Man accidentally saws off hand, then shoots nails into head
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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