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203 results for fatal head injuries

QLD2007-03-21

Davis, Shane William

29y · Male·Multiple injuries from being struck by a tyre and rim assembly when attempting t…

Shane Davis, a 29-year-old truck driver, died from injuries sustained when attempting to remove a doughy tyre from a multi-piece rim on a coal haulage truck. The rim…

occupational and environmental healthemergency medicinesystemcommunication
NSW2019-10-04

Inquest into the death of Caitlyn FISCHER

22y · Female·blunt force head injuries

Caitlyn Fischer, 22, died from blunt force head injuries after suffering an accidental fall at fence 2 during the cross country phase of a CCI one-star eve…

emergency medicineparamedicinesystemdelay
VICcommunity2017-08-25

Finding into death of Thomas Edward Mackenzie Hall

41y · Male·Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver) in a man with coronary a…

Thomas Hall, a 41-year-old man with schizophrenia and coronary atherosclerosis, died in a head-on motor vehicle collision after driving his mother's car unlicensed and at excessive speed into oncoming t…

psychiatryemergency medicinecommunicationsystemrisperidone
QLDcommunity2015-01-23

Candlin, Geoffrey George

Male·Head injuries sustained in motor vehicle accident

Geoffrey Candlin died when struck by a heavy vehicle (B-double truck) on the Bruce Highway in poor weather conditions. The prime mover veered left off the wet road at 100 km/h, and whilst being steered back onto the road…

emergency medicinepathologysystemdelay
QLDcommunity2017-07-26

Stephenson, Ethan

14y · Male·Head injuries resulting from a motor vehicle collision (pedestrian)

…, was struck by a four-wheel drive vehicle while skateboarding on Russell Island in June 2014 and died from head injuries. The driver was speeding (above 60km/h limit), intoxicated (estimated BAC 0.08-0.118%), and drivin…

forensic medicinesystemdelay
TAScommunity2020-01-03

Coroner's Finding: Quad bike related deaths of Heather Dawn Richardson, Jan Severin Jensen, Kendall Russell Bonney, Vicki Mavis Percy, Jay Randall Forsyth, Jabob Graham Green and Roger Maxwell Larner

Multiple causes across seven deaths: severe blunt trauma, crush injuries, trauma…

This coronial inquest examined seven quad bike fatalities in Tasmania between 2012-2015. The deceased included farmers, workers, and recreational riders aged 2…

emergency medicinepathologysystemprocedural
VIChome2025-07-30

Finding into death of William Charles Heddergott

50y · Male·plastic bag asphyxia in the setting of ethanol intoxication and blunt force head…

William Heddergott, 50, died from asphyxiation with head injuries while intoxicated, in circumstances suggesting his mother Erica (who pleaded guilty to murder) per…

psychiatrypsychologycommunicationsystemalcohol
QLDcommunity2011-06-08

Chung, Sanglin; McGreevy, Moira Therese; McGreevy, Glen Raymond; Purdy, Rachel Gai; Whitmore, Cory James; Hamilton, Mark

27y · Male·Motor vehicle accidents resulting from driver error and/or vehicle mechanical de…

… (27, 25 Jan 2009) lost concentration—possibly due to mobile phone use—drifting into oncoming traffic with fatal head injuries. Glen and Moira McGreevy died on 30 January when defective tyres (under-inflated right rear,…

forensic medicinediagnosticprocedural
VICcommunity2025-02-14

Finding into death of Mathew Martin Farrell

42y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a light plane incident (pilot)

…red matters to the Director of Public Prosecutions and recommended the ATSB take over investigation of all fatal RAAus aircraft accidents.

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QLD2021-02-23

Springer, Daniel Geoffrey

30y · Male·Head injury due to industrial accident

Daniel Springer, a qualified boilermaker, sustained fatal head injuries while removing large external wear plates from an excavator bucket at an open-cut coal mine …

systemdelay
TAShome2018-07-06

Coroner's Finding: Godley, David Geoffrey

30y · Male·Exsanguination due to self-inflicted multiple stab and incised wounds

…30, died from exsanguination due to self-inflicted multiple stab and incised wounds to his neck, chest, and head on 24 April 2016 in Tasmania. He had a long history of psychosis and depression dating from age 14, treated…

psychiatryemergency medicinedelaymethamphetamine
WA2021-06-27

Inquest into the Death of Jordan Alexander THORSAGER

23y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in head-on motor vehicle collision

Jordan Thorsager, a 23-year-old motorcyclist, was killed in a head-on collision with a car driven by Kylee King, who was evading police while under the influence of methylamp…

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QLD2011-02-23

MacKenzie, Malcolm; Brown, Graham; Wilson, Robert

Unknown·Multiple injuries from motor vehicle collision. Brown and MacKenzie: head-on col…

Three fatal motor vehicle collisions involving shift workers from coal mines in the Bowen Basin. Graham Brown (54) and…

systemdelay
QLDcommunity2013-03-15

Owens, Kenneth Roland; Stiller, Daniel Arthur

Owens: head injuries and blunt trauma from motor vehicle collision; Stiller: mul…

Two fatal motor vehicle crashes involving wide load escorts on Queensland's Bruce Highway. Kenneth Owens (84) struck…

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QLDhome2021-06-15

Bradford, Teresa and Bradford, David - Non-inquest findings

40y · Female·Head injuries inflicted by axe blows in context of intimate partner domestic abu…

…editated domestic homicide at their Pimpama home on 31 January 2017, followed by his suicide. She died from head injuries inflicted with an axe. This death occurred within a 17-year relationship characterised by escalati…

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VIC2017-02-17

Finding into death of Jordan Marcus Farr Pang

18y · Male·Head injuries in a gyrocopter incident

An 18-year-old passenger died in a gyroplane crash on 21 December 2013 after the pilot-in-command flew dangerously low over heavily wooded terrain with no safe emergency landing areas. The pilot was operating an illegal,…

aviation medicinesystemprocedural
SAhome2015-04-09

Coroner's Finding: VALENTINE Chloe Lee

4y · Female·closed head injury with contributing extensive subcutaneous and intramuscular ha…

Chloe Lee Valentine, aged 4 years 5 months, died on 20 January 2012 from closed head injury with extensive subcutaneous and intramuscular haemorrhage. The fatal injuries resulted from repeated…

paediatricsforensic medicinediagnosticsystemmethamphetamine
WAPodcast2019-08-14

Inquest into the Death of Anita Jade BOARD

8y · Female·complications of multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle crash

…cle scrutineering, improved finish line visibility, consideration of alternative exit procedures, mandatory head restraints, remote cut-off devices, and enhanced emergency coordination protocols.

emergency medicineintensive caresystemprocedural
ACTcommunity2021-11-15

Inquest into the death of Blake Andrew Corney

4y · Male·fatal head injury sustained as a passenger in a motor vehicle collision

Blake Corney, 4 years old, died from catastrophic head injuries when a heavy truck driven by Mr Akis Livas collided with his stationary family vehicle at an inter…

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WAcommunity2017-09-06

Inquest into the Death of Mamadou Hady DIALLO

39y · Male·multiple injuries from motor vehicle collision

A 39-year-old man with chronic paranoid schizophrenia on a Community Treatment Order died by suicide in a head-on motor vehicle collision. He had been appropriately managed on depot antipsychotic medication with genera…

psychiatrygeneral practicecommunicationdiagnosticrisperidone

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