FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY INDP ( 2000 2004)

obs indp_ taskno Mower Type Engine HP ipii_ doc no product date state city mfr1 mfr2 mod 1 mod2 disp ositi on body pt Narrative 1 000707HCC2659 GT G005018 0A TRACTO RS, OTHER OR NOT SPECIFIE D 04132 000 OK SPAR KS MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N 0 0 Dth All THE VICTIM, A 60 YEAR OLD MALE , WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL UP A TREESTUMP WITH A TRACTOR WHEN THE TRACTOR OVERTURNED AND PINNED THEVICTIM UNDERNEATH IT. GASOLINE FROM THE TRACTOR APPARENTLY SPILLEDONTO THE VICTIM AND SET HIM A FIREL. THE VICTIM DIED THE NEXT DAYIN A HOSPITAL DUE TO THERMAL INJURIES.

35 011010CCN0035 GT 14 G01A00 25A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 10082 001 MI BURT ON NOMA OUTDOO R PRODUC TS DYN AMA RK 5188

3700 Dth All THE VICTIM, A 76 YEAR OLD MALE, DIED AS A RESULT OF BURNS SUSTAINEDDURING A LAWN TRACTOR ACCIDENT.

THE PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS ESTIMATED AT$ 600. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 64 041126HCC2155 GT 16.5 G04A02 00A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 10252 004 WI TOW N OF BELO IT UNKNOW N ACE HARDWA RE CORPOR ATION UNK NO WN ACE HYD ROS TATI C 13AN 698G 0337 0988 17 Dth All AN 80 YEAR OLD ADULT MALE DIED OF 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO 90% OF HIS BODYAFTER HIS CLOTHING CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE HE WAS BURNING LEAVES IN HISYARD. ALL OF HIS CLOTHING INCLUDING A FLANNEL SHIRT AND DENIM BIBOVERALLS WERE COMPLETELY BURNED DURING THE FIRE. OFFICIALS BELIEVEHE FELL WHEN HE GOT OFF THE RIDING MOWER.

44 020916CNE7474 GT 16 N029001 0A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 09122 002 PA YOR K UNKNOW N MTO Hosp All A MAN AND HIS FOUR

YEAROLD SON WERE OPERATING A RIDING LAWN MOWER UPAN INCLINE WHEN THE BACK RIGHT WHEEL BEGAN TO LOSE TRACTION. THEMOWER TURNED COUNTER CLOCKWISE 90 DEGREES,

TIPPED OVER, AND CAUGHTON FIRE. THE FOUR YEAR OLD BOY FELL DOWN THE HILL AND THE MOWERSLIDE DOWN NEXT TO HIM. HE WAS BURNED OVER 80% OF HIS BODY. HISFATHER SUFFERED BURNS ON HIS LOWER LEFT LEG AND RIGHT FOREARM. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 52 040528CCN0638 GT G045021 2A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 05252 003 WI RACI NE MURRAY MANUFA CTURING COMPAN Y MUR RAY Hosp 25 50% A THREE YEAR OLD RIDING LAWN AND GARDEN TRACTOR SLID DOWN ANEMBANKMENT AND ROLLED OVER ONTO A 20

YEAR OLD MALE OPERATOR PINNINGHIS LEG UNDER THE TRACTOR. GASOLINE STARTED LEAKING OUT OF THETRACTOR CAUSING IT TO CATCH ON FIRE AND STARTING THE VICTIM'S PANTSON FIRE.

THE VICTIM RECEIVED 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO HIS LOWERLEFT LEG AS WELL AS FIRST DEGREE BURNS TO HIS FACE, ARMS AND HANDS. THE VICTIM REQUIRED SURGERY AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR THREE WEEKS. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 53 030611CCN0609 GT 12.5 G036008 3A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 06092 003 MI DAVI SON JOHN DEERE & COMPAN Y UNKNOW N JOH N DEE RE RIDI NG LAW N MO WER STX 38 CLA SS:

24 UNK NOW N Hosp All AN ADULT MALE WAS OPERATING A RIDING LAWN MOWER ON A STEEP DOWNWARDSLOPE AT HIS HOME. THE MOWER TIPPED OVER, CAUSING IT TO STALL.

THEVICTIM TIPPED THE MOWER TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION, STARTED IT UP ANDTHEN THE MOWER IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE VICTIM GOT OFF AND ROLLED ONTHE GROUND,

EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE.

OFFICIALS SUSPECT GASOLINE MAYHAVE MADE ITS WAY INTO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AFTER THE MOWER TIPPEDOVER AND IGNITED WHEN THE VICTIM TURNED ON THE IGNITION. THE VICTIMSUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO 60% OF HIS BODY. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 18 011114CCN0118 GT 20 G01B00 51A GARDEN TRACTO RS 10312 001 IL QUIN CY JOHN DEERE & COMPAN Y SCO TTS 20 HP LAW N TRA CTO R SER:

GX2 046S 0457 50 NA NA A 2001 MODEL, 20 HP LAWN TRACTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE BEING USED TOCUT LEAVES, AND WAS TOTALLY CONSUMED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINEDTHAT THE FIRE STARTED WHEN LEAVES WERE IGNITED BY THE MUFFLER.

THEINSURANCE INVESTIGATOR SUSPECTED THAT LEAKING FUEL MAY HAVE BEENINVOLVED.

19 040630CNE1612 GT 23 I046047 0A GARDEN TRACTO RS 06112 004 MS BAY ST. LOUI S SEARS ROEBUC K & COMPAN Y ELECTR OLUX HOME PRODUC TS  NORTH AMERICA CRA FTS MAN GT3 000 917. 2750 21 ELEC TROL UX PART NO. 1513 46 NA NA A 74 YEAR OLD MALE NOTICED GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK ON HISRIDING GARDEN TRACTOR. HE EXAMINED THE FUEL TANK AND FOUND A CRACKIN THE REAR UPPER RIGHT CORNER.

HE CONTINUED TO USE THE FUEL TANKUNTIL THE REPLACEMENT PART ARRIVED,

BUT HE ONLY FILLED IT HALFWAY. NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT THE COMPLAINANT THOUGHT THAT THE LEAKINGGASOLINE POSED A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 20 040901CNE1724 GT 20 I048051 3A GARDEN TRACTO RS 08022 004 TN BIG SAND Y CUB CADET LTD. KIDDE FIRE SYSTEM S CUB CAD ET, SERI ES 3000 3204 KIDD E NA NA A 57 YEAR OLD MAN HAD HIS 2003 MODEL GARDEN TRACTOR REPAIRED TWICEFOR GASOLINE LEAKAGE. IN AUGUST 2004,

THE MAN STARTED THE GARDENTRACTOR, LEFT IT RUNNING. ABOUT 20 SECONDS LATER HE HEARD A NOISE, WENT OUTSIDE, AND SAW FLAMES BURNING UNDER THE GARDEN TRACTOR.

THEFLAMES THEN SPREAD TO A NEARBY WOOD STORAGE SHED. THE GARDENTRACTOR AND SHED WERE EXTENSIVELY FIRE DAMAGED. THE MAN WAS NOTINJURED. HE BELIEVES THE GARDEN TRACTOR'S FUEL TANK WAS LEAKINGGASOLINE WHEN THE FIRE STARTED. DAMAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY $ 50,000. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 21 040920CCN0995 GT 21 I049029 6A GARDEN TRACTO RS 09082 004 KS OVE RLAN D PARK SEARS ROEBUC K & COMPAN Y AS ABOVE CRA FTS MAN 9172 7183 2 AS ABO VE NA NA THE CONSUMER FILLED UP HER RIDING LAWNMOWER FUEL TANK AND THE TANKBEGAN LEAKING AROUND THE SEAM. THE LEAK WAS STOPPED BY FIREOFFICIALS AND THE TANK WAS REPLACED. NO INJURIES OR FIRE RESULTEDFROM THE LEAK.

24 000524CCN0252 GT 15 G005019 0A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 05012 000 TX VAN ALST YNE KUBOTA TRACTO R CORP. T156 0 NA NA THIS NON INJURY INCIDENT INVOLVED A LAWN TRACTOR THAT ERUPTED INTOFLAMES AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR OF USE. THE LAWN TRACTOR WASALLEGEDLY TURNED OFF AT THE TIME THE FIRE ERUPTED. THE LAWN TRACTORWAS TOTALLY DESTROYED IN THE FIRE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE OFAPPROXIMATELY $ 3495 WAS LIMITED TO THE TRACTOR ITSELF. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 25 020808CCN0696 GT 15.5 I028013 5A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 05202 000 LA CRO WN POIN T JOHN DEERE & COMPAN Y JOH N DEE RE LX18 8 NA NA A TWO YEAR OLD LAWN TRACTOR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE BEING USED TO MOW THELAWN. THE OWNER WAS TOLD THE FIRE WAS THE RESULT OF TRASH IN THECARBURETOR CAUSING GASOLINE TO SPILL ONTO THE MUFFLER. DAMAGE WASLIMITED TO THE LAWN TRACTOR.

26 000807CCC0921 GT 15 X008332 4A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 05262 000 DE CAM DEN MTD PRODUC TS INC. KOHLER CO. MTD YAR DMAN 694 KOH LER 15 HP COM MAN D VERT ICLE SHAF T ENGI NE 0000 0 NA NA A 44 YEAR OLD MALE CUT HIS GRASS FOR 1 1/ 2 HOURS WITH HIS RIDING LAWNMOWER,

PARKED IT IN HIS 2 CAR DETACHED GARAGE, AND THEN WENT INTOHIS RESIDENCE TO SHOWER.

SHORTLY THEREAFTER A PASSERBY KNOCKED ONHIS DOOR AND INFORMED HIM THAT HIS GARAGE WAS ON FIRE. NO ONE WASINJURED.

THE AMOUNT OF THE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS UNKNOWN AT THISTIME.

ENGINEERS FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANY BELIEVE THE FIREORIGINATED WHEN FUEL, LEAKING FROM A HOSE CUT BY A SUPPORT BRACKET, IGNITED. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 27 010122CNE6080 GT 16 N011001 4A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 11042 000 RI SMIT HFIE LD DEERE & COMPAN Y NONE SCO TTS LAW N TRA CTO R SCO TTS 1642 H BAG GING ATTA CHM ENT NA NA THERE WERE NO INJURIES WHEN THE CONSUMER'S LAWN TRACTOR IGNITEDLEAVES IN HIS YARD, AND CAUSED TWO SMALL BRUSH FIRES. HE WAS USINGTHE TRACTOR AND BAGGING ATTACHMENT TO MOW, MULCH AND BAG THE LEAVESAND GRASS. THE LEAVES WERE APPROXIMATELY FOUR INCHES DEEP, AND THETRACTOR'S HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM IGNITED THE LEAVES IN TWO AREAS. THEFIRE INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT THE MOWER'S EXHAUST SYSTEM ISAPPROXIMATELY 1 INCH FROM THE GROUND. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 29 010522HCC0611 GT 18 N014022 5A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 04192 001 FL SEBA STIA N JOHN DEERE JOH N DEE RE 320 NA NA A 30 YEAR OLD MALE WAS OPERATING A RIDING LAWN MOWER TO CUT OVERGROWN BRUSH AND GRASS WHEN HE NOTICED FLAMES AND SMOKE COMING FROMUNDER THE FRONT END OF THE RIDING LAWN MOWER. IT IS BELIEVED THATSOME OF THE BRUSH AND GRASS CLIPPINGS BECAME TRAPPED BETWEEN THEMUFFLER AND ITS HEAT SHIELD WHICH ARE LOCATED UNDER THE FRONT END OFTHE RIDING LAWN MOWER AND WERE IGNITED BY THE HEAT OF THE MUFFLER. NO DEATHS OR INJURIES ARE REPORTED. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 31 010716HCC1728 GT 13 H016045 8A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 06252 001 PA DOYL ESTO WN JOHN DEERE & COMPAN Y JOH N DEE RE NA NA A FRONT ENGINE RIDING LAWN MOWER WAS LEFT RUNNING INSIDE A GARAGE. WITHIN TWO MINUTES FLAMES EMITTED FROM THE SEAT OF THE RIDING MOWER. THE OWNER PUSHED THE MOWER OUT TO THE YARD. USING A GARDEN HOSE, HE EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VINYL SIDING ON THE SIDE OF THEGARAGE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE TOTAL LOSS WAS ESTIMATED AT $ 3500. NOINJURIES OCCURRED.

36 020201CCC1242 GT 20 I021048 8A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 12182 001 NC GER MAN TON SEARS, ROEBUC K AND CO. BRIGGS & STRATTO N SEA RS/ C RAF TSM AN 917. 2724 30 BRIG GS & STRA TTO N 4077 77 NA NA AN ADULT MALE HOMEOWNER DROVE HIS 20.0 HP RIDING LAWN MOWER OUT OFHIS GARAGE, LEFT IT IDLING ON THE DRIVEWAY, THEN WENT BACK INTO THEGARAGE. HE HEARD A HISSING SOUND ABOUT 5 OR 10 MINUTES LATER ANDCAME OUT OF THE GARAGE TO FIND FLAMES AND SMOKE COMING OUT OF THEFRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE MOWER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 37 020503CCN0444 GT 16 H025000 5A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 03152 002 IL POPL AR GRO VE FLOTEC INTERNA TIONAL MTD PRODUC TS INC. SPIL L SAV ER GAS CAN ON/ OFF SPO UT 3010 5 YAR DMA N NA NA THE PLASTIC ADAPTER RING ON A YEAR OLD GAS CAN SPOUT CRACKED WHILEATTACHED TO A PORTABLE PLASTIC GAS CONTAINER. THE CONSUMER NOTICEDGASOLINE SPILLING OUT AS HE WAS FILLING THE GAS TANK OF HIS MOWER, WHICH HAD JUST RUN OUT OF GAS. THE FUMES FROM THE GASOLINE CAME INCONTACT WITH THE HOT ENGINE AND CAUSED A FLASH EXPLOSION AND SMALLFLAMES. THE CONSUMER GRABBED A NEARBY HOSE AND EXTINGUISHED THEFLAMES.

