A man in Northern California loses his hand after an explosive device detonates while he is cleaning up July Fourth debris on a beach, according to multiple news reports. CBS, NBC, and Fox all say the man was walking along the shoreline and picking up discarded fireworks and other debris when he picked up what he described, or what his family described, as a bomb-like device. After he handled the item, it unexpectedly exploded. The NBC report and the Fox report describe the injury as an amputation, with Fox also reporting vision loss. CBS reports the family says the man picked up the device and it exploded unexpectedly. The incidents described in the three outlets are consistent in location context and sequence of events: a cleanup related to July Fourth fireworks on a California beach, followed by the detonation of an explosive item the man picked up. The reports do not indicate at this time that the man intentionally tried to detonate anything or that any other people were involved. Authorities’ conclusions and any potential charges are not covered in the provided summaries.