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Accident: 200780583 - Employee Killed In Fall Onto Operating Concrete Saw

**Accident: 200780583 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 12/30/1998**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
122180052	01/04/1999	1771	North Texas Coring, Inc.

Employee #1 was cutting a concrete curb and slab into a building support column. To complete the cut, he raised the saw blade guard. When the cut was finished, he backed the saw away from the column. Employee #1 proceeded to use a pry bar to remove the concrete, which came off in slabs. This caused the pry bar to slip and he fell backward onto the still-running saw. Employee #1 sustained a severe laceration across his back and side. He was transported to the hospital, where he died three days later.

Keywords: concrete slab, guard, work rules, saw, back, laceration, fall, struck by

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	122180052			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Sawing machine operators

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