Sanjay Bahe fell at a construction site in India, landing on the rod.
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X-rays show how it pierced his skull and brain. Doctors say it didn't pierce any blood vessels in the brain.
The rod was removed from the 21-year-old's head. He's now recovering at a specialist facility.
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