Lawn Mowing Safety Tips to Avoid Common Injuries or a Wrongful Death

There’s nothing like the look and smell of freshly cut grass, but next time you hop on the lawn mower you might want to take some risk factors into deep consideration. In just 2010 alone, more than 253,000 lawnmower injuries were recorded from Farmington, Utah to the east Coast. So when you hop on a lawnmower during that sunny yard day, remember that you and others are at risk of suffering an injury or a wrongful death.

We constantly hear about car safety and motorcycle safety, but what about lawnmowers? According to the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, around 800 children are hit or run over and 75 people suffer a wrongful death every year from lawnmowers in places like Farmington and elsewhere.

To avoid a wrongful death and the need for a lawyer, take extra precaution when using lawnmowers and keep the following information on your mind. Whether it’s an amputation or a wrongful death, you don’t want to be held responsible by a lawyer at court.

First and foremost, it is extremely important to maintain and clean your lawnmower. Failure to clean debris and grass from the unit can result in overheating, causing a fire to break out.

Secondly, be sure to wear the correct attire when mowing. This includes close-toed shoes, long pants and eye protection. Taking a flying part or piece of grass to the eye may not cause a wrongful death but it could cause severe and permanent damage.

Next, when you are mowing you must make it a crucial priority to keep kids off the yard. If children that aren’t yours are running around near by, take extra precaution and be aware of where they are at all times — especially younger children.

Lastly, it’s important to examine your yard before hand. This involves looking for loose rocks, sticks and other objects throughout the grass area. Failure to do so could result in flying objects that can injury you or someone near by.

If an injury does occur in Farmington or another town during your mowing time and it is your fault, be sure to hire a lawyer for protection.

A lawyer can also protect you if you are a victim to a lawn mowing injury in Farmington or elsewhere, but it’s important to remember that you are just as responsible for your safety when around lawnmowers as the actual mower is, so use extra precaution.

Alyssa Koenig is a legal writer for Fusion 360, an SEO and content marketing agency. Information provided by Robert J Debry. Follow on Twitter.