Injuries Related to Operating Riding Lawnmowers

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• Corporate Authors:
  University of Kentucky. College of Public Health. Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
• Description:
  According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), from 2008 to 2010, there were an estimated 35,000 consumer injuries related to riding lawnmowers that were treated in emergency departments in the US. Riding lawnmowers also kill more than 70 people each year around the country. To date in 2019, three Kentucky workers died in incidents involving riding lawnmowers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Equipment Operation Injury Prevention Landscape Services Workers Lawn And Garden Equipment
• Publisher:
  Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Lay Publication
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069237
• Citation:
  Hazard alert. Lexington, KY: Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, 2019 Oct; :1-2
• Email:
  kyfaceprogram@uky.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Injuries related to operating riding lawnmowers
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b3c9bcc346c511c6701212aa598f8b295fc0e5fd512b963df9ce3f06c00b84b03deafdd29514d2e2a21ecd5b425a205d8e2588bbd5c0d8af997b2c239b070ed0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207746/cdc_207746_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 925.75 KB ]