THE MOWER WAS NOT DAMAGED AND NO INJURIES OCCURRED. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 39 020619CCC1629 GT 16 H025027 3A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 05152 002 GA ACW ORT H MURRAY MANUFA CTURING COMPAN Y NONE MUR RAY 4690 X92A UNK NOW N NA NA DUE TO A GASOLINE LEAK FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TWO GALLON PLASTICTANK,

FLAMES ERUPTED FROM AROUND THE RIDING MOWER'S GASOLINE TANKAND MANIFOLD AFTER THE COMPLAINANT CRANKED THE MOWER. THECOMPLAINANT,

WHO WAS SITTING ON THE RIDING MOWER, TURNED THE SWITCHOFF AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES WITH AN FIRE EXTINGUISHER THAT HEWAS CARRYING IN HIS POCKET. THERE WAS NO INJURY SUSTAINED. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 40 030213CCC1338 GT 17.5 I02A020 6A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 05212 002 MS OLIV E BRAN CH MTD PRODUC TS INC. ARIENS COMPAN Y YAR D MAC HINE 13AF 608G 062 ARIE NS ST 622 NA NA ON MAY 21, 2002, A 68

YEAROLD FEMALE AND HER HUSBAND SAW FLAMESENGULFING A DETACHED METAL SHED IN THEIR BACK YARD. THE FIRE STARTEDON OR NEAR A GASPOWERED RIDING LAWN TRACTOR AND A GASPOWEREDSTRING TRIMMER.

THE LAWN TRACTOR HAD BEEN PARKED IN THE OPENENDEDMETAL SHED IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING USED TO MOW THE YARD. THE STRINGTRIMMER HAD NOT BEEN USED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. NO ONE WAS INJURED. TOTAL DAMAGES TO THE LAWN TRACTOR, STRING TRIMMER, AND SHED AMOUNTEDTO $ 2,814.10.

47 040331CCN0480 GT I043051 8A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 01012 003 KY NICH OLAS VILLE MTD PRODUC TS INC. NONE MUR RAY 13A4 662F 129 UNLE ADE D NA NA THE 41 YEAR OLD CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT AFTER THREE YEARS OF USE, HIS RIDING LAWN MOWER HAS BEGAN TO LEAK GASOLINE FROM AROUND THEAREA OF THE CARBURETOR. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ALTHOUGH NOINJURIES OR DAMAGE HAVE OCCURRED, HE STILL FEELS THAT THIS PROBLEMPRESENTS THE RISK FOR A POSSIBLE FIRE. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 50 040408CCN0508 GT I044011 9A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 05012 003 AR CON WAY MURRAY,

INC. YAR D KIN G 25 HOR SEP OW ER 5216 13X8 9B NA NA A 62 YEAR OLD MALE COMPLAINED ABOUT A RIDING MOWER HE HAD PURCHASEDAPPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS BEFORE. AFTER USING THE MOWER TWICE, THE GASTANK RUPTURED CAUSING GAS TO SPEW ON THE ENGINE CRANKCASE. ALTHOUGHNO FIRE OCCURRED, HE BELIEVES THE PRODUCT POSES A THREAT OF INJURYTO USER.

58 040128CWE5011 GT F041501 0A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 01122 004 OR BEND DEERE & COMPAN Y JOH N DEE RE SAB RE NA NA A LAWN TRACTOR WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE CAUSE OF A FIRE THAT DESTROYED ABARN ON A SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. THE OWNER ALLOWED THEMOWER TO IDLE UNATTENDED WHILE THE ENGINE WARMED INSIDE THEBUILDING. THE OWNER RETURNED IN APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES ANDFOUND THE MOWER BURNING. FIRE OFFICIALS COULD NOT CONFIRM THE EXACTCAUSE BUT THEY SUSPECT A FUEL LEAK AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE FIRE CAUSED $ 12,000 DAMAGE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 62 040511CNE1520 GT I045012 7A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 05082 004 VA CHES APEA KE SEARS ROEBUC K & COMPAN Y CRA FTS MAN 917. 2760 22 NA NA WHILE A 52 YEAR OLD MALE WAS USING HIS BRAND NEW GARDEN TRACTOR FORTHE FIRST TIME, THE GRASS CLIPPINGS THAT WERE RESTING ON TOP OF THEMOWER DECK CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR PROPERTYDAMAGE INCURRED DURING THIS INCIDENT.

69 010717HCC1732 GT I016044 5A ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 06252 001 CT ANS ONIA AMERICA N YARD PRODUC TS KGR O/ P OW ERP RO HWS DSP 225 NA NA THERE WERE NO INJURIES WHEN A ONE STORY WOOD FRAME SINGLE FAMILYOCCUPANCY DWELLING CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE FIRE WASCAUSED BY A GASPOWERED LAWN MOWER. THE FIRE MARSHALL'S REPORTSTATES THAT THE " EXACT CAUSE REMAINS UNKNOWN". FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 2 000622HCC0776 GT 16 I006013 0A TRACTO RS, OTHER OR NOT SPECIFIE D 06042 000 PA SCOT TDAL E YARDMAN KOHLER ENGINES CO. 13BX 694G 401 RT15 A Tr/ Re l Head A 44 YEAR OLD MALE WAS ATTEMPTING TO START HIS 1998 16HP LAWN TRACTORWHEN FUEL VAPORS WERE IGNITED CAUSING HIM TO BE EXPELLED FROM THELAWN TRACTOR AND RESULTING IN HIS FACE BEING SINGED. THE LAWNTRACTOR HAD STOPPED RUNNING WHILE ON A STEEP INCLINE APPROXIMATELY 4HOURS PRIOR TO FIRE. A WOODEN PATIO DECK AND STORAGE SHED NEAR THETRACTOR SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. (

TOTAL ESTIMATED $ 2,000)

11 030630HEP0721 GT 16 POWER LAWN MOWERS , NOT SPECIFIE D 06282 003 MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N 0 Tr/ Re l U/ Le g THE 41 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM SUSTIANED 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON BOTHOF HIS LEGS WHEN, WHILE CHECKING FOR A SPARK ON HIS LAWN MOWER, ITIGNITED. THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE WHERE HEWAS TREATED AND RELEASED. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 12 031003HEP6925 GT 11 POWER LAWN MOWERS , NOT SPECIFIE D 09272 003 ARION MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N 0 0 Tr/ Re l Hand THE 58 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM WAS DIAGNOSED WITH 2ND DEGREE BURNS TOBOTH HANDS WHEN HIS LAWN MOWER BLEW UP WHILE HE WAS PUTTING INGASOLINE.

( HE HAD RUN OUT GAS WHILE MOWING; THE LAWN MOWER WASTURNED OFF). HE WAS TAKEN TO THE ED TREATED AND RELEASED. ( NO F. D. INVOLVED).

33 010928CCN0905 GT 18 H019025 2A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 09132 001 MO LEE'S SUM MIT JOHN DEERE & COMPAN Y JOH N DEE RE LAW N/ G ARD EN TRA CTO R 345 Tr/ Re l L/ Trk A 68 YEAR OLD MALE WAS DRIVING HIS LAWN/ GARDEN TRACTOR, AS HE TURNEDTHE CORNER NEAR HIS FRONT YARD, THE MOTOR SPUTTERED SEVERAL TIMES. SMOKE BEGAN TO RISE AROUND THE HOOD OF THE TRACTOR AND WHEN HELOOKED DOWN SAW 2'

FLAMES COMING OUT FROM AROUND THE HOOD OF TRACTORAND LEFT REAR CORNER OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND RISING AROUND HISLEFT LEG. HE SHUT THE ENGINE OFF WITH KEY AND GOT OFF THE TRACTOR. THE ATTEMPT TO GET OFF RESULTED IN THE VICTIM'S LOWER BACK MUSCLESBEING PULLED OR STRAINED. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 34 010926CNE6729 GT 14.5 I019024 8A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 09222 001 FL LAKE CITY FRIGIDAI RE HOME PRODUC TS QUA LITY FAR M & COU NTR Y 4754 75 Tr/ Re l Head A 40 YEAR OLD FEMALE WAS USING THE RIDING LAWN MOWER ON A FIELD OFPREVIOUSLY CUT DRY GRASS WHEN THE GRASS COLLECTED UNDERNEATH THEFRONT OF THE MOWER AND STARTED A GRASS FIRE.

THE FRONT OF THE MOWERWAS ALSO ON FIRE UNTIL HER HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO BACK THE MOWER AWAYFROM THE BURNING GRASS. HER HAIR WAS SLIGHTLY SINGED FROM TRYING TOPUT OUT THE FIRE.

SHE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY MEDICAL TREATMENT AND HASRECOVERED.

42 020815CNE2276 GT 21 I028028 5A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 08102 002 FL OVIE DO MURRAY,

INC. MUR RAY/

SEL ECT 4656 02X8 D Tr/ Re l L/ Leg A 5 YEAR OLD MALE WAS RUNNING UP TOWARDS HIS FATHER WHEN HIS FATHERWAS FINISHED MOWING THE GRASS. THE FATHER HAD JUST TURNED THE LAWNTRACTOR OFF AND ABOUT FIVE TO TEN SECONDS LATER, THE LAWN TRACTORBACKFIRED. IT SHOT OUT A SMALL FLAME THAT SINGED THE LEG OF THEVICTIM WITH A MINOR BURN. HE WAS TREATED AT HOME. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 45 020920CNE7480 GT 12 N029001 7A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 09172 002 FL DELT ONA MURRAY,

INC. NONE MUR RAY/

12H P 38 INCH 3870 2X8 D UNK NOW N Tr/ Re l All A 67 YEAR OLD MALE HAD JUST FINISHED MOWING HIS YARD WITH HIS RIDINGLAWN TRACTOR AND PARKED IT IN HIS GARAGE NEXT TO A BOX OF CLOTHING. THE BOX OF CLOTHING IGNITED FROM THE HEAT EMITTED FROM THE HOTENGINE OF THE LAWN TRACTOR. ALL 3 OCCUPANTS OF THE HOME ESCAPED THEFIRE BUT THREE FIREMEN WERE OVERCOME BY SMOKE INHALATION WHILEFIGHTING THE FIRE. ESTIMATED DAMAGE ON THE PROPERTY AND CONTENTS WAS$ 170,000. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 46 030311CCC1388 GT 14.5 H02B02 33A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 11202 002 DE BETH ANY BEAC H MTD PRODUC TS INC. 14.5 HP LIGH T YAR D MAC HINE 13A M67 5G06 2 Tr/ Re l Wrist A RIDING LAWN MOWER CAUGHT FIRE AND HAD SIX INCH FLAMES COMING FROMBENEATH IT WHEN A CONSUMER HAD BEEN USING THE MOWER FOR ABOUT ONEHALF HOUR. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED MINOR THERMAL BURNS TO BOTH WRISTAS SHE ATTEMPTED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. REPAIR INSPECTION INDICATEDTHAT THE CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO USE THIS LAWN MOWER TO MULCH HERYARDS A FUNCTION FOR WHICH THIS LAWN MOWER WAS NOT INTENDED. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 48 030509CCC2436 GT 20 H034031 4A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 04272 003 TX FLOR ESVI LLE CUB CADET CORPOR ATION CUB CAD ET 2206 Tr/ Re l L/ Ar m WHILE THE 45 YEAR OLD MALE COMPLAINANT WAS MOWING HIS PROPERTY WITHHIS LAWN TRACTOR, HE NOTICED BLUE SMOKE COMING FROM THE MUFFLER AREAAND HE SMELLED LEAVES BURNING.

AFTER ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THELEAVES, HE SAW APPROXIMATELY 10" FLAMES COMING FROM THE TRACTOR'SENGINE. THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE TRACTOR'S TRAILER AND TO THESURROUNDING AREA. THE FIRE WAS EVENTUALLY CONTAINED ANDEXTINGUISHED. THE COMPLAINANT SUSTAINED A MINOR BURN TO HIS RIGHTARM FROM THE EXHAUST.

51 030520HEP1761 GT RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 05192 003 MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N 0 Tr/ Re l Hand THE 18 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM SUSTAINED A BURN TO HIS RIGHT HAND WHEN ALAWN TRACTOR ROLLED ONTO HIS FOOT AND WHEN HE WENT TO LIFT THETRACTOR HIS HAND TOUCHED THE ENGINE. HE WENT OT THE HOSPITAL WHEREHE WAS TREATED &

RELEASED. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 54 030612CNE2487 GT 18 I036014 6A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 06102 003 DE BEAR JOHN DEERE & COMPAN Y JOH N DEE RE LX28 8 Tr/ Re l L/ Leg A RIDING MOWER BEING USED ON A TWO ACRE FIELD IGNITED THE DRY GRASSAND STARTED A FIRE WHICH SINGED THE RIGHT LEG OF THE 32 YEAR OLDFEMALE OPERATOR. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS SOUGHT BY THE VICTIM. THERIDING MOWER WAS LESS THAN THIRTY DAYS OLD AND HAS NEVER BEENREPAIRED OR MODIFIED.

59 040414CCN0523 GT 25 I044020 7A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 04092 004 MN CHAS KA MTD LLC YAR D MAC HINE S BY MTD 13A N682 G129 Tr/ Re l Hand AN ADULT MALE WAS USING HIS RIDING LAWN TRACTOR FOR APPROX. ONE HOURTO MULCH SOME LEAVES AROUND HIS RESIDENCE WHEN HE NOTICED SMOKE ANDFLAMES COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE AREA. THE CONSUMERTRIED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH WATER. THE INDIVIDUAL CUT HIS HANDWHILE TIPPING THE TRACTOR ON ITS SIDE TO SPRAY WATER UNDERNEATH IT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND FOUND THE LAWN TRACTOR SEVERALLYDAMAGED. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 61 040511CNE1519 GT 17 I045010 9A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 05082 004 PA PHILL IPSB URG CUB CADET CORPOR ATION BRIGGS & STRATTO N CUB CAD ET 1170 BRIG GS AND STRA TTO N Tr/ Re l U/ Trk A 47 YEAR OLD FEMALE WAS MOWING HER LAWN ON A RIDING LAWNMOWER WHENTHE ENGINE FAILED CAUSING IT TO EXPLODE. THE VICTIM WAS ABLE TOJUMP OFF OF THE MOWER PRIOR TO THE EXPLOSION AND SUFFERED BURNS ONHER ARMS AND CHEST. SHE DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL TREATMENT. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ESTIMATED AT $ 2,719.

63 040928CCN1017 GT H049026 4A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 09182 004 LA MER ROU GE AMERICA N YARD PRODUC TS CRA FTS MAN 917. 2717 43 Tr/ Re l Hand THE 52 YEAR OLD MALE COMPLAINANT SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS TO HIS RIGHTHAND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES SHOOTING FROM HISRIDING LAWN MOWER. IT IS BELIEVED THE FUEL TANK CRACKED AND LEAKEDGASOLINE OVER THE ENGINE AND IGNITED. THE LAWN MOWER WAS A TOTALLOSS. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 15 040428HEP2881 GT POWER LAWN MOWERS , NOT SPECIFIE D 04182 004 MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N UNK NO WN UNK NOW N Tr/ Tn All THE 34 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM SUSTAINED BURNS TO MOST OF HIS BODY WHENTHE GASOLINE FROM HIS LAWNMOWER CAUGHT FIRE AND HE TRIED TO PUT THEFIRE OUT. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED ANDTRANSFERRED TO A BURN CENTER.

