[lfjokes] man accidentally saws off hand ...

[Adam Shand]

... then shoots nails into head.

From: Craig Wright <froggy at paradise.net.nz>

Man accidentally saws off hand, then shoots nails into head
January 25, 2001
Web posted at: 6:33 AM EST (1133 GMT)

BETHLEHEM, Pennsylvania (AP) -- A Pennsylvania construction worker
accidentally cut off his hand with a power saw and then shot himself in
the head with a nail gun several times, apparently hoping to end his pain,
police said.

William Bartron, 25, had at least a dozen 1-inch nails protruding from his
scalp, police said. He underwent surgery to reattach the hand and was
hospitalized in stable condition Wednesday, said his employer Greg Soltis.

Bartron severed his hand Tuesday while using a miter saw in the basement
of another man's home, police said.

After finding Bartron, the man called emergency. Soltis arrived a short
time later.

Soltis said Bartron had shot several nails into his head with a pneumatic
gun "because he could not stand the pain from the amputation," according
to police.

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