Amputation due to fishing net.
Occupational injury is a major and often preventable health problem in a work environment. Every year around a million people are affected and thousands are killed in work related accidents. Fishing as a sport and occupation is enjoyed and practiced by people of all age groups. Fishing related hazards and injuries are common but unreported. A fatal case of amputation of a limb caused by fishing net is described.
Nagesh
K R
KR
Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Light House Hill Road, Mangalore, Karnataka, India. drnag2002@rediffmail.com
Rastogi
Prateek
P
D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005398:Fisheries / Q000295:instrumentation*; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male