202 results for “environmental injury”
58y · Male·Multiple injuries from crush injury by falling timber stack
Philip Dickson, a 58-year-old experienced timber yard worker, died when a stack of timber approximately 6-7 metres high collapsed and crushed him while he worked in a drying shed. The coroner found the death was preventa…
56y · Male·Pulmonary thromboemboli due to deep vein thrombosis due to immobility due to hea…
…eter died from pulmonary embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis and immobility following a severe head injury sustained when struck by a concrete pump hose that had undergone hose whip. The hose blockage and sudden r…
57y · Male·Abnormal cardiac arrhythmia due to electric shock; contributing cause: coronary …
…r had pre-existing coronary atherosclerosis which made his heart susceptible to arrhythmia from electrical injury. The coroner found the equipment was not actually decommissioned as believed. Key clinical lessons: unqual…
79y · Female·subdural haematoma following mechanical fall with head strike
A 79-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities including diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, and previous partial foot amputation fell backwards in a hospital toilet on 23 November 2018, striking her head on a sink and flo…
43y · Male·head, neck and chest injuries when crushed by a metal plate
Richard Carl Barker, aged 43, died when a metal wing plate fell on him after he removed bolts from a hopper on 23 April 2013. He worked as a contractor at BIS Industries. The day before his death, site manager Grantley H…
23y · Male·head injury resulting in acute left subdural haemorrhage and cerebral oedema fro…
Andras Nagy, a 23-year-old professional Hungarian boxer, died from catastrophic head injury sustained during a sparring session on 1 May 2009 at a gym in Melbourne. He collapsed during round five af…
32y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to hanging
…idelines. She hanged herself using bedsheet over ensuite door on 29 April evening, suffering hypoxic brain injury and cardiac arrest; died 30 April. Coroner found treatment appropriate but noted systemic issues: ensuite …
17y · Male·Hanging (self-inflicted)
Alec Meikle was a 17-year-old apprentice in New South Wales who experienced bullying and harassment at his workplace at Downer EDI from January to May 2008. The incidents included creation of a 'Sphincter Dilation Chart'…
45y · Male·Environmental exposure and dehydration
…inal man with severe cognitive impairment (6.5-year-old equivalent English comprehension), traumatic brain injury, epilepsy and multiple medical conditions died from environmental exposure and dehydration after walking a…
46y · Male·Misadventure - death occurred in remote bushland, likely from injury, disorienta…
… Well 8 km from camp, but he was never located alive. The coroner found death by misadventure, likely from injury, disorientation, or lack of sustenance in harsh remote conditions. Key lessons: prospectors in remote area…
37y · Male·Multiple injuries (motor vehicle impact - driver)
…e was approaching a Stop sign. The clinical lesson is indirect: this case highlights the importance of environmental factors in injury prevention and the consequences of systems failures in road safety maintenance.
29y · Male·carbon monoxide poisoning
Janesh Dani, a 29-year-old security guard, died of carbon monoxide poisoning on 27 June 2002 in the gymnasium of a Pyrmont apartment complex where he worked. The coroner determined CO from an external pool heater accumul…
79y · Female·Combined Effects of Neck Compression and Haemothorax in the Setting of a Fractur…
Ms F, a 79-year-old woman with complex medical history including ischaemic heart disease, chronic airways disease, seizures, and bipolar affective disorder, died from neck compression and haemothorax when she became wedg…
58y · Female·thermal burns
A 58-year-old woman with schizophrenia died from extensive thermal burns after a fire originated in a wall-mounted heat pump that lacked a required residual current device (RCD). The heat pump was installed in 2012 witho…
27y · Male·Hanging
…workplaces must implement fatigue management systems, monitor staff wellbeing proactively, recognise moral injury in values-based work, and ensure adequate staffing levels to prevent burnout in employees with mental heal…
88y · Female·Multisystem organ failure in the context of exposure, humeral fracture, and clin…
An 88-year-old woman with Alzheimer's dementia resident in aged care left the facility undetected on a hot day and collapsed 800-900 metres away with a humeral fracture. She died nearly two months later from multisystem …
91y · Male·Hypostatic pneumonia due to traumatic fracture of C7 and subluxation of C6/7, re…
Maxwell Delaney, 91, was a resident at Eliza Purton Care Home in Tasmania with complex medical history including Alzheimer's disease, osteoporosis, and prior falls. On 24 January 2015, he fell while seated on a lightweig…
2y · Male·Drowning
A 2-year-5-month-old child drowned in a cattle dip on a Central Queensland property after wandering 400 metres from the fenced house yard while parents were occupied with routine tasks. The child traversed an unformed di…
25y · Female·Chest injury in a workplace incident
Friederike Ruhle, a 25-year-old track rider, died from fatal chest injuries sustained when thrown from a horse at a racecourse during track work. Her horse was spooked, likely by recent barrier railing works, causing her…
31y · Male·Blunt force head and neck injury caused by all-terrain vehicle landing on deceas…
Benjamin Watts, 31, died from blunt force head and neck trauma when an ATV he was driving at Darwin Correctional Centre rolled over and landed on him. He was not wearing a seatbelt or helmet despite manufacturer warnings…
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