Citation

Jurek T, Szleszkowski L, Maksymowicz K, Wachel K, Drozd R. Ann. Agric. Environ. Med. 2009; 16(1): 169-172.

Affiliation

Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Wroclaw, Mikulicza Radeckiego 4, 50-368 Wroclaw, Poland, tjurek@forensic.am.wroc.pl.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Institute of Agricultural Medicine of Poland)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

19572489

Abstract

The paper analyses the causes and mechanisms of death, the possibilities of providing effective emergency assistance, and the regulations for work safety on the basis of two lethal accidents at work in storage equipment. The death mechanism, i.e. asphyxia due to respiratory tract obstruction by a loose foreign substance prevents effective emergency assistance unless aspiration has not yet occurred. The deciding factor is how soon the rescue procedure begins. The safety-at-work regulations should emphasize the need for worker protection by the assistance of another person.

Language: en