Lawn Mower Accident Attorney | Rollover Injury Defective Products Lawyers
Lawn mowers can be dangerous machines inflicting serious injuries on unsuspecting victims including many children. According to estimates by the Consumer Product Safety Commission more than 70,000 individuals are treated in emergency room as a result of lawn mower accidents. Close to 20,000 of those injuries are due to riding lawn mower incidents. More than 600 children suffer from lawnmower related amputations every year leading to the loss of limbs, hands, and fingers. There are many causes of lawn mower incidents including defective manufacturing and design, lawn mower user negligence, failure to properly maintain and service lawn mowers and inattentive use.
Common Lawnmower defects – Product Liability for Lawnmower Injuries
The most common lawn mower defects are as follows
- Manufacturing defect
- Design defect
- Improper safety and warning labeling
- Rollover defects: lawn mower that tip over easily
- Easily breakable parts
- Lack of proper instructions
- Faulty fuel system leading to leaking fuel
- Faulty blades
Manufacturing Defects can result in catastrophic injuries: Apart from operator error lawnmower manufactures have the obligation to produce products that are reasonably safe. In order to lower the cost of manufacturing many riding mower companies fail to provide proper safety devices that can reduce the probability of injuries.
Safety Tips: How to Prevent Lawnmower Accidents When operating a lawn mower it is important to use the utmost level of caution so as to eliminate as many dangers as possible. Below are some important safety measures that should be taken by lawn mower users.
- Don’t start mowing until children have been removed from the lawn
- Never allow another person on the lawn mower
- Always inspect your lawnmower and make sure all the parts are intact
- Make sure you have the physical ability needed to use the lawn mower
- Carefully go through the user manual before commencing use
- Don’t wear anything that can get caught in the machine including loose of long clothing and jewelry
- Use extreme caution when using gasoline to fuel the vehicle
- Don’t operate the lawnmower backwards
- Always push not pull a lawnmower
- Don’t leave a lawnmower unattended
If you have suffered injures due to a lawn mower malfunction or accident contact our California Personal Injury Law Firm Today for a free no cost evaluation of your claim. We are available 7 days per week (855) 339-8879 Common Injuries resulting from lawn mower accidents include:
- Burn Injuries
- Amputations: Loss of Limbs and severed extremities
- Traumatic Brain Injuries
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Crush Injuries
- Severe lacerations and cuts to the body and face
- Traumatic Eye injuries
- Paralysis including nerve damage
- Child Lawn mower injuries
- Lawn mower accident fatalities
How to Recover for Lawn mower defects injuries: Defective product Claim and California Product Liability Laws:
Defective products are a sub-topic of an area in law which is called product liability. A product liability claim can be issued against the manufacturer if you see that their product falls under one of the general kinds of defective products
- inherently harmful by itself or
- made harmful due to production mishaps
Issuing the claim and successfully winning the claim are two different things however. There is a need to comprehensively know the complexities of proving the claim, as well as learning all about the pool of defendants that can be used by the manufacturer against you. If you’re not well prepared, those who are responsible for the unfortunate mishap can even be completely waived form any liability for your claim.
Trusted Personal Injury Attorneys with Expert Knowledge in Product Liability Laws: The Downtown LA Law Group is here to help. With the assistance of our experienced lawyers, you can lead the claim to a successful conclusion. With the expert law services provided by Downtown LA Law, you’ll be able to recover quickly and financially from that disastrous accident caused by a defective product. Call Downtown LA Law today, so that we can answer your questions and discuss your claim in detail. We’ll make sure that proper legal action will be taken on your behalf. (855) 339-8879 More Information:
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