Accidental death resulting from acetylene cylinder impact.
Acetylene is an inflammable gas commonly used for welding in small-scale industries. We present a case of a 34-year-old male welder who died following injuries sustained from explosion of an acetylene gas-welding cylinder. In this case report, we discuss the circumstances leading to the explosion of the welding cylinder, the autopsy findings, and a brief review of the literature on deaths resulting from blasts of acetylene cylinders.
Rani
Mukta
M
Department of Forensic Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College and associated Lok Nayak Jai Prakash and G.B. Pant Hospitals, New Delhi, India.
Gupta
Avneesh
A
Dikshit
P C
PC
Aggrawal
Anil
A
Setia
Puneet
P
Dhankar
Vijay
V
D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000114:Acetylene; D000328:Adult; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D005107:Explosions; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000473:pathology; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000473:pathology; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000473:pathology; D014132:Trachea / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D014896:Welding
D000114:Acetylene