89 results for “crush injury”
21y · Male·Complications of injuries sustained when a trench wall collapsed
Jack Brownlee, 21, died from crush injuries sustained in a workplace trench collapse at a construction site. Despite family concerns that exc…
2y · Male·Crush chest injuries
A two-year-old boy died from crush chest injuries after a heavy homemade hallway table (approximately 70kg, made from a railway sleeper) topp…
21y · Male·crush asphyxia
Reef Kite, a healthy 21-month-old boy, died from crush asphyxia after a chest of drawers toppled onto him in his bedroom while he napped. He was unresponsive whe…
48y · Female·Neck and chest injuries sustained in the incident with the cherry picker. Mechan…
Ms Peuckert, a 48-year-old farm worker with 12 years experience, died from crush injuries to her neck and chest while operating an Afron HAS-650 cherry picker on her employer's farm. She …
52y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating traumatic asphyxia due to external…
…upported the vehicle's weight. He was trapped until neighbours freed him, but suffered cardiac arrest from crush injury. The death was entirely preventable with proper safety measures including wheel chocking, functiona…
Multiple causes across nine deaths; primary causes included rollover with crush …
…ey clinical and safety lessons include: (1) helmet use is critical—33.3% of quad bike deaths are from head injury, with 84% of deceased not wearing helmets; helmets reduce death risk by approximately 42%; (2) children un…
39y · Male·hypoxic/ischaemic brain damage due to crush injury of chest and abdomen
A 39-year-old mechanic died from crush injuries to the chest and abdomen while working under a raised Toro mower. He positioned the 700kg mower o…
70y · Male·aspiration pneumonia and hypoxic brain injury in a setting of a man involved in …
A 70-year-old experienced painter suffered crush injuries to the neck when his head became pinned between a scissor lift platform and factory ceiling. He r…
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-t…
54y · Male·respiratory failure and acute renal failure due to rhabdomyolysis following trau…
…l disability died from respiratory failure and acute renal failure secondary to rhabdomyolysis following a crush injury to his left thigh sustained while attempting to escape from a psychiatric hospital. He became trapp…
11y · Male·Asphyxia due to crush injuries from quad bike rollover
An 11-year-old boy with moderate intellectual disability died from asphyxia due to crush injuries when an adult-sized quad bike (460cc TGB) rolled onto him on a rural property driveway. He was ri…
82y · Female·Crush injuries of the chest sustained in a single vehicle quad bike crash
Joy Hayes, aged 82, died from crush injuries to the chest sustained in a single-vehicle quad bike crash on 22 April 2022. She was operating th…
44y · Male·Crush injury of the torso sustained in a cement truck rollover collision
A 44-year-old experienced cement truck driver died from crush injuries sustained in a rollover accident on 16 May 2024 near Borroloola, NT. The truck was travelling too…
19y · Male·Traumatic asphyxia
…s, 19, died from traumatic asphyxia after falling from a turf harvester while reversing. He was struck and crushed underneath the machine. Clinical lessons include: (1) traumatic asphyxia causes death within minutes thr…
Multiple deaths caused by blunt head injury, multiple crush injuries, and trauma…
… into the Inland Motel bar, killing five patrons. Post-mortem examinations revealed deaths from blunt head injury, multiple crush injuries, and traumatic asphyxia. Crabbe was convicted of five counts of murder. This case…
50y · Male·Multiple injuries due to crush injury to abdomen and chest
Michael Auld, a 50-year-old mining service crew member, was fatally crushed between a Volvo loader basket and a Toyota utility tray at Cannington Mine on 17 January 2008. While wor…
33y · Male·Pelvic crush injury sustained while working at an underground coal mine
Jason Blee, a 33-year-old experienced miner and trainer at Moranbah North Mine in Queensland, was fatally crushed on 9 April 2007 when a shuttle car pinned him against a rib (wall) in a narrow underground heading. Foll…
65y · Female·Severe crush injury of chest due to involvement in a motor vehicle accident
Constance Harrison, a 65-year-old primary school teacher, died from severe crush injuries sustained when struck by a school bus at a pedestrian crossing in Canberra. She was lawfully cros…
75y · Female·Avulsion of the inferior vena cava from the heart due to severe crush injury of …
A 75-year-old woman died from crush injuries sustained when her 1982 Mitsubishi Sigma sedan reversed unexpectedly whilst she was behind it. Th…
33y · Male·Crush injury to the head (depressed right temporoparietal skull fracture)
A 33-year-old man died from crush injuries to the head while working on a Land Rover at home. He was working alone beneath the vehicle suppo…
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