Each year, 110,000 people are injured by lawn mowers in the US, with 800 of them being children. One in five lawn mower fatalities involve a child. Injuries are caused by the machine blade, thrown objects, rolling over, and contact with the engine. Experts recommend children under 12 not use walk-behind mowers and those under 16 not use mowers. The blade rotates 2,000 times per minute, with a maximum speed of 200 km/h, and the energy emitted is equivalent to a bullet from a .357 Magnum pistol.
Approximately 110,000 people are injured by lawn mowers in the United States each year. On average, about 800 of these are children run over by lawn mowers or small tractors, and one in five lawn mower fatalities involve a child. The main ways people are injured by lawn mowers are from contact with the machine blade, being hit by thrown objects such as rocks or sticks, rolling over on an operator on a slope, or being run over. People can also be injured if they come into contact with the lawn mower engine, which gets hot enough to cause third-degree burns.
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The steel blade of a lawn mower rotates approximately 2,000 times per minute with a maximum speed of 200 km (321.87 miles) per hour.
To prevent child-related lawnmower accidents, experts recommend that children under the age of 12 not use walk-behind lawnmowers and that they be 16 or older before using lawnmowers.
The energy emitted by a lawnmower blade making contact with a limb is approximately equivalent to that of a bullet fired from a .357 Magnum pistol.
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