'There can't be a nail' By Jane Stebbins, Vail Daily News, CO
His boss thought the nail in the board was evidence the gun had worked properly. Nail guns typically only release one nail at a time - except in this instance.
'His boss said there can't be any nail. They were just worried because his eye was swollen shut, his teeth hurt, and he couldn't open his mouth,' said Lawler's wife.
The path the nail took also affected Lawler's recognition of what happened. The nail went through his upper lip, his cheek, behind his right eye and into the front of his brain, which is considered 'silent' and doesn't have much feeling, Kate said.
Six days later, she convinced him to go to Jungman's office and get an X-ray, which revealed the nail in his head.