Man Survives 10,000-Pound Slab of Granite Crushing His Face
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- čas přidán 10. 05. 2024
- Mike Wolo from Massachusetts is lucky to be alive after a horrible accident 20 years ago left his face completely disfigured. His friend, who owned a granite importing shop, had Mike help move slabs of granite that weighed 10,000 pounds each. A granite slab accidentally fell on his face, and his head was crushed to three inches wide. At the hospital, doctors told his family to say goodbye, and they gave him a 2% chance to live. He shared his story with Inside Edition Digital’s Andrea Swindall.
The fact that he looks this healthy, can speak fluently and can think clearly is absolutely astonishing.
For real
Very much so
It's like nothing ever happened to him
I work in the operating room and I’m having a hard time believing his injuries.. the math isn’t mathing with the pictures being shown and what he’s describing but that’s none of my business 🤷♂️
@@Yesyes-vj3cnthat’s what I was thinking they defo didn’t show the right pictures in correspondence
Stop bothering this man for free labor. He said no.
Free labour is very expensive…. It probably ended up costing him more than he expected
@@wholeagain probably
😢
Go call in a cave, “Dave”!!!!!!
Word!
It never ceases to amaze me how the human body is both very fragile and more durable than you can ever imagine.
I’m convinced a lot is luck though or even a higher power because some people get little cuts and look worse than this guy. No way 10k pound fell on his bean
And repairs itself! Just put cells together and they start fusing. It's amazing!
💯❤
Google the guy that was run over with a steam roller.
@@ChaplinCono such thing as luck, that’s Jesus Christ and people don’t give him credit America was warned on April 8th, he is moving is hand on earth and performing miracles. Ya’ll need to wake up, a call to repentance is now for us all.
There is no way he should have ever survived this. This was a miracle.
Glory be to GOD - for the TRUTH was at hand…definitely a miracle.
What about glory be to the doctors who put in all the actual work?@@benjaminjantzen1398
Amen. Nothing short. 🙌
That piece of wood was in the way
@benjaminjantzen1398 Amen 🙏 Thank you, Jesus. 😊
That friend sounds like a jerk.
"Friend"
With “friends” like that who needs enemies?
Fiend.
Yeah, """friend"""
The friend's dad is the real jerk it seems- using his own kid for work, likely underpaid- and his kid's friend. Yeah the friend pressured him into the job, but that was likely on behalf of the father- that's the one who's the real jerk in this situation imo.
Dude is possibly the most Unluckiest and Luckiest man alive.
Unluckiest because he had 10,000 lbs fall on his face and Luckiest because he managed to survive.
Looks like he'll of pain😳
Double luck that he's not facially deformed by the incident.
@@Navigator_Isle He’s triple escaped because he broke bones in his neck and could have been paralyzed
survive and look completely fine!
The fact that he came out looking good too is pretty crazy
Whoever did the work on his face was a genius!
Is*
This man is a walking miracle . My father was in an accident when I was a kid and suffered severe facial injuries . When I first saw him after the accident I cried -I didn't recognize him . He recovered and eventually you couldn't even tell anything happened . This man is a true testament to the human spirit .
This shows that when things don’t feel right, you should leave.
Yea why don't you advise that before it happens?
@@alexshatner3907 huh?
Why should he advise this before happens when it's been written from b thousands of years that you should listen to your inner voice and your instincts. @@alexshatner3907
Gut feeling, trust your instinct! YEP!
Exactly!!!
Being crushed by a 10,000 pound granite slab and surviving is something straight out of Looney Tunes.
I usually smoke weed when watching Looney Tunes. Why you ask? I’m glad you did
Wile E Coyote
*goofy ah cartoon sounds start playing*
SERIOUSLY
But it’s so badass
God damn who ever did that mans surgery deserves a Retirement cause you cant even tell he went through that, Glad he survived
Says 20 years ago
@@Kt-cn2rq his face was still completely crushed, its really hard to have a reconstruction surgery come out like this, even after 20 years
Clearing that airway saved his life
His surgeons did an excellent job on reconstruction of his head. He looks really good considering what he went through.
Yeah you can hardly tell
Beyond amazing..
