Ki Ayalew has mowed many times before, but experience didn't stop an accident from happening on Sunday.
The 17-year-old Northrop Junior reached down to get some stuck grass out of the mower, when his right hand was hit by the blade. He lost one of his fingers, and seriously injured two more fingers. He is now recovering after surgery, but he said he'll need to adjust to using his left, nondonimant hand from now on.
His doctor's said that these accidents happen more often than we'd think. They see at least 3 or 4 people for mowing injuries every year. Ki wants his accident to serve as a lesson for others to be careful.
"It could happen to anyone so I would like for everyone to be aware of this." Ayalew said.
Ki lives across the street from Fire Station 15. When the accident happened his sister ran over to the fire station for help. They went to work right away and helped Ki while they waited for an ambluance. Ki's stepmom is thankful they live across the street from these firemen.