http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/10/lawn-mower-safety-you-know-for-kids/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:47:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/10/lawn-mower-safety-you-know-for-kids/#comment-67937 Leslie Wed, 23 May 2007 18:52:54 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/10/lawn-mower-safety-you-know-for-kids/#comment-67937 Not mentioned in the article but very important and too often not considered: Put the pets away before mowing or doing any lawn work that could cause pieces to fly out or drop down. I've know of dogs with eye injuries from lawnmowers and string trimmers, cats with wounds and broken bones from trimmed limbs falling on them. It's easy for your pet to be dangerously close without your knowing it. Not mentioned in the article but very important and too often not considered: Put the pets away before mowing or doing any lawn work that could cause pieces to fly out or drop down. I’ve know of dogs with eye injuries from lawnmowers and string trimmers, cats with wounds and broken bones from trimmed limbs falling on them. It’s easy for your pet to be dangerously close without your knowing it.

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