You ladies need to keep em on & up please. 👖👙😬
Really good job! When I realized it was him that happened to I really had to look closely. I was also lucky enough to have an amazing surgeon work on my face when I had an extremely rare tumor in my nasal cavity when I was 14. (Esthesioneuroblastoma) The only tiny scar I have is in between my nose and eye and it just looks like I've been wearing sunglasses too long on one side lol
@@amya6902 fill the void scars in with makeup!💄💪🧠👍🍻🇺🇲
What a terrible friend to call multiple times and have his father call to sway his friends to go help after they say no. Hope this guy gets all the money he deserves for pain and suffering.
He didn't say that he was Suing or that he even did so.
@@billsloan shi he might as well consider it
@@billsloan if he didn't that bill is enormous
Seems like they were long term family friends. IDK about you but I would hate to sue a long term family friend over an accident like this. Maybe they paid or helped pay his medical bills? But negligence is negligence, and it seems from the story there was definitely some that day. So I suppose, I don’t know what I would do. Other than expect that friend and his dad to kiss my ass for the rest of my life, probably.
That’s when you talk to your friend and ask about their insurance and sue them and have the insurance pay you a fat check and the friend does their part by paying the increased premiums. If it was an accident of no fault or equal fault then sue and pay your friend the cost of the insurance premium hike. You get money and he stays whole.
My dad was a bus mechanic back in the late 80s before i was born. One day he was working under a big city bus when the jack holding it up collapsed and the bus fell right on my dad. God bless his coworker who was almost 400lbs who immediately ran over and sat on the jack which lifted it enough for the other guys to pull my dad out. He had a lot of damage and to his chest and aoft tissue and broke every single rib but he pulled through and was the best father i couldve ever asked for. 6/24/56-10/19/20 miss my dad every day.
Someone upstairs was fond of this guy, make no mistake. Also his doctors were top-notch. What a remarkable story!
Dude is a walking testament to facial reconstruction surgery. You literally cannot tell that an accident has ever happened to him. That is freaking amazing. We sure do live in a good time period.
We might live longer but society on average is definitely much less happy.
the fact this was 20 years ago too, when facial reconstruction surgery was nothing back then like how it is today…it is actually a miracle he survived and has his health and cognition fully restored
Bruh, I had to double-check that he was indeed the victim, because I didn't believe that someone who speaks and looks so well had his entire face disfigured.
I was run over by a truck. I was crushed and had many broken bones including a broken pelvis, ribs and shoulder but due to modern surgery and medicine I survived and made a full recovery.
@@crand20033 that is amazing! Thank you for commenting. I have never been in any type of situation like that, but it brings me hope and confidence that if something ever was to happen to me that I would have a good chance of being able to lead a completely normal life afterwards.
If you don't feel safe....STOP!!!, the boss standing off to one side berating you for something he wouldn't do=red flag.
And he wasn't even Mr. Wolo's boss, he was the father of Wolo's hounding friend. He wasn't employed by those people.
@jb6712 I know, right?
Not even his boss. Just some guy his friend hired. And his friend essentially emotionally blackmailed him into doing this. His friend is a jerk and owes him FOR LIFE
This is the kind of scenario where the whole deal was sketchy to begin with. What a poor excuse for a friend. This man has to be protective and avoid accodents onjuries. Plus he's gonna have a lifetime of issues.
Yes, definitely trust your gut.
Considering all he went through, he looks great. His surgeons did an excellent job. Wishing him and his beautiful family all the best.
The fact that he said no and his friend insisted….
This man needs to sue. Sue the friend,the father,the crane operator
Oh, that's your first thought 🙄
Money is all you can think of?
@@verabolton yeah I know right, since medical bills don’t exist right?? 🤡
@@veraboltonYes, at this point, most definitely. Can you imagine the hospital and rehab bills? And ongoing health issues and pain? Yes, I would have sued that “friend” into oblivion. You sound like someone with no sense of personal accountability and responsibility.
@@a016202 Dearest, you sound as if money would be the only and most important for you.
Of course the guilty party must foot the bills and take responsibility. How do you know they haven't settled the matter immediately? Why to talk about suing them? This video is about an amazing recovery and all you can thing about is suing for money. To me, that's rather disgusting.
