15 results for “blast injury”
48y · Male·percussive injury (blast damage)
… when his vehicle exploded on 3 August 1998 in Coburg North, Victoria. The death was ruled a homicide from blast damage. Despite extensive investigation by Victoria Police's Arson and Explosives Squad, no person has bee…
64y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in an explosion
A 64-year-old explosives expert died from multiple injuries sustained in a workplace explosion while blasting rock at a construction site. After initial charges largely misfired, Mr Low failed to follow establishe…
32y · Male·Blast injuries including extensive subarachnoid haemorrhage and pulmonary haemor…
A 32-year-old experienced mechanic died from blast injuries sustained when a damaged truck tyre he was inflating exploded under pressure. The tyre had pre-ex…
29y · Male·air embolus complicating gunshot wounds to chest
…hours later he suffered sudden cardiac collapse. Emergency thoracotomy revealed severe lung contusion from blast injury (not direct penetration) that had created a defect allowing air entry into pulmonary vessels under …
58y · Male·Chest, blast and burn injuries due to the explosion of a commercial firework
A 58-year-old man died from blast and burn injuries after detonating a commercial firework in a metal mortar tube during a private party. He…
34y · Male·Blast injuries
Barry Purtell, a 34-year-old diesel mechanic, died from blast injuries sustained in a refrigeration compressor explosion while helping friends vacate a hotel. The compr…
53y · Male·Complications of burns sustained in a blast
…r ignited the flammable gas mixture, causing an explosion. Clinical lessons: the deceased survived initial blast but died from complications including severe burns, hypocalcaemia, acidosis, and fungal infection requirin…
53y · Male·Multiple injuries due to blast injury from catastrophic tyre failure (zipper fai…
…year-old truck driver, died from catastrophic tyre failure when a burst truck tyre released a powerful air blast while he lay on the ground between dual wheels during a tyre change at a coal mine. The failed tyre (marke…
Explosion caused by ignition and deflagration of acetylene leak from a cylinder …
This coronial finding concerns an explosion caused by improper storage and transportation of an acetylene gas cylinder in a work vehicle. Ryan Rayner was seriously injured when an acetylene cylinder stored on its side in…
35y · Male·Head injuries sustained in an explosion
A 35-year-old diesel mechanic died from head injuries sustained in an explosion while attempting to cut a hole in a used 10,000-litre diesel tank at his parents' property. The tank contained residual diesel and had not b…
27y · Male·Effects of fire and explosion
Joshua Jensen, aged 27, died from injuries sustained in a fire and explosion at his father's garage while conducting an illegal pseudo-ephedrine extraction process. He was heating toluene solvent using an electric wok an…
12y · Female·Head injury caused by high-velocity steel fragment missile, approximately 999 gr…
…tting charges; (2) steel backing plates were used without testing despite being an untried method; (3) the blast was reconfigured toward the spectators without reassessment of exclusion zones; (4) inadequate protection …
46y · Male·Cardiac failure due to blood loss from traumatic laceration to right thigh susta…
Samuel Pugh, a 46-year-old mining contractor, died from cardiac failure due to blood loss after being struck by a 219 kg falling rock underground at a Queensland mine. He suffered a severe laceration to his right thigh w…
7y · Female·Explosion caused intentionally by Charlie Hinder; children died instantly from b…
…o recognise risk dynamics, treat incidents cumulatively, or conduct formal risk assessment despite visible injury and prior threats; absence of psychological screening for explosives handlers; and systems failure to link…
19y · Male·Hanging
Meqdad Hussain, a 19-year-old Afghan asylum seeker, died by hanging in an immigration detention centre (Scherger IDC, Queensland) on 17 March 2011. He had a history of self-harm evident from scars on his forearms, noted …
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