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: West Virginia
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/12/2004 | 2004WV001 | WV | Timber cutter dies after being struck from behind by a tree which became entangled with the tree he was felling in West Virginia. |
| 3/7/2004 | 2003WV044 | WV | Tractor owner dies after being pinned by tractor attachment which fell on him during disassembly in West Virginia. |
| 3/5/2004 | 2003WV045 | WV | Timber cutter dies after being struck by elevated butt of previously felled tree which dropped as he walked under it in West Virginia. |
| 10/23/2003 | 2003WV022 | WV | Logging site heavy equipment operator dies after being pinned by the dozer he was operating in West Virginia. |
| 7/25/2003 | 2003WV012 | WV | Logging company owner dies after being struck by a set-back as he began topping another tree in West Virginia. |
| 7/8/2003 | 2003WV001 | WV | Farmer dies following a tractor rollover in West Virginia. |
| 3/19/2003 | 2002WV040 | WV | Logger in training dies after being struck by a previously felled tree which rolled off of a bank in West Virginia. |
| 2/7/2003 | 2002WV018 | WV | Timber cutter dies after being struck by the tree he was felling in West Virginia. |
| 12/19/2002 | 2002WV024 | WV | Part-time farmer dies following a tractor rollover in West Virginia. |
| 7/24/2002 | 2002WV009 | WV | West Virginia dozer operator dies after being struck-by a tree which was pushed over by the worker he was training. |
| 6/18/2002 | 2002WV007 | WV | Worker dies after being run over by the skidder he was operating in West Virginia. |
| 6/10/2002 | 2002WV002 | WV | Dairy farmer dies following a tractor rollover while trying to roll-start tractor in West Virginia. |
| 6/10/2002 | 2002WV003 | WV | Part-time farmer dies following a tractor rollover in West Virginia. |
| 4/30/2002 | 2001WV060 | WV | Livestock farmer dies following a tractor rollover in West Virginia. |
| 10/12/2001 | 2001WV034 | WV | Timber cutter dies after being pinned by the tree he was felling in West Virginia. |
| 2/14/2001 | 2000WV012 | WV | Operator dies after being run over by his bulldozer in West Virginia. |
| 9/8/2000 | 2000WV011 | WV | Maintenance supervisor dies after being pinned between dump body and truck frame during troubleshooting inspection West Virginia. |
| 2/21/2000 | 1999WV035 | WV | Rental property general laborer dies following a tractor roll over in West Virginia. |
| 1/7/2000 | 1999WV025 | WV | Dairy farm worker dies following a tractor rollover in West Virginia. |
| 11/12/1999 | 1999WV038 | WV | Tree feller dies after being struck by snag while felling tree in West Virginia. |
| 10/4/1999 | 1999WV033 | WV | Tree feller dies after being struck by entangled tree while felling tree in West Virginia. |
| 8/26/1999 | 1999WV026 | WV | Tree feller dies after being struck by tree being felled in West Virginia. |
| 8/23/1999 | 1999WV020 | WV | Logging company owner dies after being struck by log that fell from logging truck in West Virginia. |
| 7/19/1999 | 1999WV005 | WV | Tree feller dies after being struck by limb of tree being felled in West Virginia. |
| 12/30/1998 | 1998WV028 | WV | Tree feller dies in West Virginia after being struck by boulder that rolled down hillside. |
| 12/30/1998 | 1998WV029 | WV | Dump truck driver dies in West Virginia after being pinned between dump body and truck frame during trouble shooting inspection. |
| 7/16/1998 | 1998WV015 | WV | Tree cutter dies after being struck by log that fell from logging truck in West Virginia. |
| 4/9/1998 | 1998WV002 | WV | Bulldozer operator/logger crushed when struck by falling tree in West Virginia. |
| 4/8/1998 | 1997WV073 | WV | Paramedic dies in West Virginia following a fall from a bridge. |
| 2/1/1998 | 1997WV055 | WV | Roofer dies in West Virginia following a fall from a roof. |
| 12/15/1997 | 1997WV041 | WV | Bulldozer operator/logger crushed by crawler bulldozer after pulling logging truck from mud on logging road in West Virginia. |
| 10/28/1997 | 1997WV034 | WV | Pipefitter testing chill water lines dies following an unexpected pressure release which resulted in a four-foot fall from a stepladder in West Virginia. |
| 10/10/1997 | 1997WV056 | WV | Log cutter dies in West Virginia after being struck by a limb from a dead tree. |
| 9/27/1997 | 1997WV057 | WV | Farmer dies following a tractor rollover in West Virginia. |
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