title: [Death by explosion of an aerial mine].
abstract: Civilians are rarely killed by military weapons except in times of war. In early 2014, a 50-year-old man died in an explosion of an aerial mine from the Second World War when he was crushing concrete chunks with an excavator at a recycling plant. In the burned operator's cab, the remains of a body were found on the driver's seat. The thorax and the head were missing. Still sticking in the shoe, the right foot severed at the ankle was found about 7 m from the excavator together with numerous small to tiny body parts. At autopsy, the completely disrupted, strongly charred lower torso of a male connected to the left extremities as well as a large number of small tissue fragments and calcined bones were found. According to calculations performed by the seismographical station on the basis of seismic data, only about 45-60 percent of the charge had detonated. The autopsy results illustrate all the more the massive impact of such an explosion.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stockhausen
authors.forename: Kirsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wöllner
authors.forename: Burkhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Madea
authors.forename: Elke
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Doberentz
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy / Q000379:methods*; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D002056:Burns / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005107:Explosions; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000473:pathology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D054041:Weapons