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A 2009 report from the National Council on Fireworks Safety indicated that sparklers are responsible for 16 percent of legal firework-related injuries in the United States. [7] The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission 's statistics from the Fourth of July festivities in 2003 indicate that sparklers were involved in a majority (57%) of ...
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Fireworks increase the risk of injuries. According to the CPSC, there were 11 fireworks-related deaths in the U.S. in 2022, plus an estimated 10,200 injuries. The majority (65%) involved men, and ...
An example of a consumer firework in California Large fireworks retail shop in Pennsylvania. Availability and use of consumer fireworks are hotly debated topics. Critics and safety advocates point to the numerous injuries and accidental fires that are attributed to fireworks as justification for banning or at least severely restricting access to fireworks.
Pennsylvania Fireworks Display Company factory explosion: Devon, Pennsylvania: United States: 9 deaths: factory 1937-07-01: Drake Drug Company fireworks explosion: Nampa, Idaho: United States: 6 deaths: Drug Store 1942-11-06: Rochester Fireworks Company explosion: Perinton, New York: United States: 11 deaths: factory 1947-04-01: Fireworks ...
A 2023 study of over 100 fireworks production accidents in China found that the biggest factors affecting the likelihood of such accidents include safety education and training, the physical and ...
A family in Nebraska is speaking out after a video of their catastrophic Fourth of July firework accident went viral.