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The statistics are staggering for preventable injuries during the months surrounding the July 4th celebration. The CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) reports that an average of 200 people go to emergency rooms every day because of fireworks injuries. 

• On July 4, 2012 nine people, including two severely injured toddlers, were rushed to the hospital after homemade fireworks exploded  on the deck of a house in New Hampshire.
• A 24 year-old man blew off his left thumb and severely injured his hands  when handling fireworks in Florida. 
• Four children were injured when they put several lit sparklers into a glass jar and it exploded.

PreventBlindness.org reports that eyes were the second most commonly injured body part, with an estimated 1,100 fireworks-related eye injuries treated in the same one-month period of 2011. 

• A 16-year-old male’s brother ignited a stack of multiple-tube devices on top

of each other. When the cubes fell over and started shooting in all directions, a firework exploded and went into his right eye. The victim suffered a corneal abrasion and hyphema.

• A 31-year-old male set off aerial shells at a beach. When he lit the mortar and the tube blew apart, it caused the mortar to go sideways hitting the victim in his right eye.   
• A 34-year-old male dismantled a cake device (mortar) and one of the tubes went off more quickly than he expected and exploded in his face. As a result, the victim suffered broken bones between his nose and eye socket.

"The purchase and use of fireworks are illegal in the state of Florida.  Just because they can be bought, does not mean they are legal for use without a special permit," says Attorney Randall Spivey of Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A. "Please enjoy a safe holiday and summer season.  Attend local fireworks displays instead of family displays."

Florida Personal Injury Attorney, Randall L. Spivey is a Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney – the highest recognition for competence bestowed by the Florida Bar and a distinction earned by less than 2 percent of Florida attorneys. He has handled over 1,600 personal injury and wrongful death cases throughout Florida. For a free and confidential consultation to discuss your legal rights, contact the Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A., in Lee County at  239. 337.7483 or toll free at 1.888.477.4839, or by email to Randall@SpiveyLaw.com.  Visit SpiveyLaw.com  for more information. You can contact Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A. in Charlotte County at 941.764.7748 and in Collier County 239.793.7748.