CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A 57-year-old man was treated for a serious hand wound Tuesday after Charleston Police say he tried to drill through a live round to make a keychain ornament.

It happened at about 1 p.m. at the man's home on the city's west side.

Sgt. Eric Hodges with the Charleston Police Department says the man was drilling through a .30-06 deer rifle round when he saw a spark and the ammunition exploded, causing serious injuries to his left hand.

Hodges says the powder charge inside the round had not been removed -- and the round was still live at the time.

The man did not immediately seek treatment, but consulted with his neighbor and eventually went to St. Francis Hospital a couple hours later. He is not expected to lose his hand, Hodges said.

No charges are going to be filed in the case, and Sgt. Hodges says the man's name is not going to be released.

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