 Another painful lesson on the importance of fireworks safety playing out on Long Island this July 4th. Andrew Whitman has the very latest. A 21-year-old man from Copaig lost three fingers on his left hand and damaged the other two while lighting fireworks at a party. The firecracker exploded in his hand in front of a home on Trouville Road around 9 p.m. Independence Day. The man also burned his leg but is expected to survive.