Xenia TWP -- A man is dead after a mowing accident goes terribly wrong in Green County.
The accident happened at 2335 East Springvalley-Paintersville Road at U.S. Route 68 in New Hope, north of the Clinton County line. Investigators say the mower he was operating flipped over, leaving him pinned face-down in a creek.
The man died at the scene. These types of accidents happen more often than you think.
Dr. Matt Kiefaber, Emergency Physician at Kettering Medical Center says he's treated patients in the past for lawn mowing injuries.
"Eye injuries as we already talked about but there are the running over your foot toe injuries another common one is something getting lodged under the lawn mower, reaching your hand under and getting fingers cut off or injured," Dr. Kiefaber explains.
Each year 75 people are killed, 20,000 are injured due to a lawn mowing accident. One in five of those deaths involves a child.
"Definitely would not recommend your kids out in the yard playing while your riding on a riding lawn mower, there've been several incidents of kids dying from getting trapped under lawn mowers," said Dr. Kiefaber.
Chris Thomas mows his yard often and said he was shocked when he heard of the death in Green County. He said he will be more cautious.
"I try to avoid the hills as much as I can because I know how easily they can flip if you're going sideways," Thomas said. "Be careful, pick up all the big branches and stuff out of the yard, make sure you avoid all the rocks and ditches and try to mow when it's dry."
Here are other tips to protect yourself.
"Eye and ear protections are key, that's probably the biggest thing and the easiest thing you can do. Just being cautious of your surroundings, make sure that you're not going over rocks sticks that can create flying objects that can not only hurt yourself but bystanders, just being cautious of pets and children that are also out in the yard," said Dr. Kiefaber.
Also, dress appropriately. Do not operate the lawn mower barefoot or in flip-flops.
The accident happened at 2335 East Springvalley-Paintersville Road at U.S. Route 68 in New Hope, north of the Clinton County line. Investigators say the mower he was operating flipped over, leaving him pinned face-down in a creek.
The man died at the scene. These types of accidents happen more often than you think.
Dr. Matt Kiefaber, Emergency Physician at Kettering Medical Center says he's treated patients in the past for lawn mowing injuries.
"Eye injuries as we already talked about but there are the running over your foot toe injuries another common one is something getting lodged under the lawn mower, reaching your hand under and getting fingers cut off or injured," Dr. Kiefaber explains.
Each year 75 people are killed, 20,000 are injured due to a lawn mowing accident. One in five of those deaths involves a child.
"Definitely would not recommend your kids out in the yard playing while your riding on a riding lawn mower, there've been several incidents of kids dying from getting trapped under lawn mowers," said Dr. Kiefaber.
Chris Thomas mows his yard often and said he was shocked when he heard of the death in Green County. He said he will be more cautious.
"I try to avoid the hills as much as I can because I know how easily they can flip if you're going sideways," Thomas said. "Be careful, pick up all the big branches and stuff out of the yard, make sure you avoid all the rocks and ditches and try to mow when it's dry."
Here are other tips to protect yourself.
"Eye and ear protections are key, that's probably the biggest thing and the easiest thing you can do. Just being cautious of your surroundings, make sure that you're not going over rocks sticks that can create flying objects that can not only hurt yourself but bystanders, just being cautious of pets and children that are also out in the yard," said Dr. Kiefaber.
Also, dress appropriately. Do not operate the lawn mower barefoot or in flip-flops.
