From: Glen Closson (glen_closson@earthlink.net)
Date: Tue Apr 04 2006 - 18:50:19 PDT
Note to self: Do not detonate explosives close to body.
VENTURA, California (AP) -- A teacher who kept a 40 mm shell on his desk as
a paperweight blew off part of his hand when he apparently used the object
to try to squash a bug, authorities say.
The 5-inch-long shell exploded Monday while Robert Colla was teaching 20 to
25 students at an adult education class.
Part of Colla's right hand was severed and he suffered severe burns and
minor shrapnel wounds to his forearms and torso, fire Capt. Tom Weinell
said. No one else was injured. He was reported in stable condition at a
hospital.
The teacher slammed the shell down in an attempt to kill something that was
buzzing or crawling across the desk, said Fire Marshal Glen Albright.
Colla found the 40 mm round while hunting years ago and "obviously he didn't
think the round was live," said Dennis Huston, who teaches computer design
alongside Colla.
Regards,
Glen
"Chance favors the prepared mind." ~ Louis Pasteur
Chance also favors the weenie that doesn't hit bugs with live rounds.
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