Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
Through the Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program, NIOSH conducts investigations of fatal occupational injuries. The primary intent of this program is to provide interested users with access to the full text of hundreds of fatality investigation reports.
State
FACE Reports: Prevention Through Design
The
following reports are the products of our Cooperative State partners and are presented here in their original unedited form from the states. The findings and conclusions in these reports are those of the individual Cooperative State partner and do not necessarily reflect the views or policy of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Pub. Date | Report No. | State | Title |
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11/16/2023 | 2022MA002 | MA | Cannabis flower technician experiences fatal asthma exacerbation - Massachusetts. |
6/7/2023 | 2022KY046 | KY | Demolition laborer dies in fall through skylight. |
5/23/2023 | 2021OR01 | OR | Heavy equipment operator and rancher crushed by excavator - Oregon. |
4/18/2023 | 2023KY00901 | KY | Project manager dies after falling through skylight. |
3/24/2023 | 2022CA001 | CA | Forklift operator dies after falling into a recycling baler - California. |
2/6/2023 | 2023WA5254 | WA | Family dairy farm worker dies when tractor rolls down embankment. |
2/2/2023 | 2022KY096 | KY | Roofing contractor dies after falling through skylight. |
11/15/2022 | 2021CA003 | CA | Farm laborer died when struck by a tomato harvester - California. |
7/19/2022 | 2021CA002 | CA | A farm laborer died after he was caught in the rotating feed roller of a brush shredder. |
8/13/2021 | 2018MA022 | MA | Land clearing and forest product company owner overcome by carbon monoxide in hopper of wood chip burning boiler - Massachusetts. |
8/13/2021 | 2018MA035 | MA | Property maintenance worker caught between industrial sweeper and low ceiling - Massachusetts. |
5/7/2020 | 2018MA001 | MA | Landscape construction laborer compressed between compact excavator and steel beam at residential site - Massachusetts. |
12/10/2018 | 2016MI071 | MI | 23-year-old laborer was overcome and drowned when he entered a 10,500-gallon molasses tank to reposition a drain pipe - Michigan. |
8/2/2018 | 2018WA052044 | WA | A boat maintenance crew supervisor dies of carbon monoxide poisoning while using a gasoline-powered pressure washer. |
7/10/2018 | 2018WA052 | WA | Maintenance mechanic dies after being burned by hot boric acid solution while removing pump. |
6/29/2018 | 2017KY034 | KY | Dump truck driver loses control and flips truck resulting in fire. |
5/24/2018 | 2016NY009 | NY | Operator of a trailer tipper fatally struck by a tractor trailer at a landfill. |
5/8/2018 | 2016NY066 | NY | Worker crushed unloading steel waste container. |
4/25/2018 | 2014MI118 | MI | Farm worker died when unsupported combine head fell onto him during repair activities in a bean field. |
4/25/2018 | 2016MI149 | MI | Farmer died when clothing was entangled in a rotating power take off shaft. |
3/20/2018 | 2017CA002 | CA | A bathtub refinisher dies from methylene chloride exposure while removing paint from a bathtub. |
1/22/2018 | 2012WA015 | WA | Forklift operator dies when crushed between forklift overhead guard and mast, Washington. |
8/31/2017 | 2017CA001 | CA | Laborer dies of carbon monoxide poisoning when he operates a gasoline-powered concrete saw indoors. |
5/24/2017 | 2013WA015 | WA | Orchard tractor operator dies when run over by rotary mower after falling from tractor. |
8/30/2016 | 2014NY013 | NY | Flatbed truck starts on its own, crushing auto body shop worker - New York. |
3/21/2016 | 2015KY030 | KY | Driver exits burning semi-truck and falls to his death. |
2/29/2016 | 2013MA036 | MA | Truck driver fatally injured when the forklift he was operating falls off a loading dock - Massachusetts. |
12/21/2015 | 2014MA1NF | MA | High school student sustains a partial fingertip amputation while using a jointer in wood shop - Massachusetts. |
11/16/2015 | 2011WA012 | WA | Truck driver dies after being struck by semi-trailer truck in trailer lot of customer yard. |
6/26/2015 | 2013MA026 | MA | Temporary worker fell from a fixed ladder inside a building being renovated - Massachusetts. |
5/22/2015 | 2013MA032 | MA | Laborer compressed between the top rail of a scissor lift guardrail and a steel beam - Massachusetts. |
4/21/2015 | 2010WA031 | WA | Two propane gas supplier workers electrocuted when boom truck crane's boom contacts 7,200 volt overhead power line. |
3/3/2015 | 2013NJ049 | NJ | Warehouse worker falls from elevated forklift platform - New Jersey. |
2/11/2015 | 2014KY022 | KY | Foreman falls into running auger after stepping on door panel with broken door interlocks. |
2/2/2015 | 2009NY095 | NY | Tower technician killed when guyed tower collapsed. |
1/28/2015 | 2009MI075 | MI | Semi-truck driver died when struck by precast concrete panel that fell from semi trailer. |
8/6/2014 | 2014KY012 | KY | Hispanic laborer is crushed by gantry roller press while retrieving a dropped hammer. |
7/17/2014 | 2012NY033 | NY | Restaurant co-owner fatally crushed by a dumbwaiter car. |
6/18/2014 | 2012MA016 | MA | Municipal police officer fatally injured when struck by a backing dump truck - Massachusetts. |
4/15/2014 | 2012MA013 | MA | Municipal electrician dies after falling out of an aerial lift truck's raised bucket after it was struck by a semi-tractor trailer - Massachusetts. |
3/17/2014 | 2013MI019 | MI | Bus driver died while attempting to open bus doors while bus was moving. |
2/24/2014 | 2010WA048 | WA | Timber harvester operator killed following a chain shot incident. |
