Teen badly injured by fireworks

A 14-year-old boy was badly injured on the Fourth of July when a firework exploded in his hand.

Dillon Mason, a rising freshman at Warren County High School, suffered a serious hand injury when he was setting off fireworks at his home on Hennessee Bridge Road. Mason was flown to Vanderbilt, according to his brother-in-law Bo Ramsey.

‘There’s a lot of grief right now,’ said Ramsey. ‘He’s a good kid, a really smart kid.’

There are different reports about the severity of Mason’s injuries, with some reports indicating he lost his hand completely.

Ramsey said he wasn’t sure of the exact nature of the injury. He said the immediate family did not wish to discuss the accident at this time. Vanderbilt spokesman John Howser said he could not comment on Mason’s condition.

It is not known what type of firework Mason was using at the time.

River Park Hospital spokesman Rob Wheeler said there were two fireworks-related visits to the hospital’s emergency room Wednesday. Due to privacy laws, Wheeler did not say if the two visits stemmed from the same accident.