By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 09:53 EST, 16 July 2013 | UPDATED: 15:54 EST, 16 July 2013 An Ohio man is lucky to be alive after blowing his arm off with high-powered, homemade fireworks he bought from a neighbor just a few days before the Fourth of July holiday. Kevin Skubic, 34, says that on July 1, he paid 65-year-old Wayne Jones  $200 for 50 homemade 'quarter sticks.' The homemade explosives are nearly three times as powerful as M-80s, a popular explosive that can be found in most fireworks stores. Skubic says he's bought similar fireworks from Jones in the past and nothing went wrong. But when he purchased the quarter sticks this year, his life was changed forever.
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The homemade explosives are reportedly three times more powerful than M-80s
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In addition to losing an arm, Kevin Skubic suffered hearing damage and a detached retina
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The man who sold Skubic the explosives faces criminal charges
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