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July 7, 2010
Judge-executive still in hospital after accident
KATIE BRANDENBURG The Independent
CATLETTSBURG — The Boyd County judge-executive remains in the hospital after an accident trying to dispose of gunpowder more than a week ago.
Judge-Executive William “Bud” Stevens had skin graft surgery at about 2 p.m. Tuesday in what he said will probably be the last procedure before he can be released.
Stevens said he expects to return home from Cabell Huntington Hospital sometime this week or weekend.
Boyd County Commissioner Carl Tolliver, who chaired Tuesday’s Boyd County Fiscal Court meeting, said he’d visited with Stevens and that he was in good spirits.
Stevens found some leftover gunpowder at his home on June 28 and decided to dispose of the powder because he thought keeping it around would be dangerous, he said.
He made one attempt to burn the powder, but the powder didn’t light. He tried again and the powder burned stronger than expected, he said.
“It went up, and went out as much as it went up,” Stevens said.
He was caught in the flame from the powder.
Before his surgery Tuesday, Stevens said he was feeling “pretty rough” but was given morphine to deal with the pain of the burns.
He was listed in fair condition at the hospital at about 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Stevens has served as judge-executive since 2007. He is seeking his second term.
KATIE BRANDENBURG can be reached at [email protected] or (606) 326-2653.
http://dailyindependent.com/local/x383296315/Judge-executive-still-in-hospital-after-accident
And the real kicker to the story is that this is actually the SECOND time he has burned himself with gunpowder, The first time wasn't as bad but he had to go get a haircut afterward.
So let this serve as a reminder to everybody here, BE CAREFUL!!!!