Roll P, Klintschar M
Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Graz, School of Medicine, Austria.
Forensic Sci Int. 1998 Jun 8;94(1-2):1-8. doi: 10.1016/s0379-0738(98)00039-5.
The first case of a lethal injury inflicted by a projectile-wise shot piece of the rotating knife of an agricultural mower (gyro mower) is presented. The knife had travelled approximately 100 m through the air before hitting the victim's body. It transected most organs of the ventral neck including both carotids, the trachea and the esophagus and led to death from exsanguination. The type of the knife which was recovered from the body led to the identification of the mower whose operator had not noticed the accident. Legal action against the user or against the producer of the mower were considered but dismissed as no safety regulations had been violated.
本文介绍了首例因农用割草机（旋转式割草机）旋转刀具的抛射碎片造成致命伤害的案例。刀具在空中飞行约100米后击中受害者身体。它横断了颈部腹侧的大部分器官，包括双侧颈动脉、气管和食管，导致受害者因失血过多死亡。从尸体上找到的刀具类型有助于确定割草机，而该割草机的操作员并未注意到这起事故。曾考虑对割草机使用者或生产商采取法律行动，但因未违反安全规定而作罢。
