Table 2 Frequencies of study injury event variables regarding children injured during riding lawn mower incidents as reported on surveys completed by followers of the Lawn Mower Accident (LMA) Support and Prevention Facebook page and members of the LMA Survivors and Family Closed Support Group on Facebook (N = 140)
From: Pediatric lawn mower-related injuries and contributing factors for bystander injuries
Variable | n (Col%)a, b |
|---|---|
Season event occurred | |
Spring (Mar–May) | 51 (36) |
Summer (Jun–Aug) | 62 (44) |
Fall (Sept–Nov) | 26 (19) |
Winter (Dec–Feb) | 1 (1) |
Time event occurredc | |
6:00–9:59 am | 4 (3) |
10:00 am–1:59 pm | 42 (31) |
2:00–5:59 pm | 70 (52) |
6:00–9:59 pm | 19 (14) |
Place event took place | |
Home lawn | 111 (79) |
Relative’s lawn | 21 (15) |
Neighbor’s lawn | 6 (4) |
Other | 2 (1) |
Operator sex | |
Male | 103 (77) |
Female | 30 (22) |
Non-binary/third gender | 1 (1) |
Mower operator relation to injured child | |
Father/stepfather | 63 (45) |
Mother/stepmother | 18 (13) |
Grandfather | 18 (13) |
Grandmother | 5 (4) |
Sibling | 11 (8) |
Other relative | 11 (8) |
Child that was injured | 6 (4) |
Other | 8 (6) |
Direction of travelc | |
Forward | 35 (29) |
Turning right or left | 10 (8) |
Reverse/backwards | 72 (59) |
Other (rollover, collision, stationary) | 5 (4) |
Supervisor of child just before injuryc | |
Father/stepfather | 53 (38) |
Mother/stepmother | 43 (31) |
Grandfather/grandmother | 20 (14) |
Multiple | 5 (4) |
No one designated to supervise | 10 (7) |
Other | 9 (6) |