30 010613CNE6444 RE 12 N016012 4A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 06102 001 FL DELT ONA MURRAY,

INC. MUR RAY 30" 3057 7X8A Dth 25 50% A 66 YEAR OLD MALE WAS MOWING THE GRASS WITH HIS RIDING LAWN MOWERWHEN IT KICKED UP, SPUN AROUND AND FLIPPED OVER ON TOP OF HIM. THELAWN MOWER BURST INTO FLAMES. THE VICTIM SUFFERED 2ND & 3RD DEGREEBURNS ON HIS BACK,

ARMS AND LEGS. HE DIED 7 DAYS LATER FROM THEINJURIES HE SUSTAINED IN THIS INCIDENT. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 38 021204CCC1183 RE 22 I029036 1A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 05112 002 NJ MOR GAN VILLE SCAG POWER EQUIPME NT KOHLER CO. SCA G TUR F RUN NER STR SERI AL 2276 0922 KOH LER COM MAN D 22HP Hosp Hand A 67 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM SUFFERED SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HIS RIGHTHAND AND FOREARM WHEN HE TRIED TO EXTINGUISH A FIRE CAUSED BY HISRIDING LAWN MOWER. THE LAWN MOWER'S ENGINE IGNITED AFTER THE VICTIMSTARTED THE MOWER IN HIS GARAGE. THE FIRE ULTIMATELY SPREAD ONTOTHE GARAGE AND THE VICTIMS HOME, CAUSING EXTENSIVE PROPERTY LOSS. THERE WERE NO OTHER INJURIES.

41 020715CCN0626 RE 6.75 H027017 5A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 06182 002 TX CRO CKET T MTD PRODUC TS INC. CRA FTS MAN 247. 2702 50 NA NA A 52 YEAR OLD FEMALE WAS OPERATING A NEW RIDING LAWNMOWER WHEN IT RANOUT OF GASOLINE. SHE WENT TO HER GARAGE TO OBTAIN A GAS CAN ANDREFILLED THE GAS TANK LOCATED UNDER THE OPERATOR'S SEAT.

AFTERREFUELING AND REPLACING THE CAP, SHE STARTED THE IGNITION AND THEMOTOR BEGAN RUNNING.

AT THAT POINT, FLAMES SHOT OUT THE MOTOR AREA, DIRECTLY UNDER THE OPERATOR'S SEAT AND BURNED THE MOWER. NO INJURYOCCURRED. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 5 020627HCC1674 UR X026279 9A POWER LAWN MOWERS , NOT SPECIFIE D 04042 002 FL LAKE LAND UNKNOW N NONE UNK NO WN UNK NOW N Dth L/ Leg A 69 YEAR OLD MALE WAS REPORTEDLY ENGAGED IN THE REPAIR OF A LAWNMOWER AND/ OR LAWN MOWER ENGINE WHEN FIRE ERUPTED WHICH RESULTED INTHE VICTIM SUSTAINING THERMAL BURNS TO 14% OF HIS BODY SURFACE AREA. THE VICTIM EXPIRED ON THE 21ST POST INCIDENT DATE FROM COMPLICATIONSDUE TO THERMAL BURNS. THE MANNER OF DEATH IS CONSIDERED ACCIDENTAL.

32 031029HCC1098 UR 0142073 687 RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 07012 001 PA SALI SBUR Y TWP MURRAY,

INC. UNK NO WN Dth All A 30 YEAR OLD MALE WAS OPERATING HIS RIDING MOWER IN HIS BACK YARD, NEAR HIS CHILDREN'S SWING SET THAT HAD BEEN CEMENTED INTO THEGROUND.

THE WHEELS OF THE RIDING MOWER BECAME ENTANGLED ON ONE OFTHE POLES TO THE SWING SET. THE MOWER TIPPED OVER, CAUSING THE FUELFROM THE GAS TANK TO LEAK ONTO THE MOWER'S HOT ENGINE. THE FUELIGNITED,

BURNING THE VICTIM. THE VICTIM SUSTAINED BURNS TO OVER 60% OF HIS BODY. THE VICTIM SUCCUMBED TO HIS INJURIES WITHIN 30 DAYS. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 57 030925CNE2552 UR I039033 1A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 07012 003 AL MON TGO MER Y SEARS ROEBUC K & COMPAN Y ELECTR OLUX SEA RS CRA FTS MAN 917. 2708 10 ELEC TROL UX HOM E PRO DUC TS  NOR TH AME RICA 1571 03 NA NA A 49 YEAR OLD MALE NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE WHEN HIS RIDINGLAWN TRACTOR WAS STORED IN HIS GARAGE. HE THEN NOTICED THAT GASOLINESPILLED FROM THE REAR OF THE RIDING LAWN TRACTOR WHILE IN USE.

HEFOUND THAT GASOLINE WAS LEAKING ALONG A SPLIT IN THE BACK RIGHT SEAMOF THE GAS TANK. HE BELIEVED THE LEAKING FUMES AND THE SPILLEDGASOLINE PRESENTED A FIRE HAZARD.

NO FIRE WAS REPORTED AND NOINJURIES OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT.

67 031031CCN0088 UR I03A041 7A LAWN MOWERS , NOT SPECIFIE D 07012 003 IL MAN TENO ELECTR OLUX POULAN PR1 742S TA POU LAN PRO LAW N TRA CTO R 9541 4011 1 NA NA THE COMPLAINANT'S LAWN TRACTOR'S GAS TANK CRACKED AT THE FUEL LINEENTRANCE INTO THE TANK, LEAKING TWO GALLONS OF GASOLINE ONTO THEGARAGE FLOOR.

COMPLAINANT FEELS THE FUEL TANK IS A FIRE HAZARD. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 28 020402HEP0001 UR RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 04022 001 ACE 0 Tr/ Re l Fingr THE 9 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM SUSTAINED A 1ST DEGREE BURN TO HIS RIGHTTHUMB WHEN, WHILE TRYING TO HELP HIS GRANDFATER RESTART THEIR RIDINGLAWN MOWER,

HE ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED THE EXHAUST PIPE ON THE MOWER. THE MOWER WAS IN USE EARLIER AND THE PIPE WAS STILL HOT, CAUSING THEBURN. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED ANDRELEASED.

43 020827HEP0961 UR RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 08262 002 MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N 0 0 Tr/ Re l L/ Leg THE 62 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM SUSTAINED BURNS TO HIS LEFT LEG AND RIGHTFOOT AND ANKLE WHEN FUMES FROM GASOLINE. HE WAS PUTTING INTO ATURNED OFF,

HOT RIDING MOWR EXPLODED AND INGNITED. WHERE HE WASTREATED AND RELEASED. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 49 030521HEP9009 UR RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 04272 003 MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N 0 Tr/ Re l Foot THE 2 YEAR OLD FEMALE VICTIM RECEIVED A 2ND DEGREE BURN ON HER FEETWHEN SHE SLIPPED WHILE TRYING TO CLIMB ONTO A RIDING LAWN MOWER. SHE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS TREATED & RELEASED &

LATER HAD A SKIN GRAFT.

55 030612HEP0402 UR RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 06102 003 MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N UNK UNK Tr/ Re l L/ Leg THE 47 YEAR OLD FEMALE VICTIM WAS DRIVING HER RIDING MOWER TO AN AREAAT HER MOTHER'S HOUSE WHERE SHE PLANNED ON CUTTING THE GRASS. THEBLADE WAS NOT ENGAGED. THE VICTIM THINKS ( SHE IS NOT SURE)

THEMOWER MAY HAVE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR ( SHE FEELS IT MAY NOT HAVE BEENPUT IN GEAR PROPERLY)

& THE MOWER HIT AGAINST A FENCE. THE VICTIM'SLEG HIT THE MUFFLER & BURNED HER LEG. THE NEXT DAY THE VICTIM'SMOTHER TOOK HER TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 56 030714HEP9008 UR RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 06302 003 SEARS CRAFTS MAN 0 Tr/ Re l U/ Le g THE 10 YEAR OLD FEMALE VICTIM SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON HER RIGHTUPPER LEG WHILE TRYING TO MOVE THE RIDING MOWER, WHICH HAD TIPPEDOVER ON HER MOTHER,

OFF OF HER MOTHER. THEY WERE AT HOME. THEVICTIM WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS TREATED &

RELEASED.

60 040422HEP2001 UR RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 04212 004 MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N UNK NO WN UNK NOW N Tr/ Re l U/ Ar m THE 57 YEAR OLD VICTIM RECEIVED SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HER RIGHT ARMAND FIRST DEGREE BURNS TO HER RIGHT KNEE, TOES AND FACE.

SHE DROVETO THE ER WHERE SHE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 9 030528HEP6721 UU POWER LAWN MOWERS , NOT SPECIFIE D 04232 003 MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N 0 0 Tr/ Re l L/ Leg THE 15 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM SUSTAINED 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO THEBACK OF HIS LEG WHEN GASOLINE SPLASHED ON HIS PANTS AS HIS FRIENDWAS POURING GAS INTO THE LAWN MOWER.

SOME SPASHED ON THE SPARK PLUGIGNITING IT AND A FLASH OF FIRE CAUGHT HIS PANTS ON FIRE AT HOME. THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED ANDRELEASED.

10 030519HEP5765 UU U POWER LAWN MOWERS , NOT SPECIFIE D 05082 003 MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N 0 0 Tr/ Re l Face THE 52 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM SUSTAINED 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON HISNECK AND LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE WHEN FLAMES SHOT OUT OF THE SPARKPLUG HOLE ON A LAWN MOWER WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO GET IT STARTED ATHOME. THE VICITM WENT TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED ANDRELEASED. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 66 030419HEP6721 UU LAWN MOWERS , NOT SPECIFIE D 04162 003 MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N 0 Tr/ Re l Hand THE 81 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT PALM, ABOVE HIS THUMB WHEN THE MOTOR BACKFIRED ON HIS LAWN MOWER & JERKEDTHE HANDLE INTO HIS HAND AS HE WAS TRYING TO START HIS LAWN MOWER ATHOME. THE VICTIM WENT TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED & RELEASED.

74 020920HEP6001 UU ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 09272 002 MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N UNK UNK Tr/ Re l Ankle A FIRE STARTED ON AN ENCLOSED PORCH DUE TO A LAWN MOWER STORED NEXTTO A HOT WATER HEATER. THE OCCUPANT GOT SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HISANKLE WHEN HE REMOVED THE LAWN MOWER FROM THE HOUSE. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 77 030519HEP5763 UU ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 05062 003 SEARS CRAFTS MAN 0 Tr/ Re l Fingr THE 6 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS RIGHTINDEX FINGER WHEN HE TOUCHED THE MUFFLER ON HIS GRANDFATHER'S LAWNMOWER WHILE TRYING TO HELP HIM PUT THE MOWER IN THE SHED AT HISGRANDFATHER'S HOME.

THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HEWAS TREATED & RELEASED.

78 030529HEP2241 UU ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 05292 003 MURRAY 0 Tr/ Re l Hand THE 4 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM SUFFERED A BURN TO HIS HAND WHEN HETOUCHED A HOT LAWN MOWER. HE WAS TAKEN BY HIS PARENTS TO THE ERWHERE HE WAS TREATED & RELEASED. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 14 040418HEP5121 UU POWER LAWN MOWERS , NOT SPECIFIE D 04152 004 SNAPPE R MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N UNK NO WN UNK NOW N Tr/ Tn U/ Le g THE 67 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM WAS DIAGNOSED WITH 2ND AND 3RD DEGREEBURNS TO HIS LEG WHEN A SPARK IGNITED GASOLINE THAT HAD MADE CONTACTWITH HIS LEG.

THE VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN OUT THE SPARK PLUGFOR HIS SNAPPER LAWN MOWER AND WHEN HE BLEW OUT DUST, GASOLINESPILLED OUT ALSO. HE WAS DRIVEN TO THE E. D. WHERE HE WAS TREATED ANDTHEN TRANSFERRED TO A SPECIALIZED BURN CENTER.

68 041003HEP6401 UU LAWN MOWERS , NOT SPECIFIE D 09222 004 MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N 0 0 Tr/ Tn L/ Leg THE 26 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM WAS TREATED FOR 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO HISHAND,

LEGS AND LEFT ARM WHEN HE TRIED TO POUR GASOLINE THAT WASSPILLING OUT OF A PUNCTURED GAS CAN INTO A LAWN MOWER IN A TRAILER. THE EXHAUST CAUGHT FIRE. HE WENT TO THE ED BY AMBULANCE,

WASTRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER HOSPITAL BUT RELEASED. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 3 010827CCN0847 WB 6 I018040 6A POWER LAWN MOWERS , NOT SPECIFIE D 04012 001 IL CRYS TAL LAKE THE TORO COMPAN Y TOR O SUP ER REC YCL ER 6HP 2004 2 SR

215 NA NA A CONSUMER PURCHASED A LAWNMOWER IN 1999. IN THE SPRING OF 2001, HENOTICED THAT IT BEGAN TO LEAK ALL OF THE FUEL FROM THE TANK THROUGHTHE CARBURETOR AFTER HE FINISHED USING IT.

HE BECAME CONCERNED THATIT COULD BE A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD, SO HE TOOK IT TO REPAIR SHOPSON TWO OCCASIONS.

THE PROBLEM CONTINUED,

UNTIL HE HAD A FUEL SHUTOFFVALVE INSTALLED.

HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT ITWAS CAUSED BY IMPROPER STORAGE RESULTING IN DEPOSITS IN THECARBURETOR. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 4 011002CCN0007 WB 5 I019030 3A POWER LAWN MOWERS , NOT SPECIFIE D 09252 001 IL MT. PRO SPEC T MTD PRODUC TS INC. YAR D MAC HINE S 12A4 45B3 04 NA NA THE CONSUMER NOTICED A HEAVY SMELL OF GASOLINE IN HIS HOME ANDATTACHED GARAGED. THE PLASTIC COVER OF HIS LAWN MOWER HAD RUBBED AHOLE THROUGH THE ALUMINUM FLOAT BOWL ON THE TECUSAH CARBURETORRESULTING IN A GAS LEAK. HE IS CONCERNED THAT HIS HOUSE COULD HAVEEXPLODED AND ANOTHER CONSUMER COULD HAVE A FIRE AND/ OR EXPLOSION.

