How many injuries occur a year from fireworks?

There are 14,000 firework displays in the United States per year.
There are over 200 million pounds of fireworks sold a year in this country.  The fireworks industry has a revenue of over $900 million per year.

Fireworks cause on average  7 deaths a year in the United States.

There are 12,000 injuries a year related to fireworks.

Sparklers cause 1,900 injuries a year, and 800 injuries are from bottle rockets.
Of all firework injuries, 61% occur with males, and 39% with females.
Forty five percent of injuries occur to children 15 and younger.
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