The incident, and subsequent hospital visit, were recorded and posted to the internet. Hinkley was helping a friend build a wooden pirate ship; he later returned to help finish after receiving medical care.
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Derek Hinkley, a construction worker from Georgia, shot himself with a nail gun and tried to, unsuccessfully, remove a 3-inch penny nail from his leg with nearby pliers. So reports The New York Post.
The incident, and subsequent hospital visit, were recorded and posted to the internet. Hinkley was helping a friend build a wooden pirate ship; he later returned to help finish after receiving medical care.