{"id":2818,"date":"2023-09-29T12:17:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T23:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/?p=2818"},"modified":"2023-09-29T12:19:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T23:19:19","slug":"cutting-back-on-lawnmower-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/cutting-back-on-lawnmower-injuries\/","title":{"rendered":"Cutting back on lawnmower injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n
\n

Published on https:\/\/www.acc.co.nz\/newsroom\/stories\u00a0 22 September 2023<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The smell of freshly-cut grass is one of the classic senses of spring, but ACC is challenging all New Zealanders to be safe when they pull their lawnmower out of the shed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n
\n
\n
\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n

ACC accepted 6,922 lawnmowing-related injuries in 2022 \u2013 the highest number of claims since 2019.\u00a0 These injuries came at a cost of $12.6 million to help people recover.<\/p>\n

ACC injury prevention leader James Whitaker says it feels great to get the lawns done so you\u2019re free to do other things, but he encourages people to slow down to consider the risks of injury.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur data shows injuries are more likely to happen at our homes than anywhere else,\u201d James says.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo one wants to start their weekend getting ready to mow the lawns or do a DIY job and then end up in accident and emergency with an injury.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe good news is these injuries are preventable. You can stop them from happening if you take a moment to consider the risks before you get stuck in.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Free<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Lawnmowing injuries by the numbers<\/h2>\n

In Aotearoa, the grass grows fastest during the spring months, and this is reflected in the injury data.<\/p>\n

In August 2022, ACC accepted 423 lawnmowing-related injury claims and these increased throughout the months of spring \u2013 September (550), October (690) and November (839).<\/p>\n

The leading regions for lawnmowing injuries in 2022 were Auckland (1,986), Waikato (932), Canterbury (693) and Northland (493).<\/p>\n

Last year, males (4,540) were almost twice as likely to suffer a lawnmowing injury compared to females (2,382).<\/p>\n

The most common types of injury were mostly soft tissue Injuries (5,334), ahead of laceration\/puncture\/sting (915) and fracture\/dislocation (154).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Free<\/p>\n

‘Have a Hmmm’ before you get stuck into DIY<\/h2>\n

Alongside lawnmowing injuries, ACC accepted 19,300 DIY injury claims in 2022. These injuries came at a cost of $30 million to help people recover. This was the highest cost over the past five years.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know many people will use spring as an opportunity to do some odd jobs around the house and garden,\u201d James says.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur top tip for a safe DIY project is to slow down.\u00a0 Many accidents in the home happen simply because people are rushing and not thinking about what they\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want everyone to have that satisfaction of completing their DIY project and also be injury free so they can enjoy their time with their wh\u0101nau.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Free<\/p>\n

