Rotary Power Lawn Mowers

54YOF C/O LOWER BACK PAIN, ONSET 3 WEEKS AGO WHEN PULLED ON LAWNMOWER STRING AND IT LOCKED UP. DX: BACK PAIN

62YOM W/R KNEE INJ.PT WAS MOWING THE LAWN PTA, NOTES HIS L LEG SLIPPED & TRIPPED, NOTES HIS R INJURED LEG HYPERFLEXED THE FOOT BENDING UP AROUND HIS R HIP W/IMMEDIATE PAIN.NOTED IMMEDIATE SWELLING AS WELL SUPERIOR TO THE PATELLA. HE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO LIFT OR ACTIVELY FLEX OR EXTEND, UNABLE TO BEAR WEIGHT.OCCURRED AT HOME. DX: KNEE SPRAIN

50YOM C/O LOW BACK PAIN. HE HAS HAD INTERMITTENT BACK PAIN FOR ONE YEAR. SEEN HERE ONE MONTH AGO FOR SIMILAR SYMPTOMS BUT STS TODAY'S SOMEWHAT WORSE. PT WAS PUSHING A LAWNMOWER THIS AFTERNOON. THIS EVENING HE STARTED TO HAVE INCREASING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LOWER BACK. DX: RIGHT LOW BACK PAIN

19YOM C/O TOE LACERATION. PUSH MOWER ACCIDENTALLY BACKED OVER RIGHT FOOT CAUSING PARTIAL AMPUTATION TO RIGHT SECOND TOE. BLEEDING INTACT. DX: TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION 2ND TOE RIGHT FOOT, OPEN FRACTURE RIGHT 2ND TOE

86YOM HAS HAD R GROIN PAIN FOR COUPLE MONTHS. YESTERDAY MOWED SONS LOAWN MOWER W A SELF PROPELLED MOWER DIDNT HAVE PAIN WHEN WAS MOWING. SAT DOWN AND WAS VISITING, WHEN TRIED TO GET UP THE PAIN WAS WORSE THAN USUAL. MORE PAIN WHEN WALKING HAD INJECTION IN APRIL. DX HIP PAIN RIGHT

50YOM WENT TO REACH UNDER HIS LAWN MOWER WHILE IT WAS STILL RUNNING TODAY CAUSING MULTIPLE LACERATIONS TO THE LEFT 3RD, 4TH & 5TH DIGITS. DX: LACERATION LEFT 3RD & 4TH DIGITS WITHOUT FOREIGN BODY, FRACTURE LEFT 3RD DISTAL PHALANX MILDLY DISPLACED, COMMINUTED

23YOM WAS USING A POWER (ROTARY) PUSH LAWNMOWER AT HOME WHEN HE FELT A POP IN RIGHT SHOULDER CUTTING GRASS AT HOME DX:DISLOCATION RIGHT SHOULDER

59 YOM DRINKING BEER AND MOWING YARD WITH PUSH MOWER RAN OVER TOES, NO BAC. DX OPEN TOE FRACTURES

57 YOM WAS MOWING HIS LAWN WITH A WALK BEHIND PUSH LAWN MOWER WHICH RAN OVER HIS LEFT FOOT INJURING THE LEFT GREAT AND SECOND TOES. +LACERATION TO THE DORSUM OF THE DISTAL FOOT +LAC TO SECOND TOE DX TRAUMATIC LEFT FIRST TOE AMPUTATION

28YOM WAS MOWING HIS YARD WITH A POWER MOWER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OUT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE DX: LACERATION TO FACE

58YOM WAS MOWING HIS YARD WITH A PUSH MOWER WHEN HE DEVELOPED PAIN IN HIS CHEST DX: CHEST PAIN

37YOM WAS CLEANING HIS LAWN MOWER WHEN THE BLADE WAS STILL ON, CAUGHT THE TIP OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER DX: AMPUTATION TO TIP OF FINGER

carpal tunnel developed from no vibration protection on gas powered lawn mower handle

On 6/11/22 I purchased a 21" ATLAS 80 volt lawnmover from Harbor Freight in Muskegon, Michigan. I was very impressed with the mower and posted related comments. However, in the FALL I folded up the mower handle for storage. This Spring, I placed the handle back in place and installed the charged batteries. The mower lurched forward at full throttle and ran up my shin bone, scraping it badly. Thank goodness, the mower blades are activated by a separate process and did not do more damage. I finally determined that the folding up for storage process pulled the BAIL CONTROL BAR up and into a locked on position. When the handle was put back in place the bar remained locked on. Contacted Harbor Freight on 6/12, 6/14 and 7/13/2023 without response on steps taken to correct defect.

Kobalt 40v cordless mower started smoking. At first thought it was the battery, but after letting it sit for a couple of hours and replacing battery, the mower is still smoking when in use. Checked online for any fixes and came across information on a recall for the mower.

Fuel cap does not seal adequately on Kohler Courage XT engine on a Toro lawn mower. Tends to leak. This has been an issue for several years from date of purchase.

(09/02/2016) The consumer stated that after mowing the lawn for about an hour, the blade came out from under the housing and landed at the his feet. The consumer noticed that the blade adapter and mounting screw was broken. The consumer stated that it appeared that the screw had loosened itself. No injury. (09/06/2016) The consumer contacted the firm to advised them of what happened. His call was disconnected while being transferred. The consumer will try to contact the firm again.

Part way into the 2nd year of use, I noticed frequent leaking of gasoline out of the top of the gas tank fill tube. A couple of months later, I noticed it was increasingly difficult to put the gas tank filler cap on securely. I finally realized the reason for this: the fill tube was no longer circular, it had become elliptical in cross section. The only way to fix this is to replace the gas tank, if that's possible, or the engine if the gas tank cannot be replaced separately. This Toro lawnmower has a Kohler engine.

I purchased a Greenworks corded lawn mower (Model number 25112). I was using it a couple weeks ago and it started smoking from the engine compartment. There was no way to open the engine area so I sawed off the top and the engine area was full of dried grass and other debris. I called the company and they were not concerned about it.

Fuel leaks from the filler cap on the engine. The filler neck on the tank is oval shaped. I replaced the gas cap which helped for a short time but it is leaking fuel again. I contacted the manufacturer of the lawn mower, Lawn Boy, who told me to stop using the mower and to contact Kohler, the engine manufacturer. I have tried to contact Kohler but received no response. The oval shaped filler neck is a defect in manufacturing. The gas cap will not seal properly. This not only is a fire hazard, but is also an environmental problem. Kohler needs to come up with a proper solution as simply replacing the cap has not worked.