Citation

Behera C, Bodwal J, Sikary AK, Chauhan MS, Bijarnia M. J. Forensic Sci. 2016; 62(1): 254-257.

Affiliation

Department of Forensic Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, American Society for Testing and Materials, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/1556-4029.13242

PMID

27861882

Abstract

In an air-conditioning system, the compressor is a large electric pump that pressurizes the refrigerant gas as part of the process of turning it back into a liquid. The explosion of an air conditioner (AC) compressor is an uncommon event, and immediate death resulted from the blast effect is not reported in forensic literature. We report three such cases in which young AC mechanics were killed on the spot due to compressor blast, while repairing the domestic split AC unit. The autopsy findings, the circumstances leading to the explosion of the compressor, are discussed in this study.

© 2016 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.

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