Others shut off the mower but failed to realize the mower blades were under tension from a spring. Some people failed to shut off the mower before trying to clean out the chute. This can cause fractures and amputations, too. The other common cause of lacerations was sticking the hand into the mower’s discharge chute to clean out a clog. This was especially true if there were other machines being used to groom the landscape at the same time the mowing was taking place. Lacerations were commonly caused by objects thrown up by mowers and striking the operator. While the data was not detailed enough to tell if the injuries were caused by walk behind mowers or riding mowers, the research did suggest some common mechanisms of injury. Children and adults over the age of 15 were 8.3% more likely to have injuries to their hands or arms. They are 1.5 more times likely to have an amputation than children and adults over the age of 15. Children under the age of four are six times more likely to have injuries on their feet, toes, or legs than children over the age of 15 and adults. The information collected by Johns Hopkins University shows that men are overwhelmingly (85.2%) the people who get hurt.
The most common locations for injuries were wrists or hands (65.4%) and feet or toes (19.8%). Lacerations accounted for 46.7% of the injuries, followed by fractures (22.5%), and amputations (21.5%). Most of these people require hospitalization, at an average cost of $37,000 an incident. 5 Lawn Mower Safety Tips Lawn Mower Accident Statistics: Scope of the ProblemĪccording to a study published in 2018 by Johns Hopkins University, injuries from lawn mowers send close to 6,400 people to emergency rooms every year.
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