It's not about the money. It's about those people receiving a proper punishment for the atrocity that they put this poor man through when he was pure pressured to be there. Don't be so cynical. That's a very narrow-minded way to think.
It’s amazing he still has his eyesight and teeth he looks incredible despite the severe injuries he endured!!
Hi
Hi
@@TheGrayton2000 🤨🤨🤨🤨
Yeah, he is a real tribute to blind luck and modern medicine. If that had happened even a few decades ago he might not be as lucky
@@TheGrayton2000🤨📸
What a crazy miracle. He is so lucky to be alive. The fact he went from thinking his life was over to where he is now is really inspiring. Proud of this dude.
His family kept him from seeing how he looked in the early days. I believe that helped too. He just felt how he felt. He didn’t realise how damaged and actually hurt he was. Once he got a little better and see himself then he worked hard to focus on recovery. Mindset and determination is amazing medicine in itself. The surgeons did an amazing job. I love this story ♥️ so happy he survived and now he has his happy ever after. All my love to him and his beautiful family x
The fact that he still calls David a friend is the most surprising thing of all.
ya especially after he planned this and knew it was going to happen!
At this point, he can't really blame him. Yes David dragged him along all this, if it were not for him, none of this would have ever happened, but also, because it did happen, David technically saved him too with his quick thinking. David became a double-edged sword for this disaster but also the savior until the ambulance arrived. Every second, every millisecond absolutely counted for this moment.
I’m a very good friend.
hey thats me
@@David_F97me too! ❤❤🎉🎉😊😊
It's amazing how they could repair his face so well. Now he looks like nothing ever happened.
I know he looks good he’s lucky
@@wread1982 I don’t know if I’d call him lucky😂
@@joshreid1006 Why not? He was given a 2% chance to live and he survived, I would call that lucky
@@oliverberglas4188 You could also call him unlucky for having a 10,000 pound slab of granite crush his face.
@@AllBadNamesAreTaken I think the point is that he survived
Those doctors did an excellent job. You can barely tell anything happened to him.
His guardian angel was working overtime that day. His recovery is miraculous with all the damage that was done.
You have the right to refuse unsafe work
It was'nt a Union job? He was helping his friend on the side it sounds like?
this is why you should trust your gut, if you don't feel like going somewhere or doing something don't let peer pressure impact you.
Indeed! Our gut instinct always speaks the truth to us.
Your gut has the second largest group of nerves. First is the brain. That gut feeling is real.
Depends on what it is, sometimes you don't want to go somewhere but you're just lazy.
@@blackqweenmarsbecause that’s what this was about? It matters nothing whatsoever why someone doesn’t want to go do something that’s purely voluntary in the first place. You’re not entitled to my time or my efforts. And I say this as a 30 year military member who spent a career doing things I didn’t want to do, because I had no choice. You have a choice when someone asks for a favor, particularly one like this. Don’t want to do it? It’s totally your call either way if you agree and you needn’t justify a damn thing as to why. Imagine talking about laziness in the context of favors and thinking it’s legitimate character advice 🤦🏾♀️🙄
@@fashiondiva6972 not a favor, I’m talking work or school or other obligations. Sometimes I don’t feel like going but it’s important to go anyways
It's crazy how he looks so normal now with all that surgery his face looks good
He made it through, he was determined to recover from this. He's an inspiration to others, now.
It took me a while to realize that the man narrating is the man who was injured. The fact that he recovered so well is a miracle. Bless God!!
his surgeons did an incredible job
I had no clue that was him at first. The surgeons did a wonderful job on him. A Miracle ❤
Woah. This story made me cry. Hearing him recount the first time he saw himself in the mirror after the accident, and how he thought he’d never get married or have children, and he’s recalling this memory all while sitting in front of the beautiful pictures of him with his wife and children. I thought that was incredibly powerful.
That friend better owe him at least 10,000 favors.
And money
That man wasn't his friend to brow beat him when he said that he didn't want to do it. The whole set up was unsafe and they lack qualifications. The truck was tipping over due to the payload is a horrific thought. I hope thst he sued his friend and took over his business.
