect to power tools on the production line.
He was wearing shorts and somehow one of these lines went into his bottom, ripping his clothing and sending air rushing inside his body.
Two colleagues were working next to him at the time and it is not known how the air hose came to be attached to him.
Mr Durrant, of Hull, said: ?I was reaching up to finish the wiring on a caravan at the factory.
I knew this air hose was being used close behind me but I just carried on the job as normal.
?The next thing I knew I felt this strong air being blown on my legs from behind, and then something went up my rectum through the shorts I was wearing.
?It felt like I had been blown up, it was the biggest shock of my life.
There was air fizzing around inside my back passage and stomach, it was so weird.
Air line accident: Gareth Durrant is suing Willerby Holiday Homes in Hull, East Yorkshire
?At that time I didn?t feel much pain, but the doctors later explained that was the adrenaline of the moment.
Then it kicked in and I just can?t put in to words how painful it was. I lay down, they rang for an ambulance and I was taken to hospital.?
Scans revealed a six-inch tear in his bowel and severe damage to his intestines, which required an emergency operation.
He spent a week in hospital before continuing his recovery at home.
He still suffers agonising stomach pains and cramps as well as depression, anxiety and panic attacks.
The electrician said his stomach has remained bloated ? partly as a result of the accident and also because he has put weight on due to his inability to do exercise after the accident.
?I have constant aching pain in my stomach which I?ve been warned I may never get rid of,? he said.
The incident has put a huge financial strain on the family.
His wife Sarah, 25, is eight months pregnant and can only work part-time in her job as a care home assistant manager as she has to also look after her husband and their three-year-old son Daniel.
Mr Durrant said staff were given no training about the potential dangers of the air pipes.
He said: ?I want people to be aware of the risks.
I don?t want this to happen to anybody else.
It?s changed my life totally, I used to be so active and healthy and enjoyed playing rugby.
But for the last year I?ve just been stuck at home, it?s so frustrating.?
The Health and Safety Executive are said to be still investigating the incident.
A spokesman for Willerby Holiday Homes said: ?We have no comment to make.?
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accidentally went up his ring
An electrician told yesterday how he almost died when his body was ?inflated? by a compressed air hose which went up his backside at work.
Gareth Durrant, 26, said he felt like he had been ?blown up? as the air- carrying 300lbs per square inch- entered his body in a freak factory accident.
He underwent emergency surgery and more than a year after the accident he is still suffering from the long term effects of his injuries and the trauma.
Excruciating pain: Gareth Durrant, 26, pictured here with his wife Sarah, 25, was wiring a caravan when air from the high pressure pipe shot up his back passage
He has been unable to work and a civil claim for compensation against his employer will be heard by a judge at Hull County Court today.
Mr Durrant was working at Willerby Holiday Homes in Hull ? a manufacturer of static caravans ? when the incident occurred in July last year.
Pressurised air lines hang from the ceiling and are used to connect to power tools on the production line.
He was wearing shorts and somehow one of these lines went into his bottom, ripping his clothing and sending air rushing inside his body.
Two colleagues were working next to him at the time and it is not known how the air hose came to be attached to him.
Mr Durrant, of Hull, said: ?I was reaching up to finish the wiring on a caravan at the factory.
I knew this air hose was being used close behind me but I just carried on the job as normal.
?The next thing I knew I felt this strong air being blown on my legs from behind, and then something went up my rectum through the shorts I was wearing.
?It felt like I had been blown up, it was the biggest shock of my life.
There was air fizzing around inside my back passage and stomach, it was so weird.
Air line accident: Gareth Durrant is suing Willerby Holiday Homes in Hull, East Yorkshire?At that time I didn?t feel much pain, but the doctors later explained that was the adrenaline of the moment.
Then it kicked in and I just can?t put in to words how painful it was. I lay down, they rang for an ambulance and I was taken to hospital.?
Scans revealed a six-inch tear in his bowel and severe damage to his intestines, which required an emergency operation.
He spent a week in hospital before continuing his recovery at home.
He still suffers agonising stomach pains and cramps as well as depression, anxiety and panic attacks.
The electrician said his stomach has remained bloated ? partly as a result of the accident and also because he has put weight on due to his inability to do exercise after the accident.
?I have constant aching pain in my stomach which I?ve been warned I may never get rid of,? he said.
The incident has put a huge financial strain on the family.
His wife Sarah, 25, is eight months pregnant and can only work part-time in her job as a care home assistant manager as she has to also look after her husband and their three-year-old son Daniel.
Mr Durrant said staff were given no training about the potential dangers of the air pipes.
He said: ?I want people to be aware of the risks.
I don?t want this to happen to anybody else.
It?s changed my life totally, I used to be so active and healthy and enjoyed playing rugby.
But for the last year I?ve just been stuck at home, it?s so frustrating.?
The Health and Safety Executive are said to be still investigating the incident.
A spokesman for Willerby Holiday Homes said: ?We have no comment to make.?
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Gareth Durrant ballooned after air hose 'accidentally lodged in his backside' | Mail Online
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