\n
\n

Five things before you mow your lawn<\/h2>\n
    \n
  1. Do you have the right gear on? Always wear safest shoes possible (preferably steel-capped boots), earmuffs and safety glasses.<\/li>\n
  2. Are your kids and other people nearby and in danger?<\/li>\n
  3. Have you cleared the area of any debris (such as rocks, stones, hard sticks and branches etc?<\/li>\n
  4. Do you know how to use the mower you\u2019re using? If not, read the safety manual, watch the manufacturers videos on YouTube or chat to a mate who has used it.<\/li>\n
  5. Have you thought of ways to mow the lawn without putting strain on your back?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Published on https:\/\/www.acc.co.nz\/newsroom\/stories\u00a0 22 September 2023   The smell of freshly-cut grass is one of the classic senses of spring, but ACC is challenging all New Zealanders to be safe when they pull their lawnmower out of the shed. ACC accepted 6,922 lawnmowing-related injuries in 2022 \u2013 the highest number of claims since 2019.\u00a0 These […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2819,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nCutting back on lawnmower injuries » Queenstown Physiotherapy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/cutting-back-on-lawnmower-injuries\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cutting back on lawnmower injuries » Queenstown Physiotherapy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Published on https:\/\/www.acc.co.nz\/newsroom\/stories\u00a0 22 September 2023   The smell of freshly-cut grass is one of the classic senses of spring, but ACC is challenging all New Zealanders to be safe when they pull their lawnmower out of the shed. ACC accepted 6,922 lawnmowing-related injuries in 2022 \u2013 the highest number of claims since 2019.\u00a0 These […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/cutting-back-on-lawnmower-injuries\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Queenstown Physiotherapy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/queenstownphysio\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-09-28T23:17:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-09-28T23:19:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lawnmower.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1124\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"750\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Deborah Torrington\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Deborah Torrington\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/cutting-back-on-lawnmower-injuries\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/cutting-back-on-lawnmower-injuries\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Deborah Torrington\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#\/schema\/person\/bef31f000e05cce724779ab74cdd8f46\"},\"headline\":\"Cutting back on lawnmower injuries\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-09-28T23:17:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-28T23:19:19+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/cutting-back-on-lawnmower-injuries\/\"},\"wordCount\":491,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/cutting-back-on-lawnmower-injuries\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lawnmower.jpeg\",\"articleSection\":[\"In the news\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/cutting-back-on-lawnmower-injuries\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/cutting-back-on-lawnmower-injuries\/\",\"name\":\"Cutting back on lawnmower injuries » Queenstown Physiotherapy\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/cutting-back-on-lawnmower-injuries\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/cutting-back-on-lawnmower-injuries\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lawnmower.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-09-28T23:17:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-28T23:19:19+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/cutting-back-on-lawnmower-injuries\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/cutting-back-on-lawnmower-injuries\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/cutting-back-on-lawnmower-injuries\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lawnmower.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lawnmower.jpeg\",\"width\":1124,\"height\":750},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/cutting-back-on-lawnmower-injuries\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/home\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Cutting back on lawnmower injuries\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/\",\"name\":\"Queenstown Physiotherapy\",\"description\":\"Physiotherapists in Queenstown and Frankton\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Queenstown Physiotherapy\",\"alternateName\":\"QT Physio\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Untitled-design-5.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Untitled-design-5.png\",\"width\":500,\"height\":500,\"caption\":\"Queenstown Physiotherapy\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/queenstownphysio\/\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/qt_physio\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/queenstown-physiotherapy\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#\/schema\/person\/bef31f000e05cce724779ab74cdd8f46\",\"name\":\"Deborah Torrington\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0583399c15dc3d34741bcf41e9a1de23?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0583399c15dc3d34741bcf41e9a1de23?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Deborah Torrington\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Cutting back on lawnmower injuries » Queenstown Physiotherapy","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/cutting-back-on-lawnmower-injuries\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Cutting back on lawnmower injuries » Queenstown Physiotherapy","og_description":"Published on https:\/\/www.acc.co.nz\/newsroom\/stories\u00a0 22 September 2023   The smell of freshly-cut grass is one of the classic senses of spring, but ACC is challenging all New Zealanders to be safe when they pull their lawnmower out of the shed. ACC accepted 6,922 lawnmowing-related injuries in 2022 \u2013 the highest number of claims since 2019.\u00a0 These […]","og_url":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/cutting-back-on-lawnmower-injuries\/","og_site_name":"Queenstown Physiotherapy","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/queenstownphysio\/","article_published_time":"2023-09-28T23:17:52+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-09-28T23:19:19+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1124,"height":750,"url":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lawnmower.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Deborah Torrington","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Deborah Torrington","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/cutting-back-on-lawnmower-injuries\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/cutting-back-on-lawnmower-injuries\/"},"author":{"name":"Deborah Torrington","@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#\/schema\/person\/bef31f000e05cce724779ab74cdd8f46"},"headline":"Cutting back on lawnmower injuries","datePublished":"2023-09-28T23:17:52+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-28T23:19:19+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/cutting-back-on-lawnmower-injuries\/"},"wordCount":491,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/cutting-back-on-lawnmower-injuries\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lawnmower.jpeg","articleSection":["In the news"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/cutting-back-on-lawnmower-injuries\/","url":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/cutting-back-on-lawnmower-injuries\/","name":"Cutting back on lawnmower injuries » Queenstown Physiotherapy","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/cutting-back-on-lawnmower-injuries\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/cutting-back-on-lawnmower-injuries\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lawnmower.jpeg","datePublished":"2023-09-28T23:17:52+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-28T23:19:19+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/cutting-back-on-lawnmower-injuries\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/cutting-back-on-lawnmower-injuries\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/cutting-back-on-lawnmower-injuries\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lawnmower.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lawnmower.jpeg","width":1124,"height":750},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/cutting-back-on-lawnmower-injuries\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/home\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Cutting back on lawnmower injuries"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/","name":"Queenstown Physiotherapy","description":"Physiotherapists in Queenstown and Frankton","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#organization","name":"Queenstown Physiotherapy","alternateName":"QT Physio","url":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Untitled-design-5.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Untitled-design-5.png","width":500,"height":500,"caption":"Queenstown Physiotherapy"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/queenstownphysio\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/qt_physio\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/queenstown-physiotherapy\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#\/schema\/person\/bef31f000e05cce724779ab74cdd8f46","name":"Deborah Torrington","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0583399c15dc3d34741bcf41e9a1de23?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0583399c15dc3d34741bcf41e9a1de23?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Deborah Torrington"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2818"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2818"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2821,"href":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2818\/revisions\/2821"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}