Southampton man cut free after getting penis stuck in steel pipe (From Daily Echo)
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Southampton man cut free after getting penis stuck in steel pipe
10:48am Thursday 7th January 2010 in
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- By Matt Smith » Politics and business reporter
A MAN who got his genitalia stuck in a steel pipe had to be cut free by eight firefighters using an industrial grinder.
The heavy duty cutting gear had to be used to remove the three-inch long hollow pipe after medics were unable to release it.
The painstaking operation, which involved eight firefighters, took around an hour.
The drama began after the man took himself to the accident and emergency department of Southampton General Hospital.
Restricted blood flow had left the man in a state of arousal, and unable to remove the pipe.
Staff there were so concerned that they phoned the emergency services and a crew from Redbridge Fire Station were initially dispatched.
But they had to bring in backup from St Mary’s station which has a fire truck equipped with specialist cutting gear.
A disc gutter cutter, with a four-and-a-half-inch blade, was used to slice open the stainless steel pipe.
The man, in his 30s, offered no explanation for his predicament but was said to be “quite concerned and anxious”. He had been given an anaesthetic to prepare for the procedure.
St Mary’s crew manager Adrian Johnson said: “It was a very delicate operation. We did not want anything heating up.
The person who did it deserves a commendation for his nerve and steady hand.”
Meanwhile, watch manager Greg Garrett from Redbridge station added: “I’ve only come across this type of thing three or four times in my 17 years as a firefighter. It’s not a daily occurrence.”
The man’s private parts were left bruised and swollen.
Comments(72)
Rudd Gillett
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10:57am Thu 7 Jan 10
Linesman
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11:00am Thu 7 Jan 10
The mind boggles!
Andy Locks Heath
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11:00am Thu 7 Jan 10
Lone Ranger
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11:13am Thu 7 Jan 10
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Was it a bit of copper pipe you use for domestic plumbing. Only half inch dia= not impressive.
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Steel pipe from mains gas in your house with 25mm dia= well ok
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Waste pipe from your kitchen sink = well quite impressive
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Seems like he "grew into it" as well. He must have had a wonderful picture in his mind!!
SW- sore-tips
Ian Branfoot
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11:58am Thu 7 Jan 10
Duncan Disorderly
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12:00pm Thu 7 Jan 10
security word "data-size" oo-er, missis!
Jammy Donut
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12:01pm Thu 7 Jan 10
I see the Headline now says "privates" - how long before this changes to "pipe **** up rescue"
Condor Man
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12:13pm Thu 7 Jan 10
Mado
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12:33pm Thu 7 Jan 10
SomersetSaint
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1:10pm Thu 7 Jan 10
Treas
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1:11pm Thu 7 Jan 10
S!mon
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1:21pm Thu 7 Jan 10
Jammy Donut wrote:I'm offended you said "penis" and "erection".
I know the Echo cub reporters must be naive but the is a lot of difference between genitalia which includes testicles. We wouldn't be embarrassed if the words "penis and erection" were used.......... I see the Headline now says "privates" - how long before this changes to "pipe **** up rescue"
Oh, look a flying pig!!
pomdownunder
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1:22pm Thu 7 Jan 10
TwistedWitch wrote:LOL!!!! What the hell was the pipe man thinking about? It would have been so much easier with a blow up doll! how this story has made me laugh, but what about the peanut butter jar??? What the hell? I just can not imagine what was going on there and don't think I want to either! The world is one wonderful place!
Thank you so much all of you posters. You have given me a great deal of pleasure with your comments, which I guess is a lot less than the pipe gave that stupid man! I have a friend in Aus who is an A&E nurse and she told me once how they had to remove a jar of peanut butter from the anus of a male patient. The first question I asked her was it crunchy or smooth, but apparently they were laughing so much no one thought to check.
rjfmusic
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1:55pm Thu 7 Jan 10
Linesman
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2:13pm Thu 7 Jan 10
Treas wrote:If he took himself to Southampton General Hospital, I doubt very much that he would have travelled from Pompey, not in this weather unless, of course, these sort of situations are a regular occurence in Southampton!
