KMID : 0357820090330010045
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Korean Journal of Legal Medicine 2009 Volume.33 No. 1 p.45 ~ p.49
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Fatal Craniofacial Injury by an Angle Grinder
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Sung Ji-Youn
Park So-Hyung Ha Hong-Il
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Abstract
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A death due to angle grinder injuries is reported. An angle grinder is a widely used electronic device at a working place or at home. A deceased old man and an angle grinder without a protective guard were found at the living room in his house where he had been renovating. The wound of the victim¡¯s head showed an oblique laceration, skull fractures and tearing on the brain, embedded with grinder disk fragments. A small intraparenchymal hematoma was in the midbrain, which could be the cause of the fall leading to the accident. Disreard of the cause of the accident, the absence of a protective guard and removal of one hilt might have contribute to the death of the victim.
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KEYWORD
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craniofacial injury, angle grinder, accidental death
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