7 021016CNE2356 WB 6 I02A017 3A POWER LAWN MOWERS , NOT SPECIFIE D 09262 002 NJ FAIR LAW N MURRAYOHIO MFG. COMPAN Y MUR RAY SEL ECT 2226 5X8 C NA NA A 54 YEAR OLD MALE WAS CUTTING GRASS AT HOME WITH A WALK BEHIND POWERLAWN MOWER, WHEN GASOLINE BEGAN LEAKING FROM A RUPTURE IN THE SEAMOF ITS PLASTIC FUEL TANK. THE GASOLINE SMOKED AND BURNED OFF UPONCONTACT WITH THE METAL ENGINE CASING, BUT OTHERWISE CAUSED NOPROPERTY DAMAGE, FIRE OR INJURIES. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 13 031017CCN0055 WB 6.5 H03A01 71A POWER LAWN MOWERS , NOT SPECIFIE D 10162 003 IL DOW NERS GRO VE THE TORO COMPAN Y NONE TOR O 2001 8 UNK NOW N NA NA THE CONSUMER HEARD THE SMOKE DETECTOR ALARM FROM THE GARAGE. WHEN HEENTERED THE GARAGE HE SAW 8 9 FOOT FLAMES COMING FROM THE LAWNMOWER. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OPENED THE GARAGE DOORAND DOSED THE FLAMES WITH A NEARBY GARDEN HOSE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENTARRIVED TEN MINUTES LATER. NO INJURIES RESULTED FROM THE INCIDENT. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 17 040928CWE3014 WB 6.75 H049020 1A POWER LAWN MOWERS , NOT SPECIFIE D 08052 004 NM RIO RANC HO SEARS ROEBUC K & COMPAN Y CRA FTS MAN 917. 3776 50 NA NA THE COMPLAINANT IS A 52

YEAR OLD MALE WHO PURCHASED A WALKBEHINDMOWER FROM A MAJOR RETAIL STORE TO MOW A 1/ 4 ACRE LAWN AREA.

WHILEMOWING, THE COMPLAINANT OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE MOWER'S BLADEAREA. HE SPRAYED WATER FROM A GARDEN HOSE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. NOINJURY INVOLVED. REPAIR MADE TO THE MOWER AND REPAIRMAN REPORTEDGRASS CLIPPINGS WERE FOUND IN AREA BETWEEN MOWER'S DECK AND PLASTICCOVER. THE DRY GRASS CLIPPING ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN MATERIALTHAT IGNITED.

65 020614CWE6003 WB I025020 8A LAWN MOWERS , NOT SPECIFIE D 05162 002 NM MORI ARTY ELECTR OLUX HOME PRODUC TS BRIGGS & STRATTO N WEE D EAT ER WE5 N22 SH4 C BRIG GS & STRA TTO N 12H6 02 NA NA THE GASOLINE FUEL IN THE TANK OF A LAWN MOWER QUICKLY POURED OUTTHROUGH A PIN SIZE HOLE IN THE PRIMER BULB.

THE OWNER CONSIDERS THEHOLE IN THE PRIMER BULB TO BE A SAFETY/ FIRE HAZARD,

ESPECIALLY SINCETHE PRIMER BULB IS JUST ABOVE THE MUFFLER. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 70 020709CCN0611 WB 4 I027007 4A ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 04122 002 TX WYLI E MURRAY MANUFA CTURING COMPAN Y MUR RAY 2251 6X92 NA NA THE COMPLAINANT WAS MOWING HIS FRONT YARD WITH A WALK BEHIND PUSHLAWN MOWER WHEN IT SUDDENLY ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE WASEXTINGUISHED BY THE COMPLAINANT AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED.

THECOMPLAINANT ALLEGES GRASS CLIPPINGS THAT HAD ACCUMULATED BETWEEN THEMOWER DECK AND CYLINDER HEAD WAS THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE.

THECOMPLAINANT DISCARDED THE BURNT MOWER.

73 020919CCN0841 WB 6.5 I029030 8A ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 09042 002 IN MICH IGAN CITY SEARS ROEBUC K & COMPAN Y SEA RS CRA FTS MAN NA NA THE COMPLAINANT'S LAWN MOWER CARBURETOR LEAKED FUEL EVERY TIME THATHE WOULD PUT FUEL IN HIS LAWN MOWER FUEL TANK.

COMPLAINANT FEELSTHAT THE CARBURETOR IS A FIRE HAZARD. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 81 030627CCN0661 WB 3.5 G036021 3A ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 06192 003 IL BRAD LEY MURRAY,

INC NONE MUR RAY UNK NOW N NA NA ON JUNE 19, 2003 A FLASH FIRE OCCURRED IN THE BASEMENT OF A SINGLESTORY HOME NEAR AN ACTIVE HOT WATER TANK. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THEFIRE IS UNKNOWN.

86 030821CNE2533 WB 6 I038027 1A ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 08202 003 FL ST. PETE RSBU RG JOHN DEERE & COMPAN Y JOH N DEE RE JS63 NA NA A 56 YEAR OLD MALE NOTICED THAT HIS NEW LAWNMOWER'S GAS TANK WASLEAKING GAS IN JUNE OF 2001 AND IT WAS REPLACED BY A LOCAL REPAIRSHOP. ON 8 20 2003 THE TANK BEGAN LEAKING AGAIN. A LOCAL REPAIRSHOP SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT HE HAD REPLACED 140 PLASTIC GASTANKS FROM THIS ENGINE MANUFACTURER FROM JANUARY 2003 TO SEPTEMBER2003. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND NO INJURY TO THE COMPLAINANT. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 6 020814HEP8766 WB 5.5 POWER LAWN MOWERS , NOT SPECIFIE D 08092 002 YARD MACHINE UNK Tr/ Re l Hand THE 3 YEAR OLD FEMALE VICTIM SUSTAINED A 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HERRIGHT HAND WHEN, WHILE FALLING DOWN A HILL SHE PUT HER HANDS OUT ANDTOUCHED A HOT LAWN MOWER TO BREAK HER FALL. SHE WAS TAKEN TO THEHOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.

8 030128HEP5761 WB POWER LAWN MOWERS , NOT SPECIFIE D 01182 003 HONDA MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N 0 0 Tr/ Re l Face THE 33 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM WAS DIAGNOSED WITH 2ND DEGREE BURNS TOHIS FACE AND LEFT HAND WHEN WHILE FILLING HIS LAWN MOWER WITHGASOLINE, IT BACKFIRED AND FLAMED UP CAUSING HIS BURNS. HE WENT TOTHE ED WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. NO F. D.

INVOLVMENT. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 71 020802HEP7601 WB 6.5 ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 07192 002 CRAFTS MAN UNK Tr/ Re l L/ Ar m THE 10 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM SUSTAINED A 2ND DEGREE THERMAL BURN TOHIS INNER LEFT WRIST WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED THE HOT MUFFLER ONA SELFPROPELLED POWER MOWER WHILE CLEANING A CLOG FROM THEDISCHARGE CHUTE.

THE NEXT DAY HE WAS DRIVEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHEREHE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.

72 020816HEP5603 WB 2.5 ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 08092 002 MURRAY 0 Tr/ Re l Hand THE 46 YEAR OLD FEMALE VICTIM SUSTAINED A BURN TO HER RIGHT HANDWHEN, WHILE USING A NEIGHBOR'S POWER MOWER, SHE STOPPED THE MOWER TOMAKE AN ADJUSTMENT AND PUT HER HAND ON THE MANIFOLD ( WHICH WAS VERYHOT). SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS TREATED ANDRELEASED. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 75 030604HEP8141 WB ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 03052 003 SEARS CRAFTS MAN 0 Tr/ Re l Hand THE 11 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM SUSTAINED 2 ND DEGREE BURN TO THE PALM OFHIS LEFT HAND WHEN TRYING TO RESTART A PUSH MOWER AT HOME AND LOSTHIS BALANCE AND TOUCHED THE MUFFLER WITH HIS HAND. THE VICTIM WASTAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.

76 030428HEP7601 WB ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 04262 003 MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N UNK Tr/ Re l Face THE 12 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM WAS AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE AND THEY WERETRYING TO START THE FRIEND'S LAWN MOWER. AS HE WAS PULLING THEROPE TO START THE MOWER FLAMES " FLARED UP"

FROM THE UNCOVERED GASTANK & BURNT THE VICTIM'S FACE & EYEBROWS.

HE WAS TAKEN TO THEHOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 79 030610HEP1761 WB ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 06092 003 MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N 0 0 Tr/ Re l L/ Ar m THE 4 YEAR OLD FEMALE VICTIM BURNT HER LEFT ARM WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TOGO UP THE STEPS IN HER GARAGE AND LOST HER BALANCE ON THE FIRSTSTEP. THIS CAUSED HER TO FALL BACKWARDS ONTO THE STILL HOTWALKBEHIND POWER MOWER THAT HER MOTHER USED TO CUT THE GRASS ATTHEIR HOUSE;

SHE ( HER MOTHER) HAD JUST PUT THE MOWER AWAY.

THEVICTIM WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WERE SHE WAS TREATED AND RELAEASED.

80 030616HEP0081 WB ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 06152 003 MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N UNK Tr/ Re l Hand THE 18 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM SUFFERED SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HIS LEFTHAND WHILE TRYING TO ADJUST THE CARBURETOR ON HIS WALKBEHIND POWERLAWN MOWER.

HE ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE EXHAUST AND ENGINE BLOCK ( WHICHWERE VERY HOT) WITH HIS HAND. HE WAS DRIVEN TO THE ER BY A FRIENDWHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 82 030707HEP8722 WB ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 07062 003 MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N 0 Tr/ Re l Fingr THE 6 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM WAS SLIGHTLY BURNED ON HIS FINGER WHEN HETOUCHED A HOT WALKBEHIND POWER LAWN MOWER. HE WAS DRIVEN BY HISMOTHER TO THE ER WHERE HE WAS TREATED &

RELEASED.

83 030721HEP7201 WB ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 07132 003 CRAFTS MAN 0 Tr/ Re l Fingr THE 27 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM WAS DIAGNOSED WITH 2 ND DEGREE BURNS TOTHE 5 FINGER TIPS ON HIS LEFT HAND WHEN, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFTHIS WALKBEHIND POWER LAWN MOWER UP A STEP AND INTO THE GARAGE, HEPLACED HIS HAND ON THE MOWER MOTOR WHICH HAD BEEN OFF FOR ABOUT 20MINUTES, AND BURNED HIS FINGERS. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE ED WHERE HE WASTREATED AND RELEASED. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 84 030722HEP9009 WB ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 07192 003 MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N UNK Tr/ Re l Fingr THE 8 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM WAS WALKING UP THE STEPS OF HIS DECK. HESLIPPED AND WHEN HE FELL HIS LEFT HAND CAME DOWN ON THE TOP OF THEWALK BEHIND POWER MOWER THAT WAS JUST USED TO CUT THE GRASS ANDCONSEQUENTLY, WAS STILL HOT. THE VICTIM BURNT HIS LEFT THUMB. HE WASTAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.

85 030725HEP1761 WB ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 07242 003 MURRAY 0 Tr/ Re l Hand THE 20 YEAR OLD FEMALE VICTIM BURNED HER HAND ON THE MUFFLER OF ALAWN MOWER. SHE WAS DRIVEN BY HER HUSBAND TO THE ER WHERE SHE WASTREATED FOR FIRST DEGREE BURNS &

RELEASED. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 87 030822HEP8213 WB ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 08202 003 MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N UNK NO WN Tr/ Re l Fingr THE 11 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM SUSTAINED 1ST DEGREE BURNS ON THEFINGERTIPS OF HIS LEFT HAND WHEN, WHILE TRYING TO LIFT A WALKBEHINDPOWER MOWER UP, HE TOUCHED THE HOT MOTOR. THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO THEHOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.

23 000510HCC2518 Z 20 G004010 8A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 04132 000 IL ALBI ON WOODS EQUIPME NT CO. D521 8 Dth All THE CONSUMER , 51, DIED WHILE OPERATING HER RIDING LAWN MOWER ON ASTEEP POND EMBANKMENT ON HER PROPERTY. A WHEEL LOST CONTACT WITHTHE GROUND AND THE MOWER TIPPED OVER, TRAPPING HER.

GASOLINE LEAKEDAND IGNITED . SHE WAS BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION.

16 040930HEP8214 POWER LAWN MOWERS , NOT SPECIFIE D 07312 004 MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N MANUFA CTURER UNKNOW N 0 0 Hosp Hand THE 2 YR. OLD MALE VICTIM SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS LEFT HANDWHEN A LAWN MOWER AND A GAS CAN IN THE LAUNDRY ROOM AT HOME CAUGHTON FIRE. THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATEDAND ADMITTED OVERNIGHT. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 22 040920CCN0995 I049029 6A GARDEN TRACTO RS 09082 004 KS OVE RLAN D PARK SEARS ROEBUC K & COMPAN Y AS ABOVE CRA FTS MAN 9172 7183 2 AS ABO VE NA NA THE CONSUMER FILLED UP HER RIDING LAWNMOWER FUEL TANK AND THE TANKBEGAN LEAKING AROUND THE SEAM. THE LEAK WAS STOPPED BY FIREOFFICIALS AND THE TANK WAS REPLACED. NO INJURIES OR FIRE RESULTEDFROM THE LEAK. INDP ( 2000 2004)

obs indp_ taskno ipii_ docno product date state city mfr1 1 000707HCC2659 G0050180A TRACTORS, OTHER OR NOT SPECIFIED 04132000 OK SPARKS MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN 2 000622HCC0776 I0060130A TRACTORS, OTHER OR NOT SPECIFIED 06042000 PA SCOTTDALE YARD MAN 3 010827CCN0847 I0180406A POWER LAWN MOWERS, NOT SPECIFIED 04012001 IL CRYSTAL LAKE THE TORO COMPANY 4 011002CCN0007 I0190303A POWER LAWN MOWERS, NOT SPECIFIED 09252001 IL MT. PROSPECT MTD PRODUCTS INC.

