Mower season risky for eyes, toes, fingersAndre Rives no longer mows his own lawn and it's not because he's too busy. The thought of cutting his grass brings back some bad memories. Rives is one of 100,000 people in the United States in 2006 who suffered an injury in a lawn mower accident. He lost three toes. The American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons, which tracked the statistics, said the problem is more common than people think.
