Department of Forensic Medicine, Pt B D Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana 124001.
Hydrogen sulphide commonly referred as sewer gas is known to be neurotoxic leading to olfactory nerve paralysis and loss of consciousness at a relatively low dose. We report a quadruple fatalities involved in cleaning of big drums used for preparing ‘Pickle’ in a pickle industry. All lost consciousness after entering the drums one after another and later on died at different intervals. We also compared the postmortem finding and their viscera were sent for chemical analysis. The water sample present in the drum was also sent for analysis to confirm any dissolved gas which was on testing found to be hydrogen sulphide.
Hydrogen sulphide, Sewer gas, H2S poisoning, Pickle industry workers, Sulphate producing bacterias
