Accidental deaths due to coffee making machine blast: two unusual case reports

In these reports the authors present two separate rare incidents of accidental explosion of country made coffee making machines. These machines maintain steam under pressure, which is used to make coffee. These machines which were old and not well maintained could not support the high steam pressure inside, resulting in explosion. Two persons died and five others were injured in the explosions. Such cases are of interest as a number of devices, which work on similar principles, are in use in the market. In this case report, we discuss the circumstances leading to the explosion of machines, the autopsy findings, brief review of the literature and methods of prevention of such incidents.