1/30/2014 | 2011MA050 | MA | Temporary worker died while cleaning a double auger screw conveyor machine - Massachusetts. |
10/30/2013 | 2012MA007 | MA | Electrician electrocuted while troubleshooting envelope manufacturing machine - Massachusetts. |
9/13/2013 | 2011NY043 | NY | Operator killed when horizontal auger boring machine overturned. |
2/26/2013 | 2011MA019 | MA | Refuse collector was fatally injured when struck by a backing refuse collection truck - Massachusetts. |
2/11/2013 | 2009WA047 | WA | Orchard laborer dies when crushed between a motor grader and semi-truck in Washington State. |
12/14/2012 | 2010NY060 | NY | Department of public works worker and a volunteer firefighter died in a sewer manhole. |
7/15/2012 | 2010WA001 | WA | Machinist dies after being struck by rotating steel bar stock in lathe in Washington State. |
4/30/2012 | 2011CA006 | CA | An automotive mechanic dies from thermal burns when the gasoline he was pouring into a vehicle ignited. |
3/30/2012 | 2011CA003 | CA | A tree trimmer is electrocuted when a tree branch falls onto energized electric power lines. |
3/23/2012 | 2010MA036 | MA | Carpenter fell from the roof of a single family home under construction - Massachusetts. |
1/23/2012 | 2011MA008 | MA | Municipal lead custodian dies in fall from mobile scaffolding - Massachusetts. |
1/5/2012 | 2011CA001 | CA | A plumber dies when he falls from the second floor of a building after stepping on unsupported plywood formwork. |
1/5/2012 | 2011CA002 | CA | A day laborer dies when he falls off a scaffold. |
12/19/2011 | 2011MA1NF | MA | Two 11th grade students shocked in separate incidents in the same electrical technology vocational school program - Massachusetts. |
10/31/2011 | 2010MI075 | MI | Farmer run over by tractor during idle adjustment. |
10/26/2011 | 2010MI013 | MI | Tub refinisher died due to methylene chloride overexposure while stripping a bathtub. |
10/26/2011 | 2010MA032 | MA | Immigrant roofer struck by a bag of gravel that fell from a roof - Massachusetts. |
9/20/2011 | 2010CA011 | CA | An orchard caretaker dies when he is pulled into a wood chipper. |
7/25/2011 | 2009MI009 | MI | Construction laborer pinned under tire of articulated machine. |
7/25/2011 | 2009MI049 | MI | Commercial roofer died when struck by a falling load of palletized roofing material. |
7/25/2011 | 2009MI082 | MI | Golf course mechanic died when struck by falling ash tree. |
7/25/2011 | 2009MI085 | MI | Truck driver struck by semi-tractor when walking in parking lot. |
7/25/2011 | 2010MI006 | MI | Maintenance supervisor killed by fall while changing light bulb. |
7/18/2011 | 2010MA019 | MA | Immigrant roofer electrocuted when an aluminum ladder platform hoist contacted overhead power line - Massachusetts. |
7/11/2011 | 2009MA044 | MA | Mechanic repairing a multi terrain loader pinned between the loader's lift arm and frame - Massachusetts. |
6/21/2011 | 2007NJ077 | NJ | Construction laborer dies after falling through temporary bridge "catch" platform, 75 feet to ground. |
5/20/2011 | 2009MA042 | MA | Warehouse worker fatally injured when struck by falling metal grates - Massachusetts. |
4/26/2011 | 2010CA007 | CA | A horticulture nursery owner dies when he slips and falls off a tractor. |
4/26/2011 | 2010CA010 | CA | A groundsman working on a tree trimming crew dies when he is dragged or propelled onto a wood chipper feed table. |
2/25/2011 | 2008MA028 | MA | Laborer dies after being backed over by dump truck at a nighttime highway work zone construction site - Massachusetts. |
2/3/2011 | 2010CA005 | CA | A mechanic dies when he is crushed by the hydraulic arm of a recyclable refuse collection truck. |
2/3/2011 | 2010CA006 | CA | A gardener dies when he falls out of a tree while trimming the branches. |
2/3/2011 | 2010CA008 | CA | A construction worker dies when a fully extended scissor lift falls over. |
11/4/2010 | 2010CA001 | CA | A laborer dies when he is struck by an exploding forklift multi-piece rim. |
9/7/2010 | 2007OR057 | OR | Temporary mill worker killed in fall down manlift shaft. |
9/1/2010 | 2010CA003 | CA | A solar panel installer dies when he falls off a roof. |
7/27/2010 | 2007NY013 | NY | Mechanic dies after being pulled into a snow thrower. |
7/14/2010 | 2008MA046 | MA | School traffic supervisor was fatally injured when struck by a motor vehicle - Massachusetts. |
7/8/2010 | 2010CA002 | CA | A tree trimmer dies when he is crushed by palm tree branches. |
6/30/2010 | 2008WA049 | WA | Assembler/fabricator dies when struck by "L" rack loaded with glass mirrors in Washington State. |
6/16/2010 | 2009MA031 | MA | Municipal laborer dies after being struck by a motor vehicle while closing a water gate valve - Massachusetts. |
6/11/2010 | 2008MA054 | MA | Municipal forestry foreman drowns while on emergency duty during an ice storm - Massachusetts. |
6/4/2010 | 2008MA042 | MA | Laborer dies after falling from an aluminum extension ladder at a residential construction site - Massachusetts. |
6/2/2010 | 2009CA010 | CA | A tree trimmer dies when he falls from a tree and is struck by a limb. |
6/1/2010 | 2008MA019 | MA | Forklift operator crushed between forklift cage and mast while loading waste paper into a trailer - Massachusetts. |
5/27/2010 | 2009KY081 | KY | Semi team driver dies after being ejected from sleeper berth. |
5/26/2010 | 2009CA008 | CA | A welder dies when the scissor lift he was operating tips over. |
5/16/2010 | 2009CA009 | CA | Janitor dies when he falls into a baling machine that bales cardboard for recycling. |
3/31/2010 | 2008MA026 | MA | Plumbing supply warehouse worker dies in a fall from a raised order picker - Massachusetts. |
3/10/2010 | 2008NJ052 | NJ | 55-year-old communications tower worker killed after falling 60 feet. |
