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KMID : 0357820130370030153
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Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
2013 Volume.37 No. 3 p.153 ~ p.156
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What Happened to Him Using the Freight Elevator: Fall from Height or Caught Between?
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Kim Hyoung-Joong
Na Joo-Young
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Abstract
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There has been an increase in the incidence of elevator-related accidents in the Republic of Korea. Every year, approximately 10~20 elevator-related fatalities are reported in the Republic of Korea. According to research from the United States, ‘falls’ were the most common cause of death, followed by ‘caught in/between’. In such investigations, it is important to distinguish between the manners of death. Herein, we report an elevator-related fatality, which required careful forensic investigation to determine the cause of death. A thorough forensic autopsy and reinvestigation of the death scene by medical examiners were required to determine if the death was caused as a result of the deceased falling from from a height or being caught in between the elevator and the wall of building.
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KEYWORD
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Elevator, Accident, Fall, Caught in/between
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