5 020627HCC1674 X0262799A POWER LAWN MOWERS, NOT SPECIFIED 04042002 FL LAKELAND UNKNOWN 6 020814HEP8766 POWER LAWN MOWERS, NOT SPECIFIED 08092002 YARD MACHINE 7 021016CNE2356 I02A0173A POWER LAWN MOWERS, NOT SPECIFIED 09262002 NJ FAIRLAWN MURRAY OHIO MFG. COMPANY 8 030128HEP5761 POWER LAWN MOWERS, NOT SPECIFIED 01182003 HONDA 9 030528HEP6721 POWER LAWN MOWERS, NOT SPECIFIED 04232003 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN 10 030519HEP5765 POWER LAWN MOWERS, NOT SPECIFIED 05082003 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN 11 030630HEP0721 POWER LAWN MOWERS, NOT SPECIFIED 06282003 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN 12 031003HEP6925 POWER LAWN MOWERS, NOT SPECIFIED 09272003 ARION 13 031017CCN0055 H03A0171A POWER LAWN MOWERS, NOT SPECIFIED 10162003 IL DOWNERS GROVE THE TORO COMPANY 14 040418HEP5121 POWER LAWN MOWERS, NOT SPECIFIED 04152004 SNAPPER 15 040428HEP2881 POWER LAWN MOWERS, NOT SPECIFIED 04182004 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN 16 040930HEP8214 POWER LAWN MOWERS, NOT SPECIFIED 07312004 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN 17 040928CWE3014 H0490201A POWER LAWN MOWERS, NOT SPECIFIED 08052004 NM RIO RANCHO SEARS ROEBUCK & COMPANY 18 011114CCN0118 G01B0051A GARDEN TRACTORS 10312001 IL QUINCY JOHN DEERE & COMPANY 19 040630CNE1612 I0460470A GARDEN TRACTORS 06112004 MS BAY ST. LOUIS SEARS ROEBUCK & COMPANY 20 040901CNE1724 I0480513A GARDEN TRACTORS 08022004 TN BIG SANDY CUB CADET LTD.

21 040920CCN0995 I0490296A GARDEN TRACTORS 09082004 KS OVERLAND PARK SEARS ROEBUCK & COMPANY 22 040920CCN0995 I0490296A GARDEN TRACTORS 09082004 KS OVERLAND PARK SEARS ROEBUCK & COMPANY 23 000510HCC2518 G0040108A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 04132000 IL ALBION WOODS EQUIPMENT CO.

24 000524CCN0252 G0050190A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 05012000 TX VAN ALSTYNE KUBOTA TRACTOR CORP.

25 020808CCN0696 I0280135A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 05202000 LA CROWN POINT JOHN DEERE & COMPANY 26 000807CCC0921 X0083324A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 05262000 DE CAMDEN MTD PRODUCTS INC.

27 010122CNE6080 N0110014A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 11042000 RI SMITHFIELD DEERE & COMPANY 28 020402HEP0001 RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 04022001 ACE 29 010522HCC0611 N0140225A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 04192001 FL SEBASTIAN JOHN DEERE 30 010613CNE6444 N0160124A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 06102001 FL DELTONA MURRAY, INC.

31 010716HCC1728 H0160458A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 06252001 PA DOYLESTOWN JOHN DEERE & COMPANY 32 031029HCC1098 0142073687 RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 07012001 PA SALISBURY TWP MURRAY, INC.

33 010928CCN0905 H0190252A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 09132001 MO LEE'S SUMMIT JOHN DEERE & COMPANY 34 010926CNE6729 I0190248A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 09222001 FL LAKE CITY FRIGIDAIRE HOME PRODUCTS 35 011010CCN0035 G01A0025A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 10082001 MI BURTON NOMA OUTDOOR PRODUCTS 36 020201CCC1242 I0210488A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 12182001 NC GERMANTON SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.

37 020503CCN0444 H0250005A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 03152002 IL POPLAR GROVE FLOTEC INTERNATIONAL 38 021204CCC1183 I0290361A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 05112002 NJ MORGANVILLE SCAG POWER EQUIPMENT 39 020619CCC1629 H0250273A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 05152002 GA ACWORTH MURRAY MANUFACTURING COMPAN 40 030213CCC1338 I02A0206A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 05212002 MS OLIVE BRANCH MTD PRODUCTS INC.

41 020715CCN0626 H0270175A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 06182002 TX CROCKETT MTD PRODUCTS INC.

42 020815CNE2276 I0280285A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 08102002 FL OVIEDO MURRAY, INC.

43 020827HEP0961 RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 08262002 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN 44 020916CNE7474 N0290010A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 09122002 PA YORK UNKNOWN 45 020920CNE7480 N0290017A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 09172002 FL DELTONA MURRAY, INC.

46 030311CCC1388 H02B0233A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 11202002 DE BETHANY BEACH MTD PRODUCTS INC.

47 040331CCN0480 I0430518A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 01012003 KY NICHOLASVILLE MTD PRODUCTS INC.

48 030509CCC2436 H0340314A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 04272003 TX FLORESVILLE CUB CADET CORPORATION 49 030521HEP9009 RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 04272003 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN Page 50 INDP ( 2000 2004)

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51 030520HEP1761 RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 05192003 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN 52 040528CCN0638 G0450212A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 05252003 WI RACINE MURRAY MANUFACTURING COMPAN 53 030611CCN0609 G0360083A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 06092003 MI DAVISON JOHN DEERE & COMPANY 54 030612CNE2487 I0360146A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 06102003 DE BEAR JOHN DEERE & COMPANY 55 030612HEP0402 RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 06102003 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN 56 030714HEP9008 RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 06302003 SEARS CRAFTSMAN 57 030925CNE2552 I0390331A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 07012003 AL MONTGOMERY SEARS ROEBUCK & COMPANY 58 040128CWE5011 F0415010A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 01122004 OR BEND DEERE & COMPANY 59 040414CCN0523 I0440207A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 04092004 MN CHASKA MTD LLC 60 040422HEP2001 RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 04212004 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN 61 040511CNE1519 I0450109A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 05082004 PA PHILLIPSBURG CUB CADET CORPORATION 62 040511CNE1520 I0450127A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 05082004 VA CHESAPEAKE SEARS ROEBUCK & COMPANY 63 040928CCN1017 H0490264A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 09182004 LA MER ROUGE AMERICAN YARD PRODUCTS 64 041126HCC2155 G04A0200A RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS 10252004 WI TOWN OF BELOIT UNKNOWN 65 020614CWE6003 I0250208A LAWN MOWERS, NOT SPECIFIED 05162002 NM MORIARTY ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS 66 030419HEP6721 LAWN MOWERS, NOT SPECIFIED 04162003 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN 67 031031CCN0088 I03A0417A LAWN MOWERS, NOT SPECIFIED 07012003 IL MANTENO ELECTROLUX 68 041003HEP6401 LAWN MOWERS, NOT SPECIFIED 09222004 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN 69 010717HCC1732 I0160445A ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 06252001 CT ANSONIA AMERICAN YARD PRODUCTS 70 020709CCN0611 I0270074A ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 04122002 TX WYLIE MURRAY MANUFACTURING COMPAN 71 020802HEP7601 ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 07192002 CRAFTSMAN 72 020816HEP5603 ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 08092002 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN 73 020919CCN0841 I0290308A ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 09042002 IN MICHIGAN CITY SEARS ROEBUCK & COMPANY 74 020920HEP6001 ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 09272002 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN 75 030604HEP8141 ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 03052003 SEARS CRAFTSMAN 76 030428HEP7601 ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 04262003 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN 77 030519HEP5763 ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 05062003 SEARS CRAFTSMAN 78 030529HEP2241 ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 05292003 MURRAY 79 030610HEP1761 ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 06092003 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN 80 030616HEP0081 ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 06152003 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN 81 030627CCN0661 G0360213A ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 06192003 IL BRADLEY MURRAY, INC 82 030707HEP8722 ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 07062003 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN 83 030721HEP7201 ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 07132003 CRAFTSMAN 84 030722HEP9009 ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 07192003 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN 85 030725HEP1761 ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 07242003 MURRAY 86 030821CNE2533 I0380271A ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 08202003 FL ST. PETERSBURG JOHN DEERE & COMPANY 87 030822HEP8213 ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS 08202003 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN Page 51 obs mfr2 mod1 mod2 dispositionbodypt 1 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN 0 0 Dth All 2 KOHLER ENGINES CO. 13BX694G401 RT15A Tr/ Rel Head 3 TORO SUPER RECYCLER 6HP 20042 SR 215 NA NA 4 YARD MACHINES 12A445B304 NA NA 5 NONE UNKNOWN UNKNOWN Dth L/ Leg 6 UNK Tr/ Rel Hand 7 MURRAY SELECT 22265X8C NA NA 8 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN 0 0 Tr/ Rel Face 9 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN 0 0 Tr/ Rel L/ Leg 10 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN 0 0 Tr/ Rel Face 11 0 Tr/ Rel U/ Leg 12 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN 0 0 Tr/ Rel Hand 13 NONE TORO 20018 UNKNOWN NA NA 14 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN Tr/ Tn U/ Leg 15 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN Tr/ Tn All 16 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN 0 0 Hosp Hand 17 CRAFTSMAN 917.377650 NA NA 18 SCOTTS 20 HP LAWN TRACTOR SER: GX2046S045750 NA NA 19 ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS  NORTH AMERICA CRAFTSMAN GT3000 917.275021 ELECTROLUX PART NO. 151346 NA NA 20 KIDDE FIRE SYSTEMS CUB CADET, SERIES 3000 3204 KIDDE NA NA 21 AS ABOVE CRAFTSMAN 917271832 AS ABOVE NA NA 22 AS ABOVE CRAFTSMAN 917271832 AS ABOVE NA NA 23 D5218 Dth All 24 T1560 NA NA 25 JOHN DEERE LX188 NA NA 26 KOHLER CO. MTD YARD MAN 694 KOHLER 15 HP COMMAND VERTICLNA NA 27 NONE SCOTTS LAWN TRACTOR SCOTTS 1642H BAGGING ATTACHMENT NA NA 28 0 Tr/ Rel Fingr 29 JOHN DEERE 320 NA NA 30 MURRAY 30" 30577X8A Dth 25 50%

31 JOHN DEERE NA NA 32 UNKNOWN Dth All 33 JOHN DEERE LAWN/ GARDEN TRACTOR 345 Tr/ Rel L/ Trk 34 QUALITY FARM & COUNTRY 475475 Tr/ Rel Head 35 DYNAMARK 5188 3700 Dth All 36 BRIGGS & STRATTON SEARS/ CRAFTSMAN 917.272430 BRIGGS & STRATTON 407777 NA NA 37 MTD PRODUCTS INC. SPILL SAVER GAS CAN ON/ OFF SPOUT 30105 YARDMAN NA NA 38 KOHLER CO. SCAG TURF RUNNER STR SERIAL 22760922 KOHLER COMMAND 22HP Hosp Hand 39 NONE MURRAY 4690X92A UNKNOWN NA NA 40 ARIENS COMPANY YARD MACHINE 13AF608G062 ARIENS ST 622 NA NA 41 CRAFTSMAN 247.270250 NA NA 42 MURRAY/ SELECT 465602X8D Tr/ Rel L/ Leg 43 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN 0 0 Tr/ Rel L/ Leg 44 MTO Hosp All 45 NONE MURRAY/ 12HP 38 INCH 38702X8D UNKNOWN Tr/ Rel All 46 14.5 HP LIGHT YARD MACHINE 13AM675G062 Tr/ Rel Wrist 47 NONE MURRAY 13A4662F129 UNLEADED NA NA 48 CUB CADET 2206 Tr/ Rel L/ Arm 49 0 Tr/ Rel Foot Page 52 obs mfr2 mod1 mod2 dispositionbodypt 50 YARD KING 25 HORSEPOWER 521613X89B NA NA 51 0 Tr/ Rel Hand 52 MURRAY Hosp 25 50%

53 UNKNOWN JOHN DEERE RIDING LAWN MOWER STX38 CLASS: 24 UNKNOWN Hosp All 54 JOHN DEERE LX288 Tr/ Rel L/ Leg 55 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN UNK UNK Tr/ Rel L/ Leg 56 0 Tr/ Rel U/ Leg 57 ELECTROLUX SEARS CRAFTSMAN 917.270810 ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS  NNA NA 58 JOHN DEERE SABRE NA NA 59 YARD MACHINES BY MTD 13AN682G129 Tr/ Rel Hand 60 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN Tr/ Rel U/ Arm 61 BRIGGS & STRATTON CUB CADET 1170 BRIGGS AND STRATTON Tr/ Rel U/ Trk 62 CRAFTSMAN 917.276022 NA NA 63 CRAFTSMAN 917.271743 Tr/ Rel Hand 64 ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION UNKNOWN ACE HYDROSTATIC 13AN698G0337Dth All 65 BRIGGS & STRATTON WEED EATER WE5N22SH4C BRIGGS & STRATTON 12H602 NA NA 66 0 Tr/ Rel Hand 67 POULAN PR1742STA POULAN PRO LAWN TRACTOR 9541NA NA 68 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN 0 0 Tr/ Tn L/ Leg 69 KGRO/ POWERPRO HWSDSP225 NA NA 70 MURRAY 22516X92 NA NA 71 UNK Tr/ Rel L/ Arm 72 0 Tr/ Rel Hand 73 SEARS CRAFTSMAN NA NA 74 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN UNK UNK Tr/ Rel Ankle 75 0 Tr/ Rel Hand 76 UNK Tr/ Rel Face 77 0 Tr/ Rel Fingr 78 0 Tr/ Rel Hand 79 MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN 0 0 Tr/ Rel L/ Arm 80 UNK Tr/ Rel Hand 81 NONE MURRAY UNKNOWN NA NA 82 0 Tr/ Rel Fingr 83 0 Tr/ Rel Fingr 84 UNK Tr/ Rel Fingr 85 0 Tr/ Rel Hand 86 JOHN DEERE JS63 NA NA 87 UNKNOWN Tr/ Rel Fingr Page 53 obs narr1 narr2 1 THE VICTIM, A 60 YEAR OLD MALE , WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL UP A TREE STUMP WITH A TRACTOR WHEN THE TRACTOR OVERTURNED AND PINNED THE 2 A 44 YEAR OLD MALE WAS ATTEMPTING TO START HIS 1998 16HP LAWN TRACTOR WHEN FUEL VAPORS WERE IGNITED CAUSING HIM TO BE EXPELLED FROM THE 3 A CONSUMER PURCHASED A LAWNMOWER IN 1999. IN THE SPRING OF 2001, HE NOTICED THAT IT BEGAN TO LEAK ALL OF THE FUEL FROM THE TANK THROUGH 4 THE CONSUMER NOTICED A HEAVY SMELL OF GASOLINE IN HIS HOME AND ATTACHED GARAGED. THE PLASTIC COVER OF HIS LAWN MOWER HAD RUBBED A 5 A 69 YEAR OLD MALE WAS REPORTEDLY ENGAGED IN THE REPAIR OF A LAWN MOWER AND/ OR LAWN MOWER ENGINE WHEN FIRE ERUPTED WHICH RESULTED IN 6 THE 3 YEAR OLD FEMALE VICTIM SUSTAINED A 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HER RIGHT HAND WHEN, WHILE FALLING DOWN A HILL SHE PUT HER HANDS OUT AND 7 A 54 YEAR OLD MALE WAS CUTTING GRASS AT HOME WITH A WALK BEHIND POWER LAWN MOWER, WHEN GASOLINE BEGAN LEAKING FROM A RUPTURE IN THE SEAM 8 THE 33 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM WAS DIAGNOSED WITH 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS FACE AND LEFT HAND WHEN WHILE FILLING HIS LAWN MOWER WITH 9 THE 15 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM SUSTAINED 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO THE BACK OF HIS LEG WHEN GASOLINE SPLASHED ON HIS PANTS AS HIS FRIEND 10 THE 52 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM SUSTAINED 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON HIS NECK AND LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE WHEN FLAMES SHOT OUT OF THE SPARK 11 THE 41 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM SUSTIANED 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON BOTH OF HIS LEGS WHEN, WHILE CHECKING FOR A SPARK ON HIS LAWN MOWER, IT 12 THE 58 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM WAS DIAGNOSED WITH 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO BOTH HANDS WHEN HIS LAWN MOWER BLEW UP WHILE HE WAS PUTTING IN 13 THE CONSUMER HEARD THE SMOKE DETECTOR ALARM FROM THE GARAGE. WHEN HE ENTERED THE GARAGE HE SAW 8 9 FOOT FLAMES COMING FROM THE LAWNMOWER.

