NY man blows off arm with party fireworks

[Apoptosis]

Be careful this weekend folks!

Police say a man lighting fireworks has blown off his arm at a party on New York's Long Island.

Suffolk County police say 36-year-old Eric Smith was using a 3-foot long metal tube to shoot mortars from the street near his Islip (EYE'-slip) Terrace home around 5:45 p.m. Saturday.

Police believe he leaned over the device to ignite it and didn't get out of the way before an explosive shot out of the launcher. His left arm was severed at the shoulder.

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[TexasScott]

Poor dude....

Watch, he will end up sueing the fireworks company for lots of $$$$$.......


Scott

[InspectahACE]

Negligence not only possibly cost him his arm, but it will cost him the lawsuit too if he tries to sue. Sucks to be him.

Though he probably would try to sue to pay for the fines he may face for illegal activity...(assuming launching mortars is illegal there...it is here anyway)

[FZ1]

Darwinism win!

[bubba]

Who leans over the tube

Here is to having all my appendages come tomorrow

144 shells


My mortars


and some 500gram cakes


and some smaller cakes


Had more but the kids talked me into letting some off last weekend