Legal Opinion
Southland Mower Company v. Consumer Product Safety Commission, John O. Hayward v. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 19, 1980No. 79-1469, 79-3193PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
Approximately 77,000 people are injured each year in the United States by contacting the blades of walk-behind power mowers. 1 Of these injuries, an estimated 9,900 involve the amputation of at least one finger or toe, 11,400 involve fractures, 2,400 involve avulsions (the tearing of flesh or a body part), 2,300 involve contusions, and 51,400 involve lacerations. The annual economic cost inflicted by the 77,000 yearly blade-contact injuries has been estimated to be about $253 million. This figure does not include monetary compensation for pain and suffering or for the lost…
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3Cited by13 opinions
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