Fatal impalement injuries after falls at construction sites
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1Institut für Gerichtliche Medizin, Universitat Wien, Austria.
The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
|March 1, 1995
Abstract:
Three fatal accidents suffered by men at construction sites are reported. The victims fell from a considerable height onto metal construction rods and died from impalement injuries. The particular features of wound morphology are discussed. The influence of alcohol and medicines is also considered as a contributory cause of the falls.