14 THE 67 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM WAS DIAGNOSED WITH 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO HIS LEG WHEN A SPARK IGNITED GASOLINE THAT HAD MADE CONTACT 15 THE 34 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM SUSTAINED BURNS TO MOST OF HIS BODY WHEN THE GASOLINE FROM HIS LAWNMOWER CAUGHT FIRE AND HE TRIED TO PUT THE 16 THE 2 YR. OLD MALE VICTIM SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS LEFT HAND WHEN A LAWN MOWER AND A GAS CAN IN THE LAUNDRY ROOM AT HOME CAUGHT 17 THE COMPLAINANT IS A 52 YEAR OLD MALE WHO PURCHASED A WALK BEHIND MOWER FROM A MAJOR RETAIL STORE TO MOW A 1/ 4 ACRE LAWN AREA. WHILE 18 A 2001 MODEL, 20 HP LAWN TRACTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE BEING USED TO CUT LEAVES, AND WAS TOTALLY CONSUMED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED 19 A 74 YEAR OLD MALE NOTICED GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK ON HIS RIDING GARDEN TRACTOR. HE EXAMINED THE FUEL TANK AND FOUND A CRACK 20 A 57 YEAR OLD MAN HAD HIS 2003 MODEL GARDEN TRACTOR REPAIRED TWICE FOR GASOLINE LEAKAGE. IN AUGUST 2004, THE MAN STARTED THE GARDEN 21 THE CONSUMER FILLED UP HER RIDING LAWNMOWER FUEL TANK AND THE TANK BEGAN LEAKING AROUND THE SEAM. THE LEAK WAS STOPPED BY FIRE 22 THE CONSUMER FILLED UP HER RIDING LAWNMOWER FUEL TANK AND THE TANK BEGAN LEAKING AROUND THE SEAM. THE LEAK WAS STOPPED BY FIRE 23 THE CONSUMER , 51, DIED WHILE OPERATING HER RIDING LAWN MOWER ON A STEEP POND EMBANKMENT ON HER PROPERTY. A WHEEL LOST CONTACT WITH 24 THIS NON INJURY INCIDENT INVOLVED A LAWN TRACTOR THAT ERUPTED INTO FLAMES AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR OF USE. THE LAWN TRACTOR WAS 25 A TWO YEAR OLD LAWN TRACTOR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE BEING USED TO MOW THE LAWN. THE OWNER WAS TOLD THE FIRE WAS THE RESULT OF TRASH IN THE 26 A 44 YEAR OLD MALE CUT HIS GRASS FOR 1 1/ 2 HOURS WITH HIS RIDING LAWN MOWER, PARKED IT IN HIS 2 CAR DETACHED GARAGE, AND THEN WENT INTO 27 THERE WERE NO INJURIES WHEN THE CONSUMER'S LAWN TRACTOR IGNITED LEAVES IN HIS YARD, AND CAUSED TWO SMALL BRUSH FIRES. HE WAS USING 28 THE 9 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM SUSTAINED A 1ST DEGREE BURN TO HIS RIGHT THUMB WHEN, WHILE TRYING TO HELP HIS GRANDFATER RESTART THEIR RIDING 29 A 30 YEAR OLD MALE WAS OPERATING A RIDING LAWN MOWER TO CUT OVER GROWN BRUSH AND GRASS WHEN HE NOTICED FLAMES AND SMOKE COMING FROM 30 A 66 YEAR OLD MALE WAS MOWING THE GRASS WITH HIS RIDING LAWN MOWER WHEN IT KICKED UP, SPUN AROUND AND FLIPPED OVER ON TOP OF HIM. THE 31 A FRONT ENGINE RIDING LAWN MOWER WAS LEFT RUNNING INSIDE A GARAGE. WITHIN TWO MINUTES FLAMES EMITTED FROM THE SEAT OF THE RIDING MOWER.

32 A 30 YEAR OLD MALE WAS OPERATING HIS RIDING MOWER IN HIS BACK YARD, NEAR HIS CHILDREN'S SWING SET THAT HAD BEEN CEMENTED INTO THE 33 A 68 YEAR OLD MALE WAS DRIVING HIS LAWN/ GARDEN TRACTOR, AS HE TURNED THE CORNER NEAR HIS FRONT YARD, THE MOTOR SPUTTERED SEVERAL TIMES.

34 A 40 YEAR OLD FEMALE WAS USING THE RIDING LAWN MOWER ON A FIELD OF PREVIOUSLY CUT DRY GRASS WHEN THE GRASS COLLECTED UNDERNEATH THE 35 THE VICTIM, A 76 YEAR OLD MALE, DIED AS A RESULT OF BURNS SUSTAINED DURING A LAWN TRACTOR ACCIDENT. THE PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS ESTIMATED AT 36 AN ADULT MALE HOMEOWNER DROVE HIS 20.0 HP RIDING LAWN MOWER OUT OF HIS GARAGE, LEFT IT IDLING ON THE DRIVEWAY, THEN WENT BACK INTO THE 37 THE PLASTIC ADAPTER RING ON A YEAR OLD GAS CAN SPOUT CRACKED WHILE ATTACHED TO A PORTABLE PLASTIC GAS CONTAINER. THE CONSUMER NOTICED 38 A 67 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM SUFFERED SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HIS RIGHT HAND AND FOREARM WHEN HE TRIED TO EXTINGUISH A FIRE CAUSED BY HIS 39 DUE TO A GASOLINE LEAK FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TWO GALLON PLASTIC TANK, FLAMES ERUPTED FROM AROUND THE RIDING MOWER'S GASOLINE TANK 40 ON MAY 21, 2002, A 68 YEAR OLD FEMALE AND HER HUSBAND SAW FLAMES ENGULFING A DETACHED METAL SHED IN THEIR BACK YARD. THE FIRE STARTED 41 A 52 YEAR OLD FEMALE WAS OPERATING A NEW RIDING LAWNMOWER WHEN IT RAN OUT OF GASOLINE. SHE WENT TO HER GARAGE TO OBTAIN A GAS CAN AND 42 A 5 YEAR OLD MALE WAS RUNNING UP TOWARDS HIS FATHER WHEN HIS FATHER WAS FINISHED MOWING THE GRASS. THE FATHER HAD JUST TURNED THE LAWN 43 THE 62 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM SUSTAINED BURNS TO HIS LEFT LEG AND RIGHT FOOT AND ANKLE WHEN FUMES FROM GASOLINE. HE WAS PUTTING INTO A 44 A MAN AND HIS FOUR YEAR OLD SON WERE OPERATING A RIDING LAWN MOWER UP AN INCLINE WHEN THE BACK RIGHT WHEEL BEGAN TO LOSE TRACTION. THE 45 A 67 YEAR OLD MALE HAD JUST FINISHED MOWING HIS YARD WITH HIS RIDING LAWN TRACTOR AND PARKED IT IN HIS GARAGE NEXT TO A BOX OF CLOTHING.

46 A RIDING LAWN MOWER CAUGHT FIRE AND HAD SIX INCH FLAMES COMING FROM BENEATH IT WHEN A CONSUMER HAD BEEN USING THE MOWER FOR ABOUT ONE 47 THE 41 YEAR OLD CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT AFTER THREE YEARS OF USE, HIS RIDING LAWN MOWER HAS BEGAN TO LEAK GASOLINE FROM AROUND THE 48 WHILE THE 45 YEAR OLD MALE COMPLAINANT WAS MOWING HIS PROPERTY WITH HIS LAWN TRACTOR, HE NOTICED BLUE SMOKE COMING FROM THE MUFFLER AREA 49 THE 2 YEAR OLD FEMALE VICTIM RECEIVED A 2ND DEGREE BURN ON HER FEET WHEN SHE SLIPPED WHILE TRYING TO CLIMB ONTO A RIDING LAWN MOWER.

Page 54 obs narr1 narr2 50 A 62 YEAR OLD MALE COMPLAINED ABOUT A RIDING MOWER HE HAD PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS BEFORE. AFTER USING THE MOWER TWICE, THE GAS 51 THE 18 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM SUSTAINED A BURN TO HIS RIGHT HAND WHEN A LAWN TRACTOR ROLLED ONTO HIS FOOT AND WHEN HE WENT TO LIFT THE 52 A THREE YEAR OLD RIDING LAWN AND GARDEN TRACTOR SLID DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND ROLLED OVER ONTO A 20 YEAR OLD MALE OPERATOR PINNING 53 AN ADULT MALE WAS OPERATING A RIDING LAWN MOWER ON A STEEP DOWNWARD SLOPE AT HIS HOME. THE MOWER TIPPED OVER, CAUSING IT TO STALL. THE 54 A RIDING MOWER BEING USED ON A TWO ACRE FIELD IGNITED THE DRY GRASS AND STARTED A FIRE WHICH SINGED THE RIGHT LEG OF THE 32 YEAR OLD 55 THE 47 YEAR OLD FEMALE VICTIM WAS DRIVING HER RIDING MOWER TO AN AREA AT HER MOTHER'S HOUSE WHERE SHE PLANNED ON CUTTING THE GRASS. THE 56 THE 10 YEAR OLD FEMALE VICTIM SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON HER RIGHT UPPER LEG WHILE TRYING TO MOVE THE RIDING MOWER, WHICH HAD TIPPED 57 A 49 YEAR OLD MALE NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE WHEN HIS RIDING LAWN TRACTOR WAS STORED IN HIS GARAGE. HE THEN NOTICED THAT GASOLINE 58 A LAWN TRACTOR WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE CAUSE OF A FIRE THAT DESTROYED A BARN ON A SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. THE OWNER ALLOWED THE 59 AN ADULT MALE WAS USING HIS RIDING LAWN TRACTOR FOR APPROX. ONE HOUR TO MULCH SOME LEAVES AROUND HIS RESIDENCE WHEN HE NOTICED SMOKE AND 60 THE 57 YEAR OLD VICTIM RECEIVED SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HER RIGHT ARM AND FIRST DEGREE BURNS TO HER RIGHT KNEE, TOES AND FACE. SHE DROVE 61 A 47 YEAR OLD FEMALE WAS MOWING HER LAWN ON A RIDING LAWNMOWER WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED CAUSING IT TO EXPLODE. THE VICTIM WAS ABLE TO 62 WHILE A 52 YEAR OLD MALE WAS USING HIS BRAND NEW GARDEN TRACTOR FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE GRASS CLIPPINGS THAT WERE RESTING ON TOP OF THE 63 THE 52 YEAR OLD MALE COMPLAINANT SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS TO HIS RIGHT HAND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES SHOOTING FROM HIS 64 AN 80 YEAR OLD ADULT MALE DIED OF 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO 90% OF HIS BODY AFTER HIS CLOTHING CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE HE WAS BURNING LEAVES IN HIS 65 THE GASOLINE FUEL IN THE TANK OF A LAWN MOWER QUICKLY POURED OUT THROUGH A PIN SIZE HOLE IN THE PRIMER BULB. THE OWNER CONSIDERS THE 66 THE 81 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT PALM, ABOVE HIS THUMB WHEN THE MOTOR BACKFIRED ON HIS LAWN MOWER & JERKED 67 THE COMPLAINANT'S LAWN TRACTOR'S GAS TANK CRACKED AT THE FUEL LINE ENTRANCE INTO THE TANK, LEAKING TWO GALLONS OF GASOLINE ONTO THE 68 THE 26 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM WAS TREATED FOR 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO HIS HAND, LEGS AND LEFT ARM WHEN HE TRIED TO POUR GASOLINE THAT WAS 69 THERE WERE NO INJURIES WHEN A ONE STORY WOOD FRAME SINGLE FAMILY OCCUPANCY DWELLING CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE FIRE WAS 70 THE COMPLAINANT WAS MOWING HIS FRONT YARD WITH A WALK BEHIND PUSH LAWN MOWER WHEN IT SUDDENLY ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE WAS 71 THE 10 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM SUSTAINED A 2ND DEGREE THERMAL BURN TO HIS INNER LEFT WRIST WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED THE HOT MUFFLER ON 72 THE 46 YEAR OLD FEMALE VICTIM SUSTAINED A BURN TO HER RIGHT HAND WHEN, WHILE USING A NEIGHBOR'S POWER MOWER, SHE STOPPED THE MOWER TO 73 THE COMPLAINANT'S LAWN MOWER CARBURETOR LEAKED FUEL EVERY TIME THAT HE WOULD PUT FUEL IN HIS LAWN MOWER FUEL TANK. COMPLAINANT FEELS 74 A FIRE STARTED ON AN ENCLOSED PORCH DUE TO A LAWN MOWER STORED NEXT TO A HOT WATER HEATER. THE OCCUPANT GOT SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS 75 THE 11 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM SUSTAINED 2 ND DEGREE BURN TO THE PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND WHEN TRYING TO RESTART A PUSH MOWER AT HOME AND LOST 76 THE 12 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM WAS AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE AND THEY WERE TRYING TO START THE FRIEND'S LAWN MOWER. AS HE WAS PULLING THE 77 THE 6 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WHEN HE TOUCHED THE MUFFLER ON HIS GRANDFATHER'S LAWN 78 THE 4 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM SUFFERED A BURN TO HIS HAND WHEN HE TOUCHED A HOT LAWN MOWER. HE WAS TAKEN BY HIS PARENTS TO THE ER 79 THE 4 YEAR OLD FEMALE VICTIM BURNT HER LEFT ARM WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO GO UP THE STEPS IN HER GARAGE AND LOST HER BALANCE ON THE FIRST 80 THE 18 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM SUFFERED SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HIS LEFT HAND WHILE TRYING TO ADJUST THE CARBURETOR ON HIS WALK BEHIND POWER 81 ON JUNE 19, 2003 A FLASH FIRE OCCURRED IN THE BASEMENT OF A SINGLE STORY HOME NEAR AN ACTIVE HOT WATER TANK. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE 82 THE 6 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM WAS SLIGHTLY BURNED ON HIS FINGER WHEN HE TOUCHED A HOT WALK BEHIND POWER LAWN MOWER. HE WAS DRIVEN BY HIS 83 THE 27 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM WAS DIAGNOSED WITH 2 ND DEGREE BURNS TO THE 5 FINGER TIPS ON HIS LEFT HAND WHEN, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT 84 THE 8 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM WAS WALKING UP THE STEPS OF HIS DECK. HE SLIPPED AND WHEN HE FELL HIS LEFT HAND CAME DOWN ON THE TOP OF THE 85 THE 20 YEAR OLD FEMALE VICTIM BURNED HER HAND ON THE MUFFLER OF A LAWN MOWER. SHE WAS DRIVEN BY HER HUSBAND TO THE ER WHERE SHE WAS 86 A 56 YEAR OLD MALE NOTICED THAT HIS NEW LAWNMOWER'S GAS TANK WAS LEAKING GAS IN JUNE OF 2001 AND IT WAS REPLACED BY A LOCAL REPAIR 87 THE 11 YEAR OLD MALE VICTIM SUSTAINED 1ST DEGREE BURNS ON THE FINGERTIPS OF HIS LEFT HAND WHEN, WHILE TRYING TO LIFT A WALK BEHIND Page 55 obs narr3 narr4 1 VICTIM UNDERNEATH IT. GASOLINE FROM THE TRACTOR APPARENTLY SPILLED ONTO THE VICTIM AND SET HIM A FIREL. THE VICTIM DIED THE NEXT DAY 2 LAWN TRACTOR AND RESULTING IN HIS FACE BEING SINGED. THE LAWN TRACTOR HAD STOPPED RUNNING WHILE ON A STEEP INCLINE APPROXIMATELY 4 3 THE CARBURETOR AFTER HE FINISHED USING IT. HE BECAME CONCERNED THAT IT COULD BE A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD, SO HE TOOK IT TO REPAIR SHOPS 4 HOLE THROUGH THE ALUMINUM FLOAT BOWL ON THE TECUSAH CARBURETOR RESULTING IN A GAS LEAK. HE IS CONCERNED THAT HIS HOUSE COULD HAVE 5 THE VICTIM SUSTAINING THERMAL BURNS TO 14% OF HIS BODY SURFACE AREA. THE VICTIM EXPIRED ON THE 21ST POST INCIDENT DATE FROM COMPLICATIONS 6 TOUCHED A HOT LAWN MOWER TO BREAK HER FALL. SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.

