This individual has fatal chop wounds on the side of the head from an axe. Chop wounds are an intermediary between blunt and sharp force injuries in that they involve both tissue laceration and slicing. Among the most common objects causing chop wounds are axes, machetes, propellers, and machinery blades. The chop wounds from boat propeller blades are typically parallel and curvilinear.

Fig.1 Fatal chop wounds on the side of the head from an axe.

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