3/10/2010 | 2008NJ079 | NJ | 69-year-old sanitation worker run over by refuse truck. |
3/1/2010 | 2008NY067 | NY | Contractor crushed against the cab of a dump truck by the dump body. |
2/17/2010 | 2007KY091 | KY | Team semi driver dies after rig is struck by impaired driver. |
2/10/2010 | 2009CA006 | CA | Print machine operator is strangled when his shirt is caught on a rotating knob. |
1/28/2010 | 2008MI062 | MI | Machinist dies when he came into contact with a rotating vertical cutting head of a gantry mill. |
12/21/2009 | 2008MA1NF | MA | A cooperative placement 11th grade student was injured while operating a jointer in a millwork shop - Massachusetts. |
11/6/2009 | 2009MA020 | MA | Municipal laborer dies after falling off the back of a forward moving refuse collection truck - Massachusetts. |
10/5/2009 | 2003WA039 | WA | A 16-year-old worker dies when struck by a portable gantry crane used as an engine hoist in Washington State. |
9/24/2009 | 2008MA037 | MA | Police officer dies when struck by a car at night while directing traffic at a local fair - Massachusetts. |
6/26/2009 | 2008NJ003 | NJ | A 60-year-old Hispanic maintenance worker killed when a pressure vessel exploded; eight others injured. |
4/9/2009 | 2008MA001 | MA | Truck driver suffocates when engulfed while clearing jammed woodchips being unloaded from an open top trailer with a movable floor unloading system - Massachusetts. |
4/6/2009 | 2005NJ099 | NJ | Crane failure kills worker at scrap metal recycling yard. |
4/6/2009 | 2007CA011 | CA | Machine operator dies when a molding press machine closes on him. |
4/2/2009 | 2008CA007 | CA | Machine operator in a plastic recycling facility dies after being caught in a bale breaker machine. |
3/19/2009 | 2006NJ076 | NJ | Hispanic day laborer electrocuted when an aluminum extension ladder contacted an overhead power line. |
3/13/2009 | 2007NJ044 | NJ | 23-year-old Hispanic road maintenance worker struck by wheel that separated from the trailer axle of a tractor-trailer truck. |
2/13/2009 | 2008KY025 | KY | Semi-truck driver dies after striking a bridge abutment. |
12/11/2008 | 2007NJ038 | NJ | Cargo handler killed by airplane tail stand tip-over during transport. |
10/31/2008 | 2008KY007 | KY | Roofing foreman dies from telescopic boom lift fall. |
7/31/2008 | 2004WA080 | WA | Maintenance worker electrocuted while attempting to change a light bulb in Washington State. |
5/26/2008 | 2005MA035 | MA | A machine operator dies after becoming caught in a computer numerical controlled vertical milling machine - Massachusetts. |
3/31/2008 | 2003WA038 | WA | Two teen workers asphyxiate in an agricultural silo. |
3/26/2008 | 2007KY070 | KY | Semi-tractor trailer driver hauling chicken dies after striking a rock wall. |
3/12/2008 | 2006NJ078 | NJ | 43-year-old construction foreman dies after struck by steel pile. |
12/10/2007 | 2005OR043 | OR | Mill worker killed by flying chunk of wood from chipper. |
10/11/2007 | 2006NY001 | NY | Worker crushed by a crate of glass at a residential construction site. |
9/10/2007 | 2005MA018 | MA | Temporary laborer was fatally injured when caught between an idler pulley and conveyor belt at a recycling facility - Massachusetts. |
8/30/2007 | 2006CA006 | CA | A machine operator died when caught in the threads being wound onto the take-up spool of a warping machine. |
8/30/2007 | 2006CA005 | CA | A Hispanic machine operator died when struck in the abdomen by a piece of acrylic being milled on a vertical milling machine. |
8/28/2007 | 2004MA006 | MA | Worker killed when caught inside a palletizer hoist area - Massachusetts. |
8/14/2007 | 2006NJ063 | NJ | Worker pinned between forklift and boom truck in industrial yard. |
7/27/2007 | 2007NY092 | NY | Newspaper carrier killed in a two-car head-on collision. |
7/9/2007 | 2006MA1NF | MA | Two 10th grade students injured in separate incidents in the same mill/carpentry vocational school shop - Massachusetts. |
6/25/2007 | 2002WA019 | WA | Temporary construction worker dies after falling from a scaffold plank in Washington State. |
6/11/2007 | 2006OR006 | OR | Worker killed when jacket pocket activated machinery. |
6/8/2007 | 2006MI009 | MI | Machine operator dies after being struck by a shredder grate during shredding machine maintenance. |
3/20/2007 | 2005MA074 | MA | Landscaper dies inside the hopper of a truck mounted pneumatic blower - Massachusetts. |
2/23/2007 | 2004MA002 | MA | Assistant supervisor dies while releasing a jammed product from a plastic injection molding machine - Massachusetts. |
2/1/2007 | 2005NJ081 | NJ | Groundman killed by falling tree section at tree removal operation. |
1/29/2007 | 2005NJ007 | NJ | Three Hispanic acetylene manufacturing plant workers killed in explosion. |
1/5/2007 | 2005MI060 | MI | Golf course worker dies after being pinned under an overturned tee box mower. |
11/17/2006 | 2006CA002 | CA | A machine operator's helper died when caught in a slitting machine. |
11/13/2006 | 2005NJ090 | NJ | School crossing guard struck and killed by a sport utility vehicle. |
10/23/2006 | 2002WA048 | WA | Maintenance worker killed when struck by a vehicle along a highway in Washington State. |
9/27/2006 | 2005MA059 | MA | Worker killed when crushed by multiple granite slabs - Massachusetts. |
8/24/2006 | 2005NJ077 | NJ | Recycling collector dies after falling under the wheels of his truck. |
8/4/2006 | 2005OR024 | OR | Excavation worker killed by flying rigging when hook fails. |
6/28/2006 | 2004OR052 | OR | Logger killed by swinging tree in yarding operation. |
5/1/2006 | 2005KY089 | KY | Passenger dies when semi-truck trailer hits cow in roadway. |
3/23/2006 | 2005OR005 | OR | Operator crushed while repairing running machine. |