Isn't it about time that Pompey got their own hospital?
Airbus
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2:14pm Thu 7 Jan 10
NPC
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2:22pm Thu 7 Jan 10
Not embarassed then!!!! What kind of dick (no pun intended) does this kind of thing?? What a waste of hospital/fire services time, hope they bill him for it. IDIOT!!!!
Reggie1
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2:27pm Thu 7 Jan 10
freemantlegirl2
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2:58pm Thu 7 Jan 10
Perhaps the Echo should do one of their surveys on who has put where, or not in their life LOL! wonder how many respondents they would get !?
wilson castaway
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3:17pm Thu 7 Jan 10
King Mush
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3:48pm Thu 7 Jan 10
Emergency services were called to release him and then he was taken to the General Hospital. Made a full recovery but diagnosed as HGV Positive.
downfader
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4:38pm Thu 7 Jan 10
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Pens, wax vegetables, whisky jars, ahem....
My View from the Hill
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4:52pm Thu 7 Jan 10
I can't stop laughing at this man's predicament, and the sympathetic comments on here, LMAO
Annieoldiron
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5:22pm Thu 7 Jan 10
Soulrebel One
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5:25pm Thu 7 Jan 10
yummy_mummy
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5:49pm Thu 7 Jan 10
Owl
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5:56pm Thu 7 Jan 10
OSPREYSAINT
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6:30pm Thu 7 Jan 10
foghorn
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6:44pm Thu 7 Jan 10
Ivan Issue
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6:47pm Thu 7 Jan 10
Security
wife-tiny
PMSL
Tye-Dye
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7:41pm Thu 7 Jan 10
OSPREYSAINT wrote:Didn't get lost on me Osprey, work in the electrical field and LOL'd big time, 10/10 sir. What a story, thank you Echo for putting this on, cheered a lot of peep's up in these cold winter days. p.s, whats wrong with a good old fashioned Henry Hoover at least its got an off button........did I say that out loud??? :?
When asked to take it out of the pipe, he said "I conduit". Well that went down the tube didn't it?
Brite Spark
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7:44pm Thu 7 Jan 10
forest hump
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8:12pm Thu 7 Jan 10
Steady on Greg! it's not that envigorating!
oh_my_days
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8:17pm Thu 7 Jan 10
EELS MAN
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8:19pm Thu 7 Jan 10
sw skin-hurt
Southampton Heart
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8:27pm Thu 7 Jan 10
My View from the Hill
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8:29pm Thu 7 Jan 10
My View from the Hill wrote:It has gone a bit quiet from Southy, maybe he is nursing his swollen and bruised bits.
yummy_mummy wrote:It has gone a bit quiet from Southy, maybe he is nursing his swollen and bruised bits.
Southy, I told you it would end it tears didn't I?!
I don't think we will read a funnier this year, the comments have had me in stitches
I don't think we will read a funnier story this year, the comments have had me in stitches.
See what I mean I missed a word out last time because I was crying with laughter
Linesman
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8:58pm Thu 7 Jan 10
Nuff Sed!
artytoit
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9:14pm Thu 7 Jan 10
oy oy sava-mpton boi
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9:26pm Thu 7 Jan 10
O no wait yes it is... I wonder if he took the pipe home for a cuddle afterwards?
Lord Ikea
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9:50pm Thu 7 Jan 10
Duckorange
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10:05pm Thu 7 Jan 10
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On second thoughts... perhaps not
frantic-frog
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1:05am Fri 8 Jan 10
cygnus
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7:40am Fri 8 Jan 10
I bet this chap had plenty of visitors to check out the situation.
How gutted.
freemantlegirl2
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8:46am Fri 8 Jan 10
Big Mac
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9:01am Fri 8 Jan 10
danm
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9:20am Fri 8 Jan 10
Jammy Donut
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9:32am Fri 8 Jan 10
normsted
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10:10am Fri 8 Jan 10
Say it 5 times quickly.............
