Riding mowers & garden tractors: injury statistics
Ride-on mowers, zero-turns and garden tractors. In 2025 they were involved in an estimated 16,479 emergency room visits in the US.
ER visits per year
2016–2025 · 282 sampled cases in 2025Mowing time calculator
Injury type
Share of ER visits, 2021–2025
Body part injured
Share of ER visits, 2021–2025
Age of injured people
81% male · 2021–2025
Real cases
From NEISS case narratives, 2024–2025. Abbreviations expanded.
Recalls of riding mowers & garden tractors
Excel Industries Recalls Accessory LED Light Kits Due to Risk of Serious Injury from Fire Hazard2026-08-27 · FireRiding mowers & garden tractorsSpartan Mowers and UTVs Recalls Riding Mowers Due to Crash Hazard2025-11-20 · CrashRiding mowers & garden tractorsKawasaki Motors USA Recalls John Deere ZTrak Zero Turn Mowers with Kawasaki Engines Due to Fire and Burn Hazards2025-01-02 · FireRiding mowers & garden tractorsDoosan Bobcat North America Recalls Bobcat and Kubota Stand-On Zero Turn Lawnmowers Due to Crash and Laceration Hazard (Recall Alert)2023-10-26 · Laceration, CrashRiding mowers & garden tractorsKawasaki Motors USA Recalls Engines Sold on Ferris and SCAG Riding Lawn Mowers Due to Burn and Fire Hazards2023-03-23 · FireRiding mowers & garden tractorsJohn Deere Recalls Lawn Tractors Due to Crash and Injury Hazards (Recall Alert)2022-07-07 · CrashRiding mowers & garden tractorsMTD Recalls Craftsman and Troy-Bilt Riding Lawn Mowers Due to Crash Hazard2022-04-14 · CrashRiding mowers & garden tractorsBriggs & Stratton Recalls Snapper Rear Engine Riding Mowers Due to Injury Hazard2019-11-14Riding mowers & garden tractorsQuestions
How many people are injured by riding mowers & garden tractors each year?
About 16,479 people were treated in US emergency rooms for injuries involving riding mowers & garden tractors in 2025, according to CPSC's NEISS estimates. The average over 2021–2025 was 15,846 a year.
What are the most common injuries from riding mowers & garden tractors?
Other is the most common diagnosis (23% of cases 2021–2025), and the lower trunk is the most often injured body part (18%).
How often do injuries from riding mowers & garden tractors need hospital admission?
18.6% of ER visits ended with the patient admitted or transferred to another hospital in 2021–2025.
About these numbers
National estimates from the CPSC National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), product codes 1422, 1405. A case is counted if the tool appears in any of its three product fields. Estimates under 1,200 or based on fewer than 20 cases are flagged. Methodology · CSV
