A builder slipped off a roof during a storm and landed on a metal rod which went up his bottom. <br /><br />Labourer Teerawat Choeykul, 19, was repairing the roof of a building in Bangkok, Thailand, when strong winds hit on June 7.<br /><br />Teerawat stepped onto old roof tiles which broke. He then plunged onto the ground below and landed on a 5ft long metal rod, which went straight up his backside.<br /><br />Eye-watering pictures show how the metal penetrated his body and before emerging in his lower back.<br /><br />The steel pole that inserted into his bottom can be seen pressing against the skin in Teerawat's lumber region. <br /><br />Shocked colleagues at the construction site called the emergency services who arrived to find Teerawat in agony as he lay around on the ground.<br /><br />Firemen cut off about 1.9ft of the stick protruding from his behind on the site so they could transport him easier to a nearby hospital and receive treatment.<br /><br />Teerawat's friend, Apichai, said: "He was fixing the broken roof that was hit by the heavy storm from the last few weeks. He stepped onto the old roof tiles. They cracked and he fell down."<br /><br />Teerawat is being treated in hospital and is stable. He is expected to make a full recovery.<br /><br />Rescue worker Jakchai Banyensakul from the Ruamkatanyu Foundation said: ''The young man is lucky to to have survived this as the pole could have caused much worse damage. The wounds will be sore for a several weeks but he will recover. <br /><br />''Safety at work is especially important on construction sites and when there is wet and windy weather. So, I hope that people will see this case and be reminded to be careful.''
