What Happened to Him Using the Freight Elevator: Fall from Height or Caught Between?.
10.7580/kjlm.2013.37.3.153
- Author:
Hyoung Joong KIM
;
Joo Young NA
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Elevator;
Accident;
Fall;
Caught in/between
- MeSH:
Autopsy;
Cause of Death;
Coroners and Medical Examiners;
Elevators and Escalators;
Humans;
Incidence;
Republic of Korea;
United States
- From:Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
2013;37(3):153-156
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
There has been an increase in the incidence of elevator-related accidents in the Republic of Korea. Every year, approximately 10~20 elevator-related fatalities are reported in the Republic of Korea. According to research from the United States, 'falls' were the most common cause of death, followed by 'caught in/between'. In such investigations, it is important to distinguish between the manners of death. Herein, we report an elevator-related fatality, which required careful forensic investigation to determine the cause of death. A thorough forensic autopsy and reinvestigation of the death scene by medical examiners were required to determine if the death was caused as a result of the deceased falling from from a height or being caught in between the elevator and the wall of building.
