The Fourth of July is anything but celebratory in the Emergency Room. Every year, doctors amputate fingers and hands damaged by fireworks. They try to save eyes. And sometimes they have to deliver the ...

CHICAGO -- A barber who lost his hand in a fireworks accident in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood only for part of it to be retrieved by a dog is issuing a warning to his neighbors. Cheri Steigert ...

MANHASSET, Long Island (WABC) -- Two construction workers in Queens were trying to be good Samaritans and get illegal explosives out of the hands of kids when they blew up in their hands. The men ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — As the Fourth of July approaches, fireworks light up the sky, but they also bring a sobering reality: thousands of injuries and deaths each year due to careless use. While many ...

Fireworks injuries in Kansas rose to 165 this season, up from 144 in 2024. Serious injuries included an 18-year-old losing a hand and forearm, a 60-year-old suffering stomach and chest injuries, and ...

If there is a profile of those most likely to be hurt by fireworks, it's men older than 22, according to the fire marshal data. Most people suffered injuries affecting hands, eyes and faces as well as ...