Citation

Chauhan MS, Bodwal J, Behera C. J. Punj. Acad. Forensic Med. Toxicol. 2014; 14(1): 36-39.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Punjab Academy of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Publisher R. K. Gorea)

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Abstract

An occupational fatality is a death that occurs while the person is at work or performing some work related tasks. Common causes include falls, machine-related incidents, motor vehicle accidents, electrocution, and falling objects etc. Machine related incidents can occur in any industrial, mining or agricultural settings due to involvements of various types of machine equipments. Crimped wire mesh machine is used to manufacture various types of wire mesh products for household and industrial settings. Authors here report a case of a worker who was accidently injured after his pelvis got hit by two heavy metallic plates of the crimp wire mesh machine. He suffered right acetabular fracture and died after one day of survival owing to hemorrhagic shock. The circumstances which led to death of the worker, risk factors involved and preventive measures to avoid such types of accidents are discussed.

Language: en