BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - A 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 911. 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.
Greg
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