App driver Regilaneo da Silva Inácio, 42, was hit in the back by a weight machine that came off in the gym and will have to undergo surgery. The case happened yesterday (4) in Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará.” The images of the accident show Inácio waiting to use the equipment. He sits on the bottom of the apparatus when the top part drops and falls, weighted by the weights, onto his shoulders. Academy students rush to help him, and he lies down on the ground. In the video, you can see the exact moment when the bodybuilding equipment collapses on Inácio’s shoulders. According to witnesses, the device weighed about 150 kg at the time and was unlocked. He is admitted to the Santo Antonio hospital, in Barbalha (CE). Neurosurgeon José Correia Junior, who will operate on Inácio, said that the patient undergoes a preoperative evaluation and that the injury is considered very serious. The most complex injury reached the spinal cord. Ligaments that communicate with the brain were severely damaged. “The chance is, statistically, of less than 1% of the return of motor and sensitive functions”, said the doctor. Inácio’s sister, Maria das Dores da Silva Inácio, 48, said that the family is devastated. According to Maria das Dores, the academy is providing full support to the family. “At no time did they neglect care, they brought him to the hospital and are helping us,” she said. He had a spinal cord injury. She was destroyed on impact. The doctor told the family that the chances of him walking again are less than 1%. It’s very sad. We are devastated, devastated, at the possibility of him not walking again. The academy stated that the episode was an accident and that the device in question was in perfect working order. The company stated that it is providing assistance to the student. In a note, the 220 FIT gym said that the machine was purchased less than 60 days ago. ‘We point out that periodic maintenance is carried out on all machinery.’”