A Northern California man lost his hand after a homemade firework exploded while he was picking up trash on a beach.

A Northern California man made a life-changing discovery while cleaning up Fourth of July beach debris. The man, Jason Turner, picked up a “shiny, round object” on Point St. George Beach before it exploded in his hand.

A 12-year-old in Tulsa lost a hand and suffered facial injuries after a mortar-style firework exploded while being held, prompting police to urge families to exercise caution with fireworks ahead of the Fourth of July holiday.

Matthew Lynch lost most of his right hand in a fireworks explosion on July 4. But the Gillette carpenter, potter and musician is counting his

A man in his 20s was lighting fireworks on the roof of an abandoned building in Shoreview when one of the explosives went off in his hand.

Two children were injured, including a 12-year-old who lost a hand, after a mortar-style firework exploded in Tulsa, police said.