7 OF ITS PLASTIC FUEL TANK. THE GASOLINE SMOKED AND BURNED OFF UPON CONTACT WITH THE METAL ENGINE CASING, BUT OTHERWISE CAUSED NO 8 GASOLINE, IT BACKFIRED AND FLAMED UP CAUSING HIS BURNS. HE WENT TO THE ED WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. NO F. D. INVOLVMENT.

9 WAS POURING GAS INTO THE LAWN MOWER. SOME SPASHED ON THE SPARK PLUG IGNITING IT AND A FLASH OF FIRE CAUGHT HIS PANTS ON FIRE AT HOME.

10 PLUG HOLE ON A LAWN MOWER WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO GET IT STARTED AT HOME. THE VICITM WENT TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND 11 IGNITED. THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.

12 GASOLINE. ( HE HAD RUN OUT GAS WHILE MOWING; THE LAWN MOWER WAS TURNED OFF). HE WAS TAKEN TO THE ED TREATED AND RELEASED. ( NO F. D.

13 THE CONSUMER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OPENED THE GARAGE DOOR AND DOSED THE FLAMES WITH A NEARBY GARDEN HOSE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT 14 WITH HIS LEG. THE VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN OUT THE SPARK PLUG FOR HIS SNAPPER LAWN MOWER AND WHEN HE BLEW OUT DUST, GASOLINE 15 FIRE OUT. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND TRANSFERRED TO A BURN CENTER.

16 ON FIRE. THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND ADMITTED OVERNIGHT.

17 MOWING, THE COMPLAINANT OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE MOWER'S BLADE AREA. HE SPRAYED WATER FROM A GARDEN HOSE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. NO 18 THAT THE FIRE STARTED WHEN LEAVES WERE IGNITED BY THE MUFFLER. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR SUSPECTED THAT LEAKING FUEL MAY HAVE BEEN 19 IN THE REAR UPPER RIGHT CORNER. HE CONTINUED TO USE THE FUEL TANK UNTIL THE REPLACEMENT PART ARRIVED, BUT HE ONLY FILLED IT HALFWAY.

20 TRACTOR, LEFT IT RUNNING. ABOUT 20 SECONDS LATER HE HEARD A NOISE, WENT OUTSIDE, AND SAW FLAMES BURNING UNDER THE GARDEN TRACTOR. THE 21 OFFICIALS AND THE TANK WAS REPLACED. NO INJURIES OR FIRE RESULTED FROM THE LEAK.

22 OFFICIALS AND THE TANK WAS REPLACED. NO INJURIES OR FIRE RESULTED FROM THE LEAK.

23 THE GROUND AND THE MOWER TIPPED OVER, TRAPPING HER. GASOLINE LEAKED AND IGNITED . SHE WAS BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION.

24 ALLEGEDLY TURNED OFF AT THE TIME THE FIRE ERUPTED. THE LAWN TRACTOR WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED IN THE FIRE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE OF 25 CARBURETOR CAUSING GASOLINE TO SPILL ONTO THE MUFFLER. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE LAWN TRACTOR.

26 HIS RESIDENCE TO SHOWER. SHORTLY THEREAFTER A PASSERBY KNOCKED ON HIS DOOR AND INFORMED HIM THAT HIS GARAGE WAS ON FIRE. NO ONE WAS 27 THE TRACTOR AND BAGGING ATTACHMENT TO MOW, MULCH AND BAG THE LEAVES AND GRASS. THE LEAVES WERE APPROXIMATELY FOUR INCHES DEEP, AND THE 28 LAWN MOWER, HE ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED THE EXHAUST PIPE ON THE MOWER. THE MOWER WAS IN USE EARLIER AND THE PIPE WAS STILL HOT, CAUSING THE 29 UNDER THE FRONT END OF THE RIDING LAWN MOWER. IT IS BELIEVED THAT SOME OF THE BRUSH AND GRASS CLIPPINGS BECAME TRAPPED BETWEEN THE 30 LAWN MOWER BURST INTO FLAMES. THE VICTIM SUFFERED 2ND & 3RD DEGREE BURNS ON HIS BACK, ARMS AND LEGS. HE DIED 7 DAYS LATER FROM THE 31 THE OWNER PUSHED THE MOWER OUT TO THE YARD. USING A GARDEN HOSE, HE EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VINYL SIDING ON THE SIDE OF THE 32 GROUND. THE WHEELS OF THE RIDING MOWER BECAME ENTANGLED ON ONE OF THE POLES TO THE SWING SET. THE MOWER TIPPED OVER, CAUSING THE FUEL 33 SMOKE BEGAN TO RISE AROUND THE HOOD OF THE TRACTOR AND WHEN HE LOOKED DOWN SAW 2' FLAMES COMING OUT FROM AROUND THE HOOD OF TRACTOR 34 FRONT OF THE MOWER AND STARTED A GRASS FIRE. THE FRONT OF THE MOWER WAS ALSO ON FIRE UNTIL HER HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO BACK THE MOWER AWAY 35 $ 600.

36 GARAGE. HE HEARD A HISSING SOUND ABOUT 5 OR 10 MINUTES LATER AND CAME OUT OF THE GARAGE TO FIND FLAMES AND SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE 37 GASOLINE SPILLING OUT AS HE WAS FILLING THE GAS TANK OF HIS MOWER, WHICH HAD JUST RUN OUT OF GAS. THE FUMES FROM THE GASOLINE CAME IN 38 RIDING LAWN MOWER. THE LAWN MOWER'S ENGINE IGNITED AFTER THE VICTIM STARTED THE MOWER IN HIS GARAGE. THE FIRE ULTIMATELY SPREAD ONTO 39 AND MANIFOLD AFTER THE COMPLAINANT CRANKED THE MOWER. THE COMPLAINANT, WHO WAS SITTING ON THE RIDING MOWER, TURNED THE SWITCH 40 ON OR NEAR A GAS POWERED RIDING LAWN TRACTOR AND A GAS POWERED STRING TRIMMER. THE LAWN TRACTOR HAD BEEN PARKED IN THE OPEN ENDED 41 REFILLED THE GAS TANK LOCATED UNDER THE OPERATOR'S SEAT. AFTER REFUELING AND REPLACING THE CAP, SHE STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE 42 TRACTOR OFF AND ABOUT FIVE TO TEN SECONDS LATER, THE LAWN TRACTOR BACKFIRED. IT SHOT OUT A SMALL FLAME THAT SINGED THE LEG OF THE 43 TURNED OFF, HOT RIDING MOWR EXPLODED AND INGNITED. WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.

44 MOWER TURNED COUNTER CLOCKWISE 90 DEGREES, TIPPED OVER, AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FOUR YEAR OLD BOY FELL DOWN THE HILL AND THE MOWER 45 THE BOX OF CLOTHING IGNITED FROM THE HEAT EMITTED FROM THE HOT ENGINE OF THE LAWN TRACTOR. ALL 3 OCCUPANTS OF THE HOME ESCAPED THE 46 HALF HOUR. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED MINOR THERMAL BURNS TO BOTH WRIST AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. REPAIR INSPECTION INDICATED 47 AREA OF THE CARBURETOR. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ALTHOUGH NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE HAVE OCCURRED, HE STILL FEELS THAT THIS PROBLEM 48 AND HE SMELLED LEAVES BURNING. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE LEAVES, HE SAW APPROXIMATELY 10" FLAMES COMING FROM THE TRACTOR'S 49 SHE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS TREATED & RELEASED & LATER HAD A SKIN GRAFT.

Page 56 obs narr3 narr4 50 TANK RUPTURED CAUSING GAS TO SPEW ON THE ENGINE CRANKCASE. ALTHOUGH NO FIRE OCCURRED, HE BELIEVES THE PRODUCT POSES A THREAT OF INJURY 51 TRACTOR HIS HAND TOUCHED THE ENGINE. HE WENT OT THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED & RELEASED.

52 HIS LEG UNDER THE TRACTOR. GASOLINE STARTED LEAKING OUT OF THE TRACTOR CAUSING IT TO CATCH ON FIRE AND STARTING THE VICTIM'S PANTS 53 VICTIM TIPPED THE MOWER TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION, STARTED IT UP AND THEN THE MOWER IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE VICTIM GOT OFF AND ROLLED ON 54 FEMALE OPERATOR. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS SOUGHT BY THE VICTIM. THE RIDING MOWER WAS LESS THAN THIRTY DAYS OLD AND HAS NEVER BEEN 55 BLADE WAS NOT ENGAGED. THE VICTIM THINKS ( SHE IS NOT SURE) THE MOWER MAY HAVE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR ( SHE FEELS IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN 56 OVER ON HER MOTHER, OFF OF HER MOTHER. THEY WERE AT HOME. THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS TREATED & RELEASED.

57 SPILLED FROM THE REAR OF THE RIDING LAWN TRACTOR WHILE IN USE. HE FOUND THAT GASOLINE WAS LEAKING ALONG A SPLIT IN THE BACK RIGHT SEAM 58 MOWER TO IDLE UNATTENDED WHILE THE ENGINE WARMED INSIDE THE BUILDING. THE OWNER RETURNED IN APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES AND 59 FLAMES COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE AREA. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH WATER. THE INDIVIDUAL CUT HIS HAND 60 TO THE ER WHERE SHE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.

61 JUMP OFF OF THE MOWER PRIOR TO THE EXPLOSION AND SUFFERED BURNS ON HER ARMS AND CHEST. SHE DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL TREATMENT.

62 MOWER DECK CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE INCURRED DURING THIS INCIDENT.

63 RIDING LAWN MOWER. IT IS BELIEVED THE FUEL TANK CRACKED AND LEAKED GASOLINE OVER THE ENGINE AND IGNITED. THE LAWN MOWER WAS A TOTAL 64 YARD. ALL OF HIS CLOTHING INCLUDING A FLANNEL SHIRT AND DENIM BIB OVERALLS WERE COMPLETELY BURNED DURING THE FIRE. OFFICIALS BELIEVE 65 HOLE IN THE PRIMER BULB TO BE A SAFETY/ FIRE HAZARD, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PRIMER BULB IS JUST ABOVE THE MUFFLER.

66 THE HANDLE INTO HIS HAND AS HE WAS TRYING TO START HIS LAWN MOWER AT HOME. THE VICTIM WENT TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED &

67 GARAGE FLOOR. COMPLAINANT FEELS THE FUEL TANK IS A FIRE HAZARD.

68 SPILLING OUT OF A PUNCTURED GAS CAN INTO A LAWN MOWER IN A TRAILER. THE EXHAUST CAUGHT FIRE. HE WENT TO THE ED BY AMBULANCE, WAS 69 CAUSED BY A GAS POWERED LAWN MOWER. THE FIRE MARSHALL'S REPORT STATES THAT THE " EXACT CAUSE REMAINS UNKNOWN".

70 EXTINGUISHED BY THE COMPLAINANT AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE COMPLAINANT ALLEGES GRASS CLIPPINGS THAT HAD ACCUMULATED BETWEEN THE 71 A SELF PROPELLED POWER MOWER WHILE CLEANING A CLOG FROM THE DISCHARGE CHUTE. THE NEXT DAY HE WAS DRIVEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE 72 MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT AND PUT HER HAND ON THE MANIFOLD ( WHICH WAS VERY HOT). SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS TREATED AND 73 THAT THE CARBURETOR IS A FIRE HAZARD.

74 ANKLE WHEN HE REMOVED THE LAWN MOWER FROM THE HOUSE.

75 HIS BALANCE AND TOUCHED THE MUFFLER WITH HIS HAND. THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.

76 ROPE TO START THE MOWER FLAMES " FLARED UP" FROM THE UNCOVERED GAS TANK & BURNT THE VICTIM'S FACE & EYEBROWS. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE 77 MOWER WHILE TRYING TO HELP HIM PUT THE MOWER IN THE SHED AT HIS GRANDFATHER'S HOME. THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE 78 WHERE HE WAS TREATED & RELEASED.

79 STEP. THIS CAUSED HER TO FALL BACKWARDS ONTO THE STILL HOT WALK BEHIND POWER MOWER THAT HER MOTHER USED TO CUT THE GRASS AT 80 LAWN MOWER. HE ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE EXHAUST AND ENGINE BLOCK ( WHICH WERE VERY HOT) WITH HIS HAND. HE WAS DRIVEN TO THE ER BY A FRIEND 81 FIRE IS UNKNOWN.

