65YOM PRESENTS AFTER SUSTAINING HAND INJURIES FROM LIGHTING A BOX OF COMMERCIAL-GRADE FIREWORKS. HE REPORTS LIGHTING THE FIREWORKS WITH A TORCH AND THEN INSTEAD OF THE FIREWORK SHOOTING UPWARD IT EXPLODED OUT OF THE SIDE OF THE BOX HITTING THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND. DX: DISCHARGE OF FIREWORK AS CAUSE OF ACCIDENTAL INJURY, LACERATION OF RIGHT RING FINGER, LACERATION OF RIGHT LITTLE FINGER
Date: 7/4/2025
Category: other / not elsewhere classified
Product: TORCHES, NOT SPECIFIED
Products involved: FIREWORKS; TORCHES, NOT SPECIFIED
Diagnosis: Laceration
Body part: Finger
Location: Not Recorded