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what a numcskull,OK it was stainless but it wouldnt fit in .
Jonnymc
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11:52am Fri 8 Jan 10
X Old Bill
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12:07pm Fri 8 Jan 10
Jonnymc wrote:Or in this weather - Penguins!
Sheep.. stick with the sheep you fool !
RJCogburn
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12:47pm Fri 8 Jan 10
Jerry Parsons
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12:51pm Fri 8 Jan 10
King Mush wrote:I heard he had van-aerial disease
Same happened last year when a local trucker was 'trapped' whilst engaging in similar activity with his beloved lorry's exhaust pipe. Emergency services were called to release him and then he was taken to the General Hospital. Made a full recovery but diagnosed as HGV Positive.
Red Shirt
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2:32pm Fri 8 Jan 10
The bloke at the shop wasn't very happy about it at the time but eventually we all saw the funny side!
St.DaveH
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2:57pm Fri 8 Jan 10
Jerry Parsons wrote:LDV?
King Mush wrote: Same happened last year when a local trucker was 'trapped' whilst engaging in similar activity with his beloved lorry's exhaust pipe. Emergency services were called to release him and then he was taken to the General Hospital. Made a full recovery but diagnosed as HGV Positive.I heard he had van-aerial disease
King Mush
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5:28pm Fri 8 Jan 10
Jerry Parsons wrote:Ouch- lol!
King Mush wrote:I heard he had van-aerial disease
Same happened last year when a local trucker was 'trapped' whilst engaging in similar activity with his beloved lorry's exhaust pipe. Emergency services were called to release him and then he was taken to the General Hospital. Made a full recovery but diagnosed as HGV Positive.
Da Lamki
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5:48pm Fri 8 Jan 10
Red Shirt wrote:Once the commotion had died down, did the bloke in the shop make you buy the vacuum; after all, it was now "soiled goods" and unlikely that anyone else would buy it.
I got mine caught in a vacuum cleaner once, very painful.
The bloke at the shop wasn't very happy about it at the time but eventually we all saw the funny side!
Jesus_02
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6:28pm Fri 8 Jan 10
My View from the Hill wrote:"pumping iron" gets my vote for best innuendo.
This puts a whole new meaning to the phrase "Pumping Iron"
I can't stop laughing at this man's predicament, and the sympathetic comments on here, LMAO
HOW?
SW no joke
once-wood LOL!!!
forest hump
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6:50pm Fri 8 Jan 10
realistic lover
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10:02pm Fri 8 Jan 10
josh_drakester
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10:35pm Fri 8 Jan 10
freemantlegirl2
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11:58am Sat 9 Jan 10
pmsl@foresthump!
forest hump
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5:22pm Sat 9 Jan 10
worried of e sussex
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5:29pm Sat 9 Jan 10
westongirl
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5:34pm Sun 10 Jan 10
worried of e sussex
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5:38pm Sun 10 Jan 10
worried of e sussex wrote:should have read "he sacked me & her!"
got caught with mine in the bacon slicer once by the head butcher, he me and her!
Liberty Belle
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6:47pm Sun 10 Jan 10
Jerry Parsons
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8:25pm Sun 10 Jan 10
OSPREYSAINT
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7:34pm Mon 11 Jan 10
worried of e sussex wrote:Please don't sit near the bacon slicer we are getting a little behind with our orders...
got caught with mine in the bacon slicer once by the head butcher, he me and her!
Annieoldiron
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8:01pm Mon 11 Jan 10
Another had a 3 inch nail UP the center of his penis. Story was, he was painting his kitchen ceilling, fell off the ladder, right onto the nail, which went in, not thru!! Of course, we took his word for it, but how is one expected to keep a straight face, bet the firemen had the same problem as we did!!
pillowtalk
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12:28pm Tue 12 Jan 10
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