Actually, you owe me a couple favors..... Remember???❓❓❓
Not a friend. That guy's a snake
@@SessmaruKusanagiGaming who is???❓❓❓
The fact he looks, sounds, and functions fine is absolutely insane...those surgeons must be incredible
He’s lucky it happened in Massachusetts, which has some of the best hospitals/doctors in the world.
@Apocalyptic_chick indeed 😊 the best hospitals
The surgeon did an insane job
This is a miraculous story. You're so strong, you did it, your will to live is incredible. Thank you so much for sharing! Prayers you have a very happy rest of your life. 😊
Looking at his face, you wouldn’t be able to tell.
Fr, it’s barely noticeable
I thought the scar was just age related. They really did do an amazing job
I thought that was the person who got hurt friend
YOU CALLING HIM UGLY 😂
@@leelunk8235 bro what? That’s something completely different 💀
His doctors and surgeons did a fantastic job! Looking at him, you would never know that he went through a very traumatic accident, he looks so happy and healthy. So wonderful he gets to experience the joy of being a husband/father and is getting to live life to the fullest!
The living spirit......no words can describe the amount of power it has access to.
Thank God that you're still here
It was NOT this man's time! I'm so glad he survived and survived amazingly well!!
Agree
I was struck head-on by a drunk driver. The left side of my body was crushed. I sustained head trauma with shards of windshield embedded in my scull. My left femur was shattered with damage to my left hip. I had 3 broken ribs. My left shoulder cartilage was damaged. After a month in the hospital I was begging my doctor to let me go home. He reluctantly let me. This was 47 years ago. I've had a full life albeit with chronic physical pain. But I am happy every morning to be alive.
Thank you for sharing your story. I'm glad to hear you have made a good life for yourself. Be well😊 and continue to enjoy your life.😊
Me me me 🙄 So what! You always have to make everything about you huh.
U have great family,so u wanted Togo home ...horrible injuries..great u survived.
Well good thing you told us, someone else was getting attention for a few minutes and im sure that bugged you. Not even bad though, I lost both my legs and my left arm and both my ears and eyes in a squirrel attack, the bast3rds just kept comin
Freedomforever, I'm very sorry that happened to you,but very glad you overcame all of that and had a good life. Definitely it wasn't your time yet to leave this earth. ❤
In 2008, I had fallen off a balcony, I landed approximately 20 feet down, on my head, on concrete. Doctors didn’t think I’d survive, some wanted my heart. But, a neurosurgeon told my parents that he could try saving me. A total of 3 brain surgeries, 11 months of therapy, and having to re-learn everything, including how to walk. I’m a survivor, of a horrible accident that should have killed me. Your story is very inspiring, not just to me but to anyone who thinks that miracles don’t happen.
What a humble, genuine, great human being. Happy he's happy.
Whooaaa, I thought the guy on camera was reporting FOR the guy who got crushed. I didn't realize it was actually HIM. He looks totally fine for someone who had 10k crush his skull.
He’s definitely headstrong
😂
I see what you did there
Shut up 🙄
🤣
It's always one
My heart goes out to this brave man, I'm so glad he has survived but it's obvious he will have problems from this injury but thankfully he will still be able to enjoy life.
A prime example of the indomitable human spirit. So sorry Mike had to go through this but I'm so happy he's pulled through and has such a beautiful family. I wish him nothing but happiness.
I had the EXACT same thing happen to me when I worked at a wholesale granite supply warehouse. It nearly crushed my entire upper torso and head, but somehow I fell into the only gap that was safe before it crushed me. Needless to say I quit that job as soon as my shift was over. I am glad this man is still alive.
You worked till the end of shift.What?!
Wow, 10000 lbs? 😬 Glad he’s alive!
that 5 tons
luckily it was a glancing blow, otherwise he'd have been meat paste with that much weight.
That’s like an elephant stepping on your face.
I think they actually meant 10 lbs. 🤦
@@AndiS204Audiosgood job 🤗
Hats off to the doctors who worked on this guy!
You would never think he was involved in that severe of an accident to his head from the way he turned out!
And props on finding a good, and good looking, woman to start a family with.
CHEERS!
