( CNN ) -- A 62-year-old Michigan man was severely burned when a homemade rocket strapped on his back exploded while he slid down a snowy hill on a sled , authorities said this week . The rocket stunt was the grand finale on Saturday during the man 's annual sledding party at his Oakland County , Michigan , home , the sheriff 's department said . `` He is known for doing 'crazy things ' at his parties , '' an Oakland County sheriff 's department statement said . `` On this date , after consuming an unknown quantity of alcohol , he constructed a device out of a motorcycle muffler and pipe . '' Inside the makeshift rocket , the victim placed gunpowder , heads from matches and gasoline . He donned a helmet and took a sled to the top of a snowy embankment . `` He asked another person to light a wick and then began to sled down a hill . At some point during the ride downhill , the device exploded . The results of the explosion were second-degree burns to the victim 's face , '' the sheriff 's department statement said . No one else was injured during the incident . The man , whose identity is not yet known , was hospitalized with significant damage to one of his eyes and could face criminal charges , authorities said .
Makeshift rocket sled stunt goes awry for Michigan man , authorities say . Authorities : A man was injured when he tried to launch a homemade rocket from his backyard in the Detroit suburb of Sterling Heights. Victim had reputation for doing `` crazy things '' at his parties , authorities say .