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May, 2008 Web ResourcesChalat Hatten & Koupal PC
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Posted by: Linda Chalat
The loss of one or more toes or fingers was fairly common, accounting for almost a third of lawnmower-related hospitalizations. For youngsters under 15, lawnmower accidents are the number cause of foot amputation. Based on age, however, most injuries occurred among older users, who tended to fall while pushing the mowers on slippery surfaces. But the most frequent injury involved projectiles sent hurtling from under the machines into nearby bodies. The study recommends that no one under 16 be allowed to operate a lawnmower and that children be kept out of the area when mowing is undertaken.
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The article presents the results of a study which looked at numbers for a nine-year period. One surprising result was the recording of an annual average of 74,000 people injured by lawnmowers. The total persons injured in 2004 exceeded 80,000.