Excellent story. The doctors told my family the same thing after my cardiac arrest and stroke on the same night. They told me I would never be the same.i am now better than ever. Keep strong
Given the injuries he sustained he had about a 0.5% chance of having the recovery he did. Amazing. It’s incredible he survived. And then incredible he’s not living his life with brain damage and severe physical injury.
This is why safety precautions exists.
Yea why don't you advise that before it happens?
I would definitely say he has a case to sue
safety cost money though
@@perfectgematriadecodesabc4259
Safety = not getting sued = more money
@@perfectgematriadecodesabc4259 so does the damn hospital bill (or funeral service)
A lovely story of pure bravery you look very handsome you would never guess you were in such a terrible life threatening accident. 14 years ago I lost my right leg through my diabetes 8 years later I lost my other leg. I knew he of gave up on myself I didn’t feel like a woman anymore. I’m now 61 with 12 beautiful grandchildren and I’m I. Love after being alone for twenty five years. Nerve pain can drive me mad at times but I think myself lucky that I had brilliant kids who helped me find my way back. I can finally say I’m back and it feels really good. ❤
Watching and hearing Mike talk tears just came forth. Not crying with the sinus flood, just tears rolling down.
My God! What a thing to survive and still be a functional man!
I wish you long happy life with love all around you!
He won't take life for granite
My pfp will be the reaction for this comment
How did u come up with this so fast
😂😂omg
🥁
It really is too soon 😂
Definitely no longer friends with that man or his father
Yes
And I'm going to sue
Maybe but friends quick thinking and knowledge saved his life as well
Where's the guy who got crushed by the slab? Can't be this guy; he looks fantastic. I cannot believe how incredibly this dude healed. You would not know it to look at him that he suffered what he did. Power of positive attitude, my friend!
I've done this exact task many times. I always hated unloading open top containers, it was always sketchy. I was very happy when the company expanded and built a new shop with loading dock and overhead cranes.
I was a stone fabricator for 17 years, and during that time I saw so many potentially fatal conditions. I worked for several different stone shops. Some great, and some really disgusting and dangerous.
I love stone, and to this day I enjoy carving granite rocks as a hobby.
I'm glad you survived this brother. Your story is my nightmares come true..
Enjoy life! God bless! 🙏
What kind of a friend would keep begging someone to do something they don't want to do?
A enemy
Well you can see it another way, what kind of friend, who is reliable most of the time, would just say no? Friends help friends in a time of need and David learned an important lesson and suffered from his decision to this day. He wasn’t trying to hurt me, accidents happen and he did nothing to cause the accident but did everything to help save me. Thank you
@@mikewolo6161 You were A friend who said no one day because it wasn’t safe & listened to your gut…. Don’t let people push you into something you don’t like doing.
i didnt even realize the speaker WAS the victim himself, I thought he was someone covering the story!! He looks amazing!!
Yeah, when he started talking about "David" screaming, I was like oh, David is the victim and Mike is his friend? Nope!! Other way around! My jaw flew to the floor.. I would never, ever imagine something so catastrophic happened to him. How strong and resilient this man is. I'm so glad Mike is still with us.
I thought that too 😊
How lucky he didn't have nerve damages from all that. And absolutely stunning how his face was able to be reconstructed back so well.
I truly don’t understand how this guy survived! And the crazy part is you wouldn’t even know anything happened to him now by looking at his face.
What skilled surgeons the guy got! Repaired his face back to what it looked like before save for a few scars and stitches.
That “ things don’t feel right” feeling is your spirit guides whispering to you. Always listen!
Spirit Guides and Guardian Angels, Lorna Byrne explain this well and also in her book *Angels in My Hair*
No such thing as spirit guides. Turn to Jesus.
@@earnold1896 Everyone has spirit guides even you ❤️
There's no such thing as "spirit guides." That's nothing but pagan nonsense.
@@jb6712 prove it
Oh my word! I'm so thankful that your life was spared that day, you had the strength and inner resolve with the love of your family to overcome your injuries and trauma to fight for the life you have today. You're amazing and truelly blessed.❤
It’s people like him who keep me going. I have severe arthritis, and 2 other types plus issues with my circulation and people like him who go through so much and come out the other end gives me a lot of hope. I have some operations coming up and this gives me hope.
