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   Garden Safety: Statistics
  

 

 

The Garden –Accidents by Age & Severity

  

Trivial/ Minor

Serious / very serious

Fatal

Total

% of Cases

% Serious / Very serious

% Male victims

Infants & Toddlers

57,100

9,700

5

66,800

14

15

61

Children

84,300

18,100

4

102,400

22

18

61

Adults

192,400

36,200

20

228,600

49

16

62

Older People (65-74)

25,100

9,200

9

34,300

7

27

46

Older People (75+)

21,300

10,800

8

32,100

7

35

36

Total

380,200

84,000

46

464,200

100

18

58

The Garden – Articles involved

  

Trivial/ Minor

Serious/ Very serious

Total

% of cases

% Serious/ Very serious

Hard surface

105,400

30,380

135,780

29

22

Stairs/steps

29,600

6,600

36,200

8

18

Lawn

22,000

7,700

29,700

6

26

Vegetation

16,900

2,340

19,240

4

12

Dust, grit, etc

14,000

410

14,410

3

3

Dog/cat

9,600

600

10,200

2

6

Garden tool

7,700

800

8,500

2

9

Insect

7,900

110

8,010

2

1

Other

167,100

35,060

202,160

44

17

Total

380,200

84,000

464,200

100

14

The Garden – Fatalities

  

Infants & toddlers

Children

Adults

Older people
(65-74)

Older people (75+)

Total

Car exhaust in garage

   

7

2

2

11

Drowning

5

 

2

     

7

Fall/crushing

  

2

 

1

2

5

Hanging

  

2

1

1

 

4

Bonfire ignited clothes

     

1

1

1

3

Struck by tree/branch

   

2

1

  

3

Electricity

   

1

1

1

3

Other

   

6

2

2

10

Total

5

4

20

9

8

46

Source: Metra Martech Analysis of non-fatal accidents (HASS) and accidental deaths (HADD). 1996 data.

For more detailed information see DTI report entitled 'Research on the pattern and trends in home accidents'. 

Click the button to obtain a free copy of the report. 

 

Last updated: January 05, 2005

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