India. On a fateful day, a 27-year-old mechanic was fixing the compressor of a nonworking AC when there was an explosion. The blast was of such high intensity that a substantial part of his skull was blown off and the entire brain matter was spilling out from the cranial cavity. He died on the spot. The AC was a split type, and the compressor unit was fitted to the outside wall of a jewelry shop.
Fig.1 Skull blown off in air conditioner compressor explosion death.
Scalp hairs were burnt and singed. The cranial bone was absent in an area of 17 × 15 cm in left frontal and both parietal regions. The brain matter was not present. The left eye ball was completely lacerated. Multiple lacerated wounds and multiple abrasions were present on the right ear and front of right hand, respectively. Chest hairs were burnt and singed. A bruise was present on the upper back of the trunk in the midline. Both hands were stained with black greasy material and dust. Internal organs were pale. Cause of death was craniocerebral damage due to explosion.
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