Abstract
Impulsive killers often use whatever instrument is close at hand in the perpetration of their deed. We describe a homicidal death, first thought to be accidental, in a rural sawmill where the assailant manipulated a large board of wood into a machine known as a bull-edger (which cuts logs into rough boards) in such a fashion as to cause the death of his work partner. The physics of the events at the scene as well as the subsequent investigation are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 69-73 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1995 |
Keywords
- Industrial homicide
- Woodworking
- Workplace homicide
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine