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: Confined Space
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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7/25/2024 | 2023CA002 | CA | Poultry processing production worker drowns in an open offal wastewater pit - California. |
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. |
5/21/2015 | 2013NJ059 | NJ | Batch maker dies after toxic exposure to toluene vapor. |
8/4/2014 | 2005IA024 | IA | Farmer and his employee died after collapse and attempted rescue in manure storage pit. |
6/7/2013 | 2011CA008 | CA | Two laborers die from hydrogen sulfide exposure in a confined space at an organic waste recycling facility. |
12/14/2012 | 2010NY060 | NY | A Department of Public Works worker and a volunteer firefighter died in a sewer manhole. |
9/11/2012 | 2012IA001 | IA | Farmer engulfed in soybeans while operating grain vacuum in steel bin. |
6/10/2010 | 2008MI121 | MI | 59-year-old male worker at a fruit storage facility died after entering a controlled atmosphere storage room. |
12/30/2008 | 2005IA020 | IA | Farmer engulfed and suffocated in soybeans during unloading of steel grain bin. |
6/9/2008 | 2006MI174 | MI | Hispanic laborer dies as a result of a trench collapse. |
4/25/2008 | 2006MI188 | MI | Welder dies during welding repair inside of cargo tