It happened in South Florida, the Fort Lauderdale area shortly after 1 am on Saturday.
"Investigators said the victim blew off his hand while lighting fireworks.
Speaking with 7News on Saturday night, a witness said the accident happened suddenly.
“It wasn’t even like five minutes, ’cause as soon as he lights it, it exploded,” said the witness, who asked not to be identified or show his face on camera.
The victim traveled to a nearby hospital in a private vehicle, and BSFR crews transported the man’s hand to the hospital.
Paramedics later transported the man and his hand to Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale for medical treatment.
The witness who spoke with 7News said surgeons were unable to reattach the hand.
“They couldn’t do nothing,” he said…
The witness who spoke with 7News said Saturday’s incident could have had an even more dire outcome.
“It could have been his feet, it could have been his head, it could have been his whole body…”
Remember a few years back when Jason Pierre-Paul blew off several of his fingers in a fireworks mishap.