Man hospitalized after accidentally eating steel bristle during barbecue
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A Tacoma man says he needed emergency surgery after accidentally eating a steel bristle from a grill brush he used during a barbecue.
KING 5 reports that Adam Wojtanowicz's went to the hospital Sunday complaining of abdominal pain that wouldn't go away despite his taking medication. Doctors found a metal bristle and performed emergency surgery.
Adam says he recently hosted a cookout, and he thinks a steel bristle from his grill brush fell onto his steak. He says he apparently swallowed the metal without realizing it.
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The Centers for Disease Control says it knows of at least six people who have recently suffered similar, potentially fatal, injuries from brush bristles. It doesn't blame a particular brand or type of brush.
Wojtanowicz is expected to make a full recovery.