3/23/2006 | 2004OR015 | OR | Fabricator killed by ruptured hydraulic press fitting. |
2/22/2006 | 2005NJ003 | NJ | Worker killed in a fall in a bakery fermentation tank. |
2/9/2006 | 2003OR021 | OR | Worker killed in wood-dust fire sparked by faulty fuse. |
2/9/2006 | 2004OR037 | OR | Janitor using propane buffer killed by carbon monoxide. |
2/9/2006 | 2005OR007 | OR | Technician crushed when aerial platform lift engaged. |
2/2/2006 | 2005CA003 | CA | A helper on a steel-slitting machine died when caught in between some sheet metal and the rewind cylinder. |
1/26/2006 | 2004OR007 | OR | Nursery laborer killed in skid-steer loader. |
1/25/2006 | 2004OR005 | OR | Machine operator electrocuted while shoveling pellets. |
1/5/2006 | 2005OR008 | OR | Mechanic killed while inspecting masonry stacker machine. |
12/13/2005 | 2005KY036 | KY | Dump truck driver dies after unintentional release of asphalt. |
11/30/2005 | 2003MA041 | MA | City equipment operator killed when run over by a rotary riding mower. |
11/4/2005 | 2005NY034 | NY | Guatemalan tree-service worker killed when pulled into brush chipper. |
10/31/2005 | 2003MA030 | MA | Crane operator killed when outrigger sinks into unstable soil causing the crane to overturn. |
10/11/2005 | 2004CA012 | CA | A forklift operator died when he was crushed in the mast of a forklift. |
10/4/2005 | 2003NJ085 | NJ | Hispanic construction worker killed when struck by excavator bucket. |
10/4/2005 | 2004NJ059 | NJ | Hispanic factory worker dies of burns after improperly testing a 480-volt electrical bus bar. |
9/30/2005 | 2004OR010 | OR | Forklift crushes operator working underneath on starter. |
9/19/2005 | 2004NJ074 | NJ | Maintenance supervisor crushed under a falling gantry crane. |
8/23/2005 | 2004MI180 | MI | Mill hand dies when drill was thrown from shattered hardened steel tool extension and strikes him in chest. |
7/29/2005 | 2002WA034 | WA | Utility construction supervisor killed when struck by a pickup truck at a work zone in Washington State. |
7/13/2005 | 2004CA011 | CA | A machine operator died when he was caught between a conveyor belt and tension roller underneath an industrial machine. |
7/8/2005 | 2003MA018 | MA | Laborer is killed when backed over by asphalt milling machine. |
7/6/2005 | 2003MA034 | MA | Youth killed while operating a forklift at a plumbing supply company. |
7/4/2005 | 2005NY001 | NY | Teenage farm worker dies during silage defacer entanglement. |
6/8/2005 | 2004IA059 | IA | 45-year-old cattle farmer entangled in exposed rotating conveyor shaft. |
6/8/2005 | 2004IA060 | IA | 53-year-old cattle farmer entangled in exposed rotating conveyor shaft. |
5/18/2005 | 2003OR016 | OR | Load of lumber shifts and falls on construction worker killing him. |
5/9/2005 | 2004KY060 | KY | Horse farm owner dies when pinned under golf cart. |
4/1/2005 | 2003OR040 | OR | Effort to clear rock jam in operating rock crusher fatal. |
3/3/2005 | 2004NJ013 | NJ | 20-year-old man killed when struck by tree falling from tree-cutting machine. |
2/15/2005 | 2003NJ100 | NJ | DPW employee dies after falling off the trailer hitch of a leaf vacuum. |
1/26/2005 | 2003MA006 | MA | Vibratory hammer operator killed when crushed between a crane superstructure and its left rear track. |
12/27/2004 | 2000WA012 | WA | Temporary worker killed when caught in machinery at a bottling pant in Washington State. |
12/22/2004 | 2003MA057 | MA | Laborer killed while inflating a tire mounted on a multi-piece rim wheel. |
12/16/2004 | 2003MA001 | MA | Hospital employee clearing snow killed when his skid-steer loader broke through a ventilation grate located in a sidewalk. |
12/14/2004 | 2003NJ091 | NJ | Hispanic construction worker dies after fall from an improvised scaffold. |
12/1/2004 | 2003KY124 | KY | Metal fabrication shop owner dies when crushed by falling steel plate. |
11/29/2004 | 2003NJ086 | NJ | Laborer crushed under overturned road milling machine. |
11/20/2004 | 2004CA004 | CA | Two heavy equipment mechanics electrocuted while working on a large earth moving piece of construction equipment called a scraper. |
11/19/2004 | 2004NY024 | NY | Machinist crushed by a steel spool while working on a hydraulic lift table. |
11/5/2004 | 2003KY087 | KY | Laborer dies when caught in arms of a skidsteer loader. |
11/3/2004 | 2003NJ043 | NJ | Hispanic arborist's helper struck and killed by a falling tree. |
9/23/2004 | 2003NJ093 | NJ | Motocross track owner killed when tractor overturned. |
9/23/2004 | 2004CA002 | CA | A saw operator dies when struck by an aluminum plate that fell from a vacuum crane. |
9/15/2004 | 2004CA003 | CA | A crane oiler dies when crushed between the counterweights and the rotating superstructure of a mobile crane. |
8/30/2004 | 2003NJ042 | NJ | Hispanic tree trimmer killed after being pulled into a wood chipper. |
8/30/2004 | 2003NJ054 | NJ | Municipal road worker struck by a truck at a worksite. |
8/30/2004 | 2003NJ070 | NJ | Highway worker struck and killed by an auto while filling potholes. |
8/10/2004 | 2004OR003 | OR | Sawmill worker crushed during debarker maintenance. |
8/5/2004 | 2000WA041 | WA | City worker killed when struck by a dump truck in Washington State. |
7/15/2004 | 2004NY002 | NY | Contractor run over by front-end loader at city salt stockyard. |
7/6/2004 | 2002MA016 | MA | Temporary Hispanic laborer dies after being struck by a turning devices at a concrete product manufacturing facility - Massachusetts. |
4/6/2004 | 2003NJ010 | NJ | Construction worker struck and killed by a pile falling from a crane. |
4/6/2004 | 2003NJ020 | NJ | Forklift operator killed when his forklift is overturned by a backing truck. |
