Accidental strangulation by a hot belt: an occupational medico-legal case report. 
Death due to strangulation is generally considered homicidal unless proved otherwise.  Here a case of accidental strangulation by a faulty machine is presented and discussed where the deceased was strangled by a heated rubber belt of a rice mill machine.  The ligature mark was an assortment of abrasion and dermo-epidermal burns.  The term "thermal ligature strangulation" is proposed for such an occurrence.