"I was going too fast and my shorts got caught on the gear shift, " Rives recalled.

CNN: Mower season means risks for eyes, toes, fingers

Rives is one of 100, 000 people in the United States in 2006 who suffered an injury in a lawn mower accident.

CNN: Mower season means risks for eyes, toes, fingers

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Rives, a 28-year-old cable technician from Ellenwood, Georgia, accidentally cut off three toes on his right foot two years ago while trying out his new riding mower.

CNN: Mower season means risks for eyes, toes, fingers