3/3/2004 | 2003KY056 | KY | 28-year-old sound technician dies after falling from lift. |
2/24/2004 | 2002MA001 | MA | Massachusetts laborer dies after arm is caught in rock crushing machine conveyor belt. |
2/20/2004 | 2003NJ021 | NJ | Hispanic quarry supervisor struck by machine part during maintenance. |
2/6/2004 | 2001MA041 | MA | Vehicle mounted work platform tips killing bridge inspector - Massachusetts. |
12/30/2003 | 2002MA002 | MA | Machine operator dies after becoming caught in a shirt pressing machine - Massachusetts. |
12/5/2003 | 2003OR018 | OR | Auto salvage worker killed by unsecured car on transporter. |
11/24/2003 | 2002NY026 | NY | Machine operator dies of crushing injuries when caught by a bridle roller on a hot tin coating line. |
11/1/2003 | 2003CA004 | CA | A machine operator died when caught in a plastic injection molding machine. |
10/30/2003 | 2003OR007 | OR | Logger killed as skyline cable whips free of slash pile. |
10/21/2003 | 2003OR022 | OR | Shipyard welder ignites hydraulic fluid and is fatally burned. |
10/21/2003 | 2003OR006 | OR | Logger killed by falling sheave when yarder tower collapses. |
9/30/2003 | 2003KY073 | KY | Bulldozer owner/operator drowns while trying to repair a pond. |
9/18/2003 | 2003KY049 | KY | Bulldozer owner/operator dies when thrown off bulldozer track. |
8/7/2003 | 2002NJ030 | NJ | Crane rigger/spotter run over by mobile gantry crane. |
8/6/2003 | 2002NJ081 | NJ | Forklift operator dies after backing his forklift off a loading dock. |
7/27/2003 | 2003CA001 | CA | A machine operator died when crushed in an automatic feed system of a cardboard box waxing machine. |
7/16/2003 | 2003OR015 | OR | Construction worker dies when he leans out of the protective cage of a skid steer forklift and is crushed. |
7/8/2003 | 2002NY096 | NY | Worker fatally injured by steel blade while cleaning a dough machine. |
6/17/2003 | 2002KY106 | KY | 21 Year-old male dies when struck in the head with a track hoe bucket. |
6/17/2003 | 2002KY127 | KY | 41 Year-old male dies after being struck in the head with an auger. |
3/18/2003 | 2002NJ003 | NJ | Industrial metals recovery worker killed in explosion. |
3/11/2003 | 2002KY041 | KY | Two laborers die from a scaffolding fall inside a water tank. |
2/5/2003 | 2001NJ129 | NJ | Field engineer struck by vehicle while painting highway markings. |
1/10/2003 | 2002NJ021 | NJ | 17-year-old pizza delivery driver killed in a motor vehicle accident. |
12/3/2002 | 2002NJ025 | NJ | Landscaper crushed between backhoe and truck. |
10/22/2002 | 2002KY074 | KY | Asphalt compactor operator dies when machine slides and falls 17 feet. |
10/1/2002 | 2001NJ117 | NJ | Landscaper electrocuted and two workers seriously injured when a felled tree landed on an overhead power line. |
9/19/2002 | 2000MA069 | MA | State worker fatally injured while operating a bulldozer at a state mental health facility - Massachusetts. |
7/3/2002 | 2001NJ098 | NJ | Jackhammer operator run over by a truck in a highway work zone. |
6/27/2002 | 2000KY119 | KY | 15-year-old dies in utility golf cart overturn. |
6/13/2002 | 2001NJ108 | NJ | Worker killed in compressed air explosion at a tire retread plant. |
6/13/2002 | 2001CA010 | CA | An industrial washing machine operator died when pulled inside a machine while loading sheets. |
6/3/2002 | 2000MA070 | MA | A 61-year-old salesman dies after falling 10 feet from an operator-up high lift truck. |
5/22/2002 | 2000KY096 | KY | Construction worker dies after being struck by a falling excavator bucket. |
4/25/2002 | 2001NJ118 | NJ | 15-year-old youth crushed while cleaning a dough mixing machine. |
3/12/2002 | 2001NJ092 | NJ | Machine operator killed in masonry block palletizing machine. |
3/7/2002 | 2001NJ020 | NJ | Truck driver killed in highway work zone collision. |
3/6/2002 | 2000NJ111 | NJ | Laborer killed when a truck struck a backhoe and pinned the victim between the backhoe and a dumpster. |
2/26/2002 | 2001NJ055 | NJ | Tree climber crushed by falling tree section. |
9/27/2001 | 2001NJ019 | NJ | Machine operator killed while trying to repair a conveyor belt. |
9/26/2001 | 2001NJ027 | NJ | Warehouseman crushed between two rolls of coiled steel. |
9/20/2001 | 2000NJ040 | NJ | Machine assembler crushed between machine sections during assembly. |
7/19/2001 | 2000NJ073 | NJ | Electrician killed when scissor lift tips over in New Jersey. |
5/31/2001 | 1999NJ091 | NJ | Tow truck helper run over while unloading a car from a flatbed truck in New Jersey. |
5/23/2001 | 2000NJ087 | NJ | Groundsman killed by falling tree section during tree trimming work in New Jersey. |
5/20/2001 | 2000MA058 | MA | Massachusetts youth killed while operating forklift at seafood processing facility. |
1/19/2001 | 2000CA007 | CA | Electrician dies when crushed between the rails of a workbasket mounted on a hydraulic crane and the face of an industrial neon-fluorescent sign. |
1/5/2001 | 2000MA003 | MA | Massachusetts stock clerk dies from fall out of a tipped vertical lift. |
12/21/2000 | 2000MA035 | MA | Massachusetts laborer crushed in baler at paper recycling facility. |
9/8/2000 | 1999MA032 | MA | A self-employed welder fatally injured during an explosion while welding a rim wheel to repair air leaks. |
8/18/2000 | 1999NJ108 | NJ | Municipal utility worker falls while clearing a clog in a conveyor chute. |
7/28/2000 | 1999NJ031 | NJ | Laborer dies after falling down stairs at a plastic bag manufacturing plant. |
7/13/2000 | 1999NJ090 | NJ | Laborer crushed between the cross member of the boom lift-arms and frame of a skid-steer loader. |
6/28/2000 | 1999MA070 | MA | Massachusetts foundry manager dies when caught in die casting machine. |
6/7/2000 | 1999MA058 | MA | Massachusetts inventory control clerk dies after falling from a high lift order picker truck. |
