A lawnmower accident cuts a SD woman's neck; Security advice from local experts.

FARGO, ND (KVLY) A woman in South Dakota is still recovering from an unusual accident involving a broken neck.

Kendra Jensen told our sister station KSFY in Sioux Falls that she was in her garden last week to clean toys while her husband was mowing the lawn.

He added that the mower had lifted debris on his feet and hit his neck, which left him bleeding heavily and needed immediate medical attention.

And although it seems that Jensen's injury is nothing but an accident, lawn experts like Mike Svaleson say it's not that surprising.

"These blades are indeed regulated at 200 mph, so they move at the end of the blades at 200 mph," said Svaleson, president of Turf Tamers.

Mixing these high speeds with debris or rocks on your lawn will put you in a dangerous situation.

"It's going to hit the rocks, I saw them get off our lawnmower and fly, and you just hope it does not touch anyone or anything," he said.

Svaleson says he and his workers are very careful when mowing, especially when the people are outside.

"We do not touch anyone in the forest," he said.

He says, however, that over the years there have been some broken or broken windows of these flying stones.

Because of the potential of flying debris, Svaleson believes it is better to keep your children and pets in or out of the mower.

"Send them to the neighbors, I will keep them as far as possible just because something is happening," he said.

Svaleson and local health experts urge him to protect his lawn mower and to wear trousers, closed shoes and eye protection to prevent stones from breaking and injuring him. ,

"Some people cut the grass barefoot, and we strongly advise against it, because if you slip your foot, you lose your toes, hands, and anything that can happen, and we recommend that you always know where to cut the grass the grass is not wet because if your food penetrates and can be amputated, these blades are very sharp! "said Autumn Nelson, a Sanford-based professional family medicine nurse.

Svaleson also tells him to check his garden before the mower looks for something that could be dangerous.

He says it's especially important to do this in the spring, but Nelson says it's probably important to do it all year round. Snow blowers can even pick up debris and throw it away, according to Nelson. This is reminiscent of an incident that took place last winter, when a woman was injured by a stone thrown by a snowthrower on her head.

Kendra Jensen says she still does not know what hit her, but she barely missed her carotid artery, trachea and vocal cords.

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