The injuries include mangled hands with crushed or amputated fingers, injured arms or legs, bullet like projectile injuries, burns, and frostbite. Injuries occur throughout the winter but many seem concentrated during the early heavy snows. We see around 10 to 25 major injuries here in Utica. Better dealers emphasize safety essentials. Manuals and labels also help warn of dangers.
Experienced users can be careless with details.
Relearn your machine each season. Prevention is the key. Do not stick hand in chute or near moving parts. There is less clogging if you do not rush the job. Do not disable safety mechanisms.