5/31/2000 | 1999NJ062 | NJ | Machine operator crushed in a paper-pulp storage tank. |
2/24/2000 | 1999NJ024 | NJ | Recycling plant laborer engulfed by a load of plastics on a conveyor in New Jersey. |
1/24/2000 | 1999NJ041 | NJ | Iron worker dies in 42 foot fall after stepping through roof insulation. |
12/21/1999 | 1999MA033 | MA | A Massachusetts drill press operator strangled after his shirtsleeve was caught and tightened by rotating drill bit. |
11/30/1999 | 1998WA063 | WA | Night foreman killed after falling from a hay de-stacker in Washington State. |
8/31/1999 | 1998NJ082 | NJ | Heavy equipment operator killed when pinned under a backhoe tire. |
8/26/1999 | 1998MA021 | MA | Massachusetts pile driver dies when struck by pile in trench. |
7/6/1999 | 1998CA014 | CA | Equipment operator dies when ejected from and run over by his pavement compactor in California. |
6/18/1999 | 1998NJ053 | NJ | Warehouse worker dies after falling from an order-picker forklift truck. |
6/4/1999 | 1998MA049 | MA | Operator dies when caught between mast and cage of forklift in a Massachusetts warehouse. |
4/29/1999 | 1998NJ073 | NJ | Iron worker killed when struck by a steel platform falling from two forklift trucks. |
4/28/1999 | 1998NJ071 | NJ | Marine terminal laborer run over by a trailer being loaded onto a barge. |
4/23/1999 | 1998NJ094 | NJ | Equipment operator killed after backing a forklift into an excavation. |
2/26/1999 | 1998NJ047 | NJ | Worker suffocated when engulfed in a sand hopper. |
2/26/1999 | 1998NJ055 | NJ | Carpenter dies after falling into a stairwell while installing a staircase. |
2/25/1999 | 1998MA043 | MA | Self-employed electrician dies while driving aerial lift in parking garage. |
2/24/1999 | 1998NJ064 | NJ | Building maintenance worker dies after falling down a material lift shaft. |
2/2/1999 | 1998NJ038 | NJ | Laborer killed when forklift truck he was operating overturned. |
1/30/1999 | 1998MA035 | MA | Temporary laborer dies in fish processing plant in Massachusetts. |
1/17/1999 | 1998KY031 | KY | Factory worker caught in overhead conveyor while hanging transformers. |
1/9/1999 | 1998KY044 | KY | Factory worker entangled in conveyor belt rollers. |
11/1/1998 | 1998KY024 | KY | Farmer run over by tractor. |
10/5/1998 | 1998NJ012 | NJ | Machine operator crushed while servicing a die cutting machine. |
9/23/1998 | 1998NJ018 | NJ | Equipment operator killed when tree trunk crashes through window of excavator. |
9/20/1998 | 1998WA060 | WA | Sawmill unscrambler operator killed when struck by a board ejected by trim saw in Washington State. |
8/25/1998 | 1997NJ093 | NJ | Maintenance mechanic struck and killed by a falling conveyor platform. |
8/21/1998 | 1998NJ025 | NJ | Sign company owner and helper electrocuted when a sign post contacts an overhead power line. |
8/20/1998 | 1998NJ020 | NJ | Construction worker dies after falling 21 feet from a load of lumber on a forklift truck. |
8/19/1998 | 1997NJ086 | NJ | Iron worker dies after falling 17 feet while building a roof. |
8/3/1998 | 1997NJ114 | NJ | Worker asphyxiated when caught in rotating shaft of cable reel trailer. |
7/9/1998 | 1997NJ115 | NJ | Municipal road worker run over by a leaf vacuuming truck. |
6/22/1998 | 1997NJ112 | NJ | Roofer dies after falling 41 feet through an airport hangar roof. |
5/15/1998 | 1997NJ059 | NJ | Air-conditioning service technician dies after falling from a fixed ladder while climbing to a roof hatch in New Jersey. |
4/27/1998 | 1998CA003 | CA | Electrician apprentice dies when his neck is crushed by a scissor lift in California. |
4/7/1998 | 1997NJ087 | NJ | Roofer dies after falling 23 feet through a school skylight in New Jersey. |
3/20/1998 | 1997NJ051 | NJ | School HVAC mechanic electrocuted after contacting an energized 480 volt heating coil. |
2/27/1998 | 1997NJ069 | NJ | Worker killed by 90 foot fall from roof canopy. |
2/25/1998 | 1997NJ062 | NJ | Painter dies after falling from a stepladder while painting an outdoor stairway. |
2/25/1998 | 1997NJ067 | NJ | Iron worker dies after falling 26 feet from a steel beam. |
2/23/1998 | 1997NJ047 | NJ | Forklift operator crushed to death between forklift truck cage and metal beam. |
2/23/1998 | 1997NJ078 | NJ | Recycling plant worker killed when caught in a closing overhead bay door. |
1/30/1998 | 1997NJ045 | NJ | Maintenance contractor dies after falling from a ladder. |
12/11/1997 | 1997KY110 | KY | Skidder operator thrown from vehicle during rollover. |
11/1/1997 | 1997IA031 | IA | Farmer crushed under a skid-steer loader bucket. |
10/3/1997 | 1997NJ022 | NJ | Marina worker drowns after falling into water. |
8/29/1997 | 1996MA016 | MA | Landscaper dies when struck by front end loader in Massachusetts. |
8/25/1997 | 1996KY125 | KY | Pug mill operator killed after entanglement. |
6/26/1997 | 1997KY044 | KY | Tractor/baler operator killed in entanglement. |
6/2/1997 | 1996CA016 | CA | Warehouseman dies when crushed by forklift in California. |
5/1/1997 | 1996KY122 | KY | Sawmill worker killed by circular saw. |
5/1/1997 | 1996IA067 | IA | Sheet metal roofer slips and falls through joint in ceiling - Iowa. |
4/30/1997 | 1996NJ077 | NJ | Dairy farmer killed in cattle feeding machine incident. |
3/27/1997 | 1996NJ074 | NJ | Tree trimmer killed when a branch to which he was tied broke and his lifeline failed. |
3/25/1997 | 1996NJ060 | NJ | Fire chief dies 10 days after exposure to toxic gases and smoke. |
3/24/1997 | 1996NJ056 | NJ | Warehouse supervisor dies after falling 9 feet from the forks of a forklift truck. |
3/21/1997 | 1996NJ080 | NJ | Stone worker crushed to death under toppled granite slabs. |