82 MOTHER TO THE ER WHERE HE WAS TREATED & RELEASED.

83 HIS WALK BEHIND POWER LAWN MOWER UP A STEP AND INTO THE GARAGE, HE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE MOWER MOTOR WHICH HAD BEEN OFF FOR ABOUT 20 84 WALK BEHIND POWER MOWER THAT WAS JUST USED TO CUT THE GRASS AND CONSEQUENTLY, WAS STILL HOT. THE VICTIM BURNT HIS LEFT THUMB. HE WAS 85 TREATED FOR FIRST DEGREE BURNS & RELEASED.

86 SHOP. ON 8 20 2003 THE TANK BEGAN LEAKING AGAIN. A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT HE HAD REPLACED 140 PLASTIC GAS 87 POWER MOWER UP, HE TOUCHED THE HOT MOTOR. THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.

Page 57 obs narr5 narr6 1 IN A HOSPITAL DUE TO THERMAL INJURIES.

2 HOURS PRIOR TO FIRE. A WOODEN PATIO DECK AND STORAGE SHED NEAR THE TRACTOR SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. ( TOTAL ESTIMATED $ 2,000)

3 ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED, UNTIL HE HAD A FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE INSTALLED. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT 4 EXPLODED AND ANOTHER CONSUMER COULD HAVE A FIRE AND/ OR EXPLOSION.

5 DUE TO THERMAL BURNS. THE MANNER OF DEATH IS CONSIDERED ACCIDENTAL.

6 7 PROPERTY DAMAGE, FIRE OR INJURIES.

8 9 THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.

10 RELEASED.

11 12 INVOLVED).

13 ARRIVED TEN MINUTES LATER. NO INJURIES RESULTED FROM THE INCIDENT.

14 SPILLED OUT ALSO. HE WAS DRIVEN TO THE E. D. WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND THEN TRANSFERRED TO A SPECIALIZED BURN CENTER.

15 16 17 INJURY INVOLVED. REPAIR MADE TO THE MOWER AND REPAIRMAN REPORTED GRASS CLIPPINGS WERE FOUND IN AREA BETWEEN MOWER'S DECK AND PLASTIC 18 INVOLVED.

19 NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT THE COMPLAINANT THOUGHT THAT THE LEAKING GASOLINE POSED A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD.

20 FLAMES THEN SPREAD TO A NEARBY WOOD STORAGE SHED. THE GARDEN TRACTOR AND SHED WERE EXTENSIVELY FIRE DAMAGED. THE MAN WAS NOT 21 22 23 24 APPROXIMATELY $ 3495 WAS LIMITED TO THE TRACTOR ITSELF.

25 26 INJURED. THE AMOUNT OF THE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. ENGINEERS FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANY BELIEVE THE FIRE 27 TRACTOR'S HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM IGNITED THE LEAVES IN TWO AREAS. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT THE MOWER'S EXHAUST SYSTEM IS 28 BURN. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.

29 MUFFLER AND ITS HEAT SHIELD WHICH ARE LOCATED UNDER THE FRONT END OF THE RIDING LAWN MOWER AND WERE IGNITED BY THE HEAT OF THE MUFFLER.

30 INJURIES HE SUSTAINED IN THIS INCIDENT.

31 GARAGE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE TOTAL LOSS WAS ESTIMATED AT $ 3500. NO INJURIES OCCURRED.

32 FROM THE GAS TANK TO LEAK ONTO THE MOWER'S HOT ENGINE. THE FUEL IGNITED, BURNING THE VICTIM. THE VICTIM SUSTAINED BURNS TO OVER 60%

33 AND LEFT REAR CORNER OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND RISING AROUND HIS LEFT LEG. HE SHUT THE ENGINE OFF WITH KEY AND GOT OFF THE TRACTOR.

34 FROM THE BURNING GRASS. HER HAIR WAS SLIGHTLY SINGED FROM TRYING TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. SHE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY MEDICAL TREATMENT AND HAS 35 36 FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE MOWER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

37 CONTACT WITH THE HOT ENGINE AND CAUSED A FLASH EXPLOSION AND SMALL FLAMES. THE CONSUMER GRABBED A NEARBY HOSE AND EXTINGUISHED THE 38 THE GARAGE AND THE VICTIMS HOME, CAUSING EXTENSIVE PROPERTY LOSS. THERE WERE NO OTHER INJURIES.

39 OFF AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES WITH AN FIRE EXTINGUISHER THAT HE WAS CARRYING IN HIS POCKET. THERE WAS NO INJURY SUSTAINED.

40 METAL SHED IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING USED TO MOW THE YARD. THE STRING TRIMMER HAD NOT BEEN USED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. NO ONE WAS INJURED.

41 MOTOR BEGAN RUNNING. AT THAT POINT, FLAMES SHOT OUT THE MOTOR AREA, DIRECTLY UNDER THE OPERATOR'S SEAT AND BURNED THE MOWER. NO INJURY 42 VICTIM WITH A MINOR BURN. HE WAS TREATED AT HOME.

43 44 SLIDE DOWN NEXT TO HIM. HE WAS BURNED OVER 80% OF HIS BODY. HIS FATHER SUFFERED BURNS ON HIS LOWER LEFT LEG AND RIGHT FOREARM.

45 FIRE BUT THREE FIREMEN WERE OVERCOME BY SMOKE INHALATION WHILE FIGHTING THE FIRE. ESTIMATED DAMAGE ON THE PROPERTY AND CONTENTS WAS 46 THAT THE CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO USE THIS LAWN MOWER TO MULCH HER YARDS A FUNCTION FOR WHICH THIS LAWN MOWER WAS NOT INTENDED.

47 PRESENTS THE RISK FOR A POSSIBLE FIRE.

48 ENGINE. THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE TRACTOR'S TRAILER AND TO THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE FIRE WAS EVENTUALLY CONTAINED AND 49 Page 58 obs narr5 narr6 50 TO USER.

51 52 ON FIRE. THE VICTIM RECEIVED 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO HIS LOWER LEFT LEG AS WELL AS FIRST DEGREE BURNS TO HIS FACE, ARMS AND HANDS.

53 THE GROUND, EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE. OFFICIALS SUSPECT GASOLINE MAY HAVE MADE ITS WAY INTO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AFTER THE MOWER TIPPED 54 REPAIRED OR MODIFIED.

55 PUT IN GEAR PROPERLY) & THE MOWER HIT AGAINST A FENCE. THE VICTIM'S LEG HIT THE MUFFLER & BURNED HER LEG. THE NEXT DAY THE VICTIM'S 56 57 OF THE GAS TANK. HE BELIEVED THE LEAKING FUMES AND THE SPILLED GASOLINE PRESENTED A FIRE HAZARD. NO FIRE WAS REPORTED AND NO 58 FOUND THE MOWER BURNING. FIRE OFFICIALS COULD NOT CONFIRM THE EXACT CAUSE BUT THEY SUSPECT A FUEL LEAK AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE FIRE.

59 WHILE TIPPING THE TRACTOR ON ITS SIDE TO SPRAY WATER UNDERNEATH IT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND FOUND THE LAWN TRACTOR SEVERALLY 60 61 PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ESTIMATED AT $ 2,719.

62 63 LOSS.

64 HE FELL WHEN HE GOT OFF THE RIDING MOWER.

65 66 RELEASED.

67 68 TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER HOSPITAL BUT RELEASED.

69 70 MOWER DECK AND CYLINDER HEAD WAS THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE. THE COMPLAINANT DISCARDED THE BURNT MOWER.

71 HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.

72 RELEASED.

73 74 75 76 HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.

77 WAS TREATED & RELEASED.

78 79 THEIR HOUSE; SHE ( HER MOTHER) HAD JUST PUT THE MOWER AWAY. THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WERE SHE WAS TREATED AND RELAEASED.

80 WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.

81 82 83 MINUTES, AND BURNED HIS FINGERS. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE ED WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.

84 TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.

85 86 TANKS FROM THIS ENGINE MANUFACTURER FROM JANUARY 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2003. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND NO INJURY TO THE COMPLAINANT.

87 Page 59 obs narr7 narr8 1 2 3 WAS CAUSED BY IMPROPER STORAGE RESULTING IN DEPOSITS IN THE CARBURETOR.

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 COVER. THE DRY GRASS CLIPPING ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN MATERIAL THAT IGNITED.

18 19 20 INJURED. HE BELIEVES THE GARDEN TRACTOR'S FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING GASOLINE WHEN THE FIRE STARTED. DAMAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY $ 50,000.

21 22 23 24 25 26 ORIGINATED WHEN FUEL, LEAKING FROM A HOSE CUT BY A SUPPORT BRACKET, IGNITED.

27 APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH FROM THE GROUND.

28 29 NO DEATHS OR INJURIES ARE REPORTED.

30 31 32 OF HIS BODY. THE VICTIM SUCCUMBED TO HIS INJURIES WITHIN 30 DAYS.

33 THE ATTEMPT TO GET OFF RESULTED IN THE VICTIM'S LOWER BACK MUSCLES BEING PULLED OR STRAINED.

34 RECOVERED.

35 36 37 FLAMES. THE MOWER WAS NOT DAMAGED AND NO INJURIES OCCURRED.

38 39 40 TOTAL DAMAGES TO THE LAWN TRACTOR, STRING TRIMMER, AND SHED AMOUNTTO $ 2,814.10.

41 OCCURRED.

42 43 44 45 $ 170,000.

46 47 48 EXTINGUISHED. THE COMPLAINANT SUSTAINED A MINOR BURN TO HIS RIGHT ARM FROM THE EXHAUST.

49 Page 60 obs narr7 narr8 50 51 52 THE VICTIM REQUIRED SURGERY AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR THREE WEEKS.

53 OVER AND IGNITED WHEN THE VICTIM TURNED ON THE IGNITION. THE VICTIM SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO 60% OF HIS BODY.

54 55 MOTHER TOOK HER TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.

56 57 INJURIES OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT.

58 THE FIRE CAUSED $ 12,000 DAMAGE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

59 DAMAGED.

60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 Page 61


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Tenth Meeting: RTCA Special Committee 214: Working Group 78:
Standards for Air Traffic Data Communication Services

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of RTCA Special Committee 214: Working Group 78:
Standards for Air Traffic Data Communication Services.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a
meeting of the RTCA Special Committee 214: Working Group 78: Standards
for Air Traffic Data Communication Services.

DATES: The meeting will be held May 3-7, 2010 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

ADDRESS: The meeting will be held at Palma de Majorca, SPAIN, Air
Europa Lineas Aereas, S.A., Centro Empresarial Globalia, Ctra. Arenal--
Llucmajor, km 21,5, Poligono Industrial Son Noguera, C.P: 07620
Mallorca, Illes Balears, SPAIN.
    Hosts: Mr. Juan<EMAIL_ADDRESS>and Capt. Jordi
Manzano<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice
is hereby given for a RTCA Special Committee 214: Working Group 78:
Standards for Air Traffic Data Communication Services meeting. The
agenda will include:

Additional Information

    Additional information and all the documents to be considered can
be found in the Web site http://www.faa.gov/go/SC214.

Meeting Objectives

     Approval new Sub-groups, Organization & Process, review
preliminary activities
     Coordination with SC-217/WG-44 and SC-186/WG-51
     Agree on approach for Oceanic/Continental Integration
     Review of Position Papers
     Progress on D-RVR & D-HZWX Service assessment
     Review and Update the work plan as required

Agenda

Day 1 (Monday 3rd May 2010)

    09h00-12h30: Plenary Session
     Welcome/Introductions/Administrative Remarks
     Approval of the Agenda
     Approval of the Summary of Plenary 9
     Review Action Item Status
     Coordination Activities
     Briefing from SC-217/WG-44 (D-TAXI, Airport Data Base)
     Briefing from SC-186/WG-51 (CPDLC support for Interval
Management)
     Review of the work so far
     SPR & INT documents version H
     SC-214/WG-78 TORs and Work Plan
     Review of Position Papers
     Oceanic/Continental Integration Position paper
     Seamless ATS Datalink (Airbus)
     Security paper (FAA)
    13h30-17h00: Plenary Session
     New Sub-groups organization
     Announcement of Sub-group Chairs
     Approval of Organization & Process, review preliminary
activities
     Configuration Sub-group (CSG-SG)
     Validation Sub-group (VSG-SG)
     VDL Sub-group (VDL-SG)
     Approval of Sub-group Meeting Objectives

Day 2 (Tuesday 4th Marc 2010) 9h00-17h00: Sub-Group Sessions

Day 3 (Wednesday 5th May 2010) 9h00-17h00: Sub-Group Sessions

Day 4 (Thursday 6th May 2010 9h00-17h00): Plenary Session

     Configuration Sub-Group Report & Assignment of Action
Items
     Validation Sub-group Report & Assignment of Action Items
     VDL Sub-group Report & Assignment of Action Items
     Review Dates and Locations Upcoming Meetings
     Any Other Business
     Adjourn

Day 5 (Friday 7th May 2010): Sub-Group Sessions

    9h00-16H00: Sub-Group Sessions
    Attendance is open to the interested public but limited to space
availability. With the approval of the chairmen, members of the public
may present oral statements at the meeting. Persons wishing to present
statements or obtain information should contact the person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Members of the public may
present a written statement to the committee at any time.

    Issued in Washington, DC on April 12, 2010.
Francisco Estrada C.,
RTCA Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 2010-8849 Filed 4-16-10; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 146 (Wednesday, July 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 45731]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16430]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment To Change the Land Use
From Aeronautical to Non Aeronautical for 31.2 Acres at Old Town
Municipal Airport, Old Town, ME

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Request for Public Comments.

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SUMMARY: Notice is being given that the FAA is considering a request
from the Town of Old Town, ME to change the land use from Aeronautical
to Non Aeronautical for 31.2 acres of airport land. The land use change
will allow the development of a solar farm on land that is not needed
for aeronautical purposes. The revenue generated by the lease of
airport land for the solar farm will be placed into the airport's
operation and maintenance fund.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 25, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov, and follow the instructions on providing comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W 12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver to mail address above between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Interested persons may inspect the request and supporting documents
by contacting the FAA at the address listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jorge E. Panteli, Compliance and
Land Use Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration New England Region
Airports Division, 1200 District Avenue, Burlington, Massachusetts
01803. Telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts on July 24, 2020.
Julie Seltsam-Wilps,
Deputy Director, ANE-600.
[FR Doc. 2020-16430 Filed 7-28-20; 8:45 am]
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