Fatal accident due to anti-personnel ARGES EM01 rifle grenade explosion.
During the process of unsealing an old ammunition box in order to destroy it, a 42-year-old ammunition technician was fatally injured due to an anti-personnel ARGES EM01-type rifle grenade detonation. The explosion took place in the victim's hands, in point-blank range. This report aimed to show the anatomical position, the severity and the dispersion extent of the multiple injuries in the human body due to the detonation, and draw firm conclusions regarding the position of the human body and the circumstances prevailing at the moment of the explosion.
Laboratory of Forensic Sciences, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Dragana, GR 68100, Alexandroupolis, Evros Prefecture, Greece.
Pavlos
P
Pavlidis
Valeria
V
Karakasi
Theodossios-A
TA
Birbilis
D000059:Accidents; D000328:Adult; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D005107:Explosions; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male