From the Amputee Coalition

 

The routine task of lawn mowing can be extremely dangerous to children, the operator and those nearby if proper safety precautions aren't taken. More than 600 children undergo lawn mower-related amputations each year and these amputations are among the most preventable.

 

The statistics from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission are harrowing: Each year, 800 children are run over by riding mowers or small tractors; 75 people are killed, and 20,000 injured; one in five deaths involves a child. For children under age 10, major limb loss is most commonly caused by lawn mowers.

The Amputee Coalition offers a simple checklist, based on information from the American Academy of Pediatrics, to help prevent amputations due to lawn mower accidents this summer. This checklist, noted below, should be kept in your garage and/or near your lawn mowing equipment. READ MORE

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