A New Zealand man survives an freak accident of being impaled on air hose. May 26, 2011 — -- A freak accident with a high pressure air hose left Steven McCormack painfully puffed up like the ...

A worker at Cassar Shipyards was injured yesterday when a high-pressure air hose aboard a ship under repair exploded. The man suffered injuries to his back and was taken to hospital for treatment.