Nagornov M N, Leonova E N, Vlasyuk I V, Lomakin Yu V, Sheptulin D A
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia.
Far Eastern State Medical University, Khabarovsk, Russia.
Sud Med Ekspert. 2023;66(5):56-58. doi: 10.17116/sudmed20236605156.
A fatal accident using an angle grinder is presented. During the forensic medical examination of the corpse, a soft tissue wound of the neck was found, localized in the region of its anterior and right lateral surfaces, with damage to the common carotid artery, internal jugular vein, sternocleidomastoid and sternothyroid muscles, thyroid lobe, incomplete transection of the trachea and esophagus caused by the rotating disc of an angle grinder. This observation supplements the existing ideas about injuries caused by power tools, as well as the possibility of reconstructing an event based on a comprehensive assessment of data from the scene.