You wouldn’t even know what he had gone through unless he told you, his surgeons did an amazing thing for him. If this was 50 years ago he would probably be dead now, but wow!, and I am soooo happy that he found love and now has kiddies too. He has a lot to look forward to now and I hope the guy who owned that business and who was operating the crane both got done for what they caused!. I hope and pray he doesn’t have too many problems from now onwards x
This is a straight up miracle by medical standards probably would love to hear from his doctors
He should NOT be alive from an in incident like this. It’s absolutely astounding that he survived.
Amazing Story. Thank You for all those (Doctor's, Family, Friend's ....) involved in Mike's recovery! Continue to prove how you can overcome ....
Wow! It is a miracle that he survived. Medical science is amazing these days.
Gnarly..thank Jesus he's here today ..he is a man of honor and his word to help his friend..respect sir
It ain't over until God says it's over. I am so happy for you, that you survived and found love and your children. xx
It's nice to hear such an uplifting survivor's story for once. Wishing him and his family many more years of happiness.
People say life is fragile. But that’s probably the furthest thing from the truth. The human body can withstand a lot from sickness, to pain , to blood loss. It actually takes a lot of effort to injure someone and that’s crazy to have to live through. What a strong man.
This man was right. He really wanted to take precaustions but that guy was desperate to get it done. I am so happy for him surviving.
I met a man that survived an airplane accident, he had anxiety and depression. He had many flashbacks. I wish he could listen to this guy and see he was not the only one. God is good!
Remove the last sentence and you'll sound more coherent. 😃
@@zachstout7747 remove your whole comments, and you'll sound less dumb. People have different beliefs and there's no reason to tell them that they should remove spreading that belief.
@@coliesluvs Condemning a belief that relies on societal disease isn't dumb. It's common sense. Time to grow up and join the rest of us in reality 😃
poor doctors being ignored
@@dragon_defeyes they make up an important portion of the unsung heroes in this world
He looks absolutely amazing despite what horrific injuries he endured! I am so glad he is still here with us!
Mike, I'm so happy you survived! God bless you!
This man lived for a reason it was not his time he has a reason to still be here one day we will find out. Bless him and his family.
Compliments to the Doc who reconstructed his face! Seriously, I would not have imagined his head crushed in the way he described from his face now. Looking pretty good!
Yeah, fantastic medical care. Wow.
I can’t believe you survived. When I started watching this I thought you were going to talk about someone else. You look amazing, I’m soo glad you survived. This should be a lesson to anyone who feels pushed into something they feel is not right. I hope you have a wonderful life, it’s a miracle you’re soo well.
Now I know exactly what "Hard-headed" means.
Good to hear he is recovering.
being a survivor is strange, most people just die and people sometimes survive the impossible.
It’s not strange my dear it’s God. For some it was their time and for others it wasn’t. But I understand why you feel that it’s strange.
I can't get over the fact that this guy is talking right now. Incredible.
Shocking to hear what happened & what hes been through to get where he is today.
Cheers to you Sir on your continued recovery & all the best to yourself & your beautiful family.
He looks completely normal now 😮
God is by his side
Dude looks amazing! Talks clearly, looks great, excellent attitude. It's absolutely unbelievable he survived such an injury and walked away from it living the way he is now. Awesome job man. This was truly amazing to hear. Happy for him!
Crazy how fully he seems to have recovered! Incredible resilience and luck.
His story is absolutely outstanding. His surgeons must have been fantastic! What a horrific accident. He looks so well now too!
Tenacity is, in my mind, the quality that made you go through all this. Your mum and dad must be so proud of you.
The reconstruction surgery was phenomenal
shears into McCartney was a good one too.....
i am so GLAD that mike had survived! he had recovered very quickly!
So proud of you. Thankyou this gives me strength.
Amazing story! Congratulations on doing even more than surviving such a horrific accident, but for thriving in spite of it. Your family is gorgeous! Thank you for sharing your story!
I work in the neuro ICU. And I am sad to see people as young as he looked, in such critical condition. Thank god he is doing well. I love to see the full recovery.