3/18/1997 | 1996NJ062 | NJ | Warehouse checker crushed under a 4,000 pound crate falling from a forklift truck. |
3/6/1997 | 1996MA037 | MA | Independent contractor dies when struck by protective hood from chipper/shredder at waste management facility in Massachusetts. |
2/27/1997 | 1997CA001 | CA | Crane oiler dies when crushed between a crawler crane cab and track in California. |
2/26/1997 | 1996NJ058 | NJ | Masonry laborer killed when run over by a rough terrain forklift truck. |
2/21/1997 | 1996NJ026 | NJ | Recycling center laborer crushed in a vertical upstroke baling machine. |
1/9/1997 | 1996KY071 | KY | Farmer killed when caught in hay baler. |
1/7/1997 | 1996CA010 | CA | Operator dies when his front-end loader falls into an excavation and crushes him in California. |
12/30/1996 | 1996NJ059 | NJ | Iron worker dies after falling 18 feet while constructing a roof. |
12/6/1996 | 1996KY050 | KY | Front end loader overturns on seed/fertilizer store owner. |
12/3/1996 | 1996NJ044 | NJ | Municipal maintenance worker killed when struck with the steel coupling of an out-of-control high pressure water hose. |
12/1/1996 | 1996IA033 | IA | Gravel pit worker dies while cleaning off a stalled conveyor belt - Iowa. |
11/25/1996 | 1996NJ042 | NJ | Electrical testing laboratory technician killed after contacting 26,000 volts and falling from a ladder. |
11/22/1996 | 1996NJ037 | NJ | Machinist crushed to death while cleaning a grinding machine. |
11/7/1996 | 1995MA026 | MA | Foreman dies when struck by front end loader at a Massachusetts scrap metal recycling plant. |
11/1/1996 | 1996CA011 | CA | Backhoe operator dies when run over by his backhoe in California. |
10/31/1996 | 1996NJ029 | NJ | Warehouse worker dies after falling 9 feet from a forklift truck platform. |
10/19/1996 | 1996KY028 | KY | Welder is crushed by rock chipper. |
10/10/1996 | 1995CA018 | CA | Vineyard equipment operator dies after being crushed by a forklift in California. |
9/25/1996 | 1995CA011 | CA | Crane operator falls 30 feet from a crane while working from a freeway overpass in California. |
9/24/1996 | 1996NJ024 | NJ | Construction worker killed after falling through a wall opening in a stairwell. |
8/7/1996 | 1996NJ010 | NJ | Tree trimmer electrocuted after contacting an overhead power line. |
6/27/1996 | 1996NJ003 | NJ | Laborer dies after falling 30 feet through a fire-vent skylight. |
6/25/1996 | 1996KY105 | KY | Hunting preserve operator crushed by rotary cutter. |
6/5/1996 | 1996KY046 | KY | Logs roll off truck at sawmill killing the truck driver. |
5/3/1996 | 1995NJ108 | NJ | Machine operator crushed in a recycling center baling machine. |
3/19/1996 | 1995KY126 | KY | Farmer dies in cornpicker. |
3/18/1996 | 1995NJ080 | NJ | Electrical helper electrocuted after contacting 460 volts while servicing an overhead light fixture. |
2/24/1996 | 1995CA012 | CA | Sheet operator dies after being crushed by the forks on a sheeting unit in California. |
1/20/1996 | 1995IA019 | IA | Loading dock worker crushed between forklift and flatbed truck - Iowa. |
1/13/1996 | 1995CA010 | CA | Equipment operator dies after the backhoe he was operating rolled off an embankment in California. |
12/28/1995 | 1995MA020 | MA | Massachusetts woodworker dies when struck by knife launched from overhead router. |
12/26/1995 | 1995NJ089 | NJ | Laborer dies after falling 25 feet through a skylight. |
11/20/1995 | 1995NJ061 | NJ | Municipal utility worker electrocuted when a backhoe strikes an underground electrical transmission line. |
11/20/1995 | 1995NJ070 | NJ | High school maintenance worker electrocuted after contacting a 277 volt electrical cable. |
11/17/1995 | 1995NJ017 | NJ | Electrician killed when caught between a personnel lift and an overhead bay door. |
11/13/1995 | 1995IA007 | IA | Construction worker falls to his death while repairing elevator - Iowa. |
11/12/1995 | 1995IA006 | IA | Retired farmer dies in barnyard from tractor rollover. |
11/2/1995 | 1995MA002 | MA | Massachusetts assembler/welder crushed to death beneath twelve ton steel tank. |
10/27/1995 | 1995IA005 | IA | Silo maintenance worker dies after getting caught in unloading auger. |
10/27/1995 | 1995CA008 | CA | Shop foreman dies after being crushed by a forklift in California. |
10/11/1995 | 1995IA001 | IA | Farmer dies while cleaning foot pedals of skid-steer loader. |
9/27/1995 | 1995NJ031 | NJ | Demolition laborer dies after falling 23 feet through a skylight. |
9/11/1995 | 1995KY068 | KY | Welder is crushed by an unmanned pipelayer. |
8/25/1995 | 1995NJ030 | NJ | Construction laborer killed after being entangled on a rotating directional drilling machine pipe. |
7/17/1995 | 1994NJ150 | NJ | Laundry worker killed when struck by ejected ring of a commercial laundry extractor. |
7/17/1995 | 1995NJ016 | NJ | Tree trimmer dies after falling with a fractured tree. |
6/22/1995 | 1994NJ152 | NJ | Foreman killed after a forklift falls from a loading dock. |
6/22/1995 | 1995NJ018 | NJ | Maintenance mechanic killed after being caught in a conveyor belt. |
6/22/1995 | 1995NJ037 | NJ | Carpenter dies after falling from a ladder at a construction site. |
6/8/1995 | 1994NJ114 | NJ | Groundman electrocuted during installation of pole mounted transformer. |
5/15/1995 | 1994NJ124 | NJ | Handy man dies after falling 25 feet from a house roof. |
5/1/1995 | 1994KY029 | KY | Tree trimmer dies after 50 foot fall while in bucket truck. |
4/17/1995 | 1994NJ141 | NJ | Farm mechanic run over while servicing a tractor. |
2/25/1995 | 1994MA021 | MA | Massachusetts laborer dies when caught in conveyor machinery at scrap metal business. |
2/16/1995 | 1994NJ073 | NJ | Iron worker dies after falling 55 Feet through a bridge deck under construction. |
