[A fatal accident due to harvester wheel explosion--a case report].
A fatal accident of a 48 year old woman due to harvester wheel explosion has been presented in this paper. A faulty technical condition of the wheel and the fact that it had been pumped to a pressure exceeding the permissible limit was the reason for the explosion. The woman sustained multiorgan injuries and microscopic examination revealed inter-alveolar septa rupture and intra-alveolar haemorrhage and oedema. The microscopic changes of the lungs prove that the shock wave was released during the wheel explosion.
Barzdo
Maciej
M
Katedra i Zakład Medycyny Sadowej, Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lodzi.
Berent
Jarosław
J
Szram
Stefan
S
D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D001344:Autopsy; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005107:Explosions; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018986:Motor Vehicles; D011044:Poland