NY Giant Suffers Severe Hand Injury in Fireworks Accident

Posted Wed, Jul 8th, 2015

July 2015 | Phone: 866.512.0444

NY Giants' Jason Pierre-Paul suffers severe injury to his hand in fireworks accident

Unfortunately, athletes are not only at risk for injury on the field. Jason Pierre-Paul, the Giants’ star defensive end, was wounded in an incident involving mishandled fireworks on Saturday night. The Florida native acquired a U-Haul van full of explosives to celebrate the Fourth of July right before a misadventure resulted in “severe” burns and possible nerve damage to the athlete’s hand. Pierre-Paul was taken to an area hospital for treatment. Early indications were that the defender was "going to be OK," but concern remains about his fingers, several of which were badly burned.

Giants’ defensive end could have nerve damage in hand from fireworks accident - By Jordan Raanan at NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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