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Annual plea: Don’t use hands to clear snowblowers


January 12, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, working in heat or cold

Mario Gianfrancesco has a warning for users of snowblowers: Don’t put your hands or feet anywhere near the machines’ blades. He should know: Two of his fingertips had to be reattached.

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Worker killed while mowing lawn


September 2, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Bizarre Accident of the Week, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

On average, about 95 people are killed each year in lawn-mowing incidents. A worker for New Castle County in Delaware is a recent victim.

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