Skip to content
The Nexus
HEALTHJun 24 · 14:01 UTCWSOC ABC CHARLOTTENatalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

CPSC warns: Celebrate America 250 safely

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warns about fireworks safety as the U.S. approaches its 250th anniversary, citing 13,000 injuries in 2025, with sparklers causing 1,300 emergency room visits. Most injuries involved hands/fingers (35%) and head/face/ears (22%), while 38% were burns, and 15 fireworks-related deaths occurred due to misuse or malfunctions.

Nexus surfaces and summarizes. The full story lives at the source.

Mentioned
Consumer Product Safety Commissionorganizationfireworkstopicsparklerstopicinjuriestopicemergency room visitstopic15-24 years oldtopicburnstopicdeathstopic
Spot something wrong with this article?Report a problem →
Forward this
Related Signal

Adjacent reporting