2/1/1995 | 1994NJ090 | NJ | Lifeguard electrocuted after contacting an energized pump motor housing. |
1/31/1995 | 1994NJ086 | NJ | Construction foreman killed and two workers injured when exposed to toxic gasses in a sewage pumping station dry well. |
1/17/1995 | 1995NJ092 | NJ | Cable TV installer killed after falling 21 feet from a ladder. |
12/23/1994 | 1993NJ093 | NJ | Tree trimmer dies after falling 60 feet from a tree. |
12/8/1994 | 1994MA014 | MA | Massachusetts landscaper/laborer dies when crushed in small skid steer loader. |
11/30/1994 | 1994NJ066 | NJ | Tree trimmer electrocuted while trimming a tree. |
11/25/1994 | 1994MA018 | MA | Temporary worker dies when crushed in screen printing press. |
10/3/1994 | 1994NJ072 | NJ | Apprentice lineman dies after making contact with a high voltage transmission line through a wooden utility pole. |
9/26/1994 | 1993NJ112 | NJ | Iron worker dies after falling 26 feet from structural steel. |
9/26/1994 | 1993NJ126 | NJ | Sheet metal worker electrocuted after contacting 277 volts while replacing an overhead light fixture. |
9/26/1994 | 1994NJ009 | NJ | Foreman crushed to death after being caught in a screw conveyor. |
9/26/1994 | 1994NJ011 | NJ | Brick mason dies after falling 6 feet while climbing off a scaffold. |
9/26/1994 | 1994NJ055 | NJ | Warehouse worker dies after falling 12 feet from a pallet raised on a forklift truck. |
8/9/1994 | 1994KY045 | KY | Part-time farmer dies after pick-up truck over turns. |
6/30/1994 | 1993NJ115 | NJ | Company owner dies after falling 15 feet down an freight elevator shaft. |
6/28/1994 | 1993MA007 | MA | Massachusetts specialty foundation company laborer dies in machinery entanglement. |
6/22/1994 | 1993NJ063 | NJ | Construction laborer electrocuted at school renovation site. |
6/22/1994 | 1994NJ003 | NJ | Laborer dies after falling 8 feet while spreading a tarp on a trailer. |
6/9/1994 | 1994MA010 | MA | Massachusetts concrete plant driver/yardman asphyxiated in materials hopper. |
5/23/1994 | 1993NJ058 | NJ | Tugboat deckhand drowns after falling off barge into river. |
4/19/1994 | 1993NJ090 | NJ | Road construction laborer dies after falling underneath the wheel of a front end loader. |
4/9/1994 | 1993NJ089 | NJ | Drill operator electrocuted after contacting a 7,200 volt overhead power line while raising a drill rig boom. |
4/4/1994 | 1993NJ085 | NJ | Construction foreman dies after falling 32 feet through a floor opening. |
4/4/1994 | 1993NJ087 | NJ | Construction worker dies after falling 20 feet through an equipment hatch into a sewage pumping station wet well. |
4/4/1994 | 1993NJ094 | NJ | Roofing estimator dies after falling 14 feet from the roof of a shopping center strip mall. |
3/29/1994 | 1993NJ106 | NJ | School maintenance worker dies after falling 20 feet from a ladder while servicing an outdoor athletic field light. |
2/9/1994 | 1994NJ092 | NJ | Iron worker drowns after falling off barge into river. |
2/9/1994 | 1994NJ132 | NJ | Engineer dies after falling from stairs while entering plant. |
12/17/1993 | 1993NJ024 | NJ | Factory worker dies after fall from collapsing scaffold. |
12/7/1993 | 1993NJ067 | NJ | Iron worker dies from fall from structural steel. |
12/2/1993 | 1993NJ060 | NJ | Truck driver dies after falling 12 feet while securing a load of roof trusses. |
12/1/1993 | 1993NJ069 | NJ | Roofer dies after falling 30 feet from a ladder when an aluminum pole contacts an overhead power line. |
11/15/1993 | 1993NJ019 | NJ | Chief lineman electrocuted after contacting 4,200 volts while repairing a downed power line. |
10/19/1993 | 1993IA014 | IA | Iowa farm worker suffocates after becoming trapped in a storage bin filled with an unstable grain product. |
10/19/1993 | 1993IA015 | IA | Lineman electrocuted after contacting 7,200 volt transmission line while installing new pole. |
9/1/1993 | 1993NJ034 | NJ | Sewage treatment plant worker dies after falling 12 feet through a floor opening. |
8/19/1993 | 1993NJ036 | NJ | Laborer dies from fall from second floor window. |
7/20/1993 | 1993NJ005 | NJ | Worker dies from multiple injuries after fall into baling machine. |
7/13/1993 | 1992MA001 | MA | Massachusetts public utility lineman dies of thermal burns when aerial lift hydraulic hoses ruptured and ignited. |
6/24/1993 | 1993NJ026 | NJ | One firefighter electrocuted and one seriously injured when an aluminum extension ladder contacts a 7,600 volt overhead power line. |
5/27/1993 | 1993NJ007 | NJ | Dockman drowns after falling off pier into water. |
5/21/1993 | 1992MA020 | MA | Massachusetts trash collection company operations manager dies when crushed between conveyor truck and dumpster. |
12/2/1992 | 1992NJ046 | NJ | Welder dies following a 100 foot fall from a water tower. |
10/23/1992 | 1992CA004 | CA | Machine operator crushed in conveyor belt in California. |
9/13/1992 | 1992NJ005 | NJ | Machine operator crushed to death after falling into a plastic pellet blender. |
8/18/1992 | 1992NJ008 | NJ | Overhead door mechanic dies after falling 16 feet from a ladder. |
5/11/1992 | 1991NJ011 | NJ | Industrial painter dies after a 24 foot fall from an elevated pipeline. |
4/16/1992 | 1992NJ001 | NJ | Dock builder dies after falling 35 feet from a steel sheet pile. |
1/24/1992 | 1991NJ018 | NJ | Carpenter dies after falling 19 feet through a floor opening. |
1/7/1992 | 1991NJ021 | NJ | Maintenance inspector dies after falling 36 feet down an elevator shaft. |
10/11/1991 | 1990NJ014 | NJ | Laborer electrocuted while working at bottom of dry well at sewer pumping station. |
7/23/1991 | 1991NJ006 | NJ | Factory worker electrocuted after contacting 480 volts while attempting to reset a relay in an electrical cabinet. |
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