59 results for “entrapment”
91y · Female·asphyxiation due to neck entrapment on KA524 bedpole following fall from bed
Martha McKee, 91, died from asphyxiation when her neck became entrapped on a KA524 bedpole after falling from bed at Mid Richmond Aged Care on 28 July 2010. Multiple systemic failures contributed: one night carer was res…
59y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained from a tree falling on a motor vehicle (driver)
Christopher Wrigglesworth, aged 59, died when a tree fell on his vehicle during severe weather. Emergency services responded promptly, but he was trapped for approximately 100 minutes before extrication. Despite resuscit…
54y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy resulting from neck compression due to entrapme…
…truction site, his head became trapped between the scissor lift railing and the concrete slab above. The entrapment occurred during machine repositioning, not while performing patching work. Critical failures included: (…
83y · Male·Traumatic asphyxia in a man with coronary artery atherosclerosis
…th of another resident (Richard Grace) just 10 weeks earlier on 23 August 2000. Both residents died from entrapment in the same product. The coroner found Blue Cross management failed to identify the danger due to inadeq…
47y · Male·Unascertained - likely accidental drowning while trapped on reef (injury from re…
Aaron Beveridge, a 47-year-old experienced surfer, disappeared while surfing at Surfers Point, Prevelly on 7 June 2024. He became trapped on a reef when his surfboard's leg rope caught on a rock formation known locally a…
40y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
… maintenance, could have prevented this tragedy. Positional asphyxia may have contributed to death given entrapment in the crushed cabin.
23y · Male·drowning due to prolonged immersion in water
James Andrew Bennett, a 23-year-old naval officer and competent swimmer, drowned at the Boulders swimming hole near Babinda, Queensland. Despite warning signs and safety rails at the Devils Pool, Mr Bennett and friends c…
50y · Male·blunt trauma of the abdomen, pelvis and legs
Retbe Chide Negga, an Ethiopian-born seasonal farm worker, died from crush injuries after his leg became trapped beneath a trailer wheel while attempting to board a moving tractor-trailer at a cherry orchard. Key clinica…
1y · Male·Accidental hanging (entrapment in looped window blind cord)
A 19-month-old toddler died from accidental asphyxiation after becoming entrapped in a looped window blind cord in the parents' bedroom. The child, known to be active and a climber, accessed the cord via a bedside table …
7y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in the setting of a breech delivery
A neonate born at home in breech presentation without medical assistance suffered hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and died at 7 days old. The mother had been counselled by hospital obstetricians about risks of home bree…
14y · Female·hyperthermia due to environmental heat exposure due to vehicular entrapment
OVA, a 14-month-old, died on 4 February 2025 from hyperthermia after being left unintentionally in a motor vehicle for an extended period. Her father, after dropping her mother at a train station, drove home on 'autopilo…
68y · Male·Traumatic asphyxia due to entrapment between shipping container wall and semi-tr…
A 68-year-old man with 17 years' experience died from traumatic asphyxia when unloading semi-trailer axles from a shipping container at work. He failed to position the forklift tines to support the axle pack as required …
11y · Female·Drowning following entrapment on the active main drain of the spa pool
An 11-year-old girl drowned in a spa pool at a residential apartment complex after becoming entrapped on an active main drain filter. The drain had been completely blocked during construction by cement, aggregate, and ot…
19y · Male·Traumatic asphyxia
…ies may rapidly become unsurvivable before emergency services arrive; (3) dispatcher protocols for crush entrapment need review to balance patient safety with scene safety—the decision not to lift the machinery early, wh…
17y · Male·incineration
A 17-year-old male died from incineration following a motor vehicle accident on 23 November 2000. The vehicle failed to negotiate a curve, left the road and struck a tree. The driver had bilateral lower limb fractures an…
13y · Female·Hanging
Melissa Standen, a 13-year-old with profound physical and cognitive disabilities (mosaicism), died from hanging at Westmead Children's Hospital after falling from a hospital bed at Allowah respite facility. She became en…
Unknown·Ms Choi: hypoxic brain damage due to drowning/immersion due to rafting accident;…
Two language students died following a white water rafting incident on the Tully River. A collision between rafts diverted one raft into a hazardous channel, causing it to strike Sieve Rock and flip. Both occupants becam…
39y · Male·drowning
Gavin Joseph Kelly, a 39-year-old professional fisherman, died by drowning when the prawn fishing trawler D-TITAN capsized in the Coral Sea on 1 March 2013. The vessel suddenly rolled violently to port during a routine t…
42y · Male·Traumatic asphyxia due to motor vehicle accident
Gary Wayne Walker, a 42-year-old truck driver, died from traumatic asphyxia following a motor vehicle accident on the Arthur Highway, Tasmania. He was driving a prime mover and trailer loaded with approximately 14,000 kg…
27y · Male·Immersion in the setting of a motor vehicle incident
Bradley Dobney, 27, died after his Mercedes vehicle veered off the Western Ring Road at Laverton North on 15 December 2018 and submerged in a dam. He drowned. Investigations excluded mechanical failure, alcohol/drugs, da…
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