title: An unusual death due to screwdriver impalement: A case report.
abstract: A worker died after a witnessed fall from an 8-foot ladder. Autopsy revealed an unexpected penetrating wound to the hard palate. This report details the importance of the forensic autopsy in reevaluating the scene.
authors.affiliation: Chief Medical Examiner's Office, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Richmond
mesh_terms: D000061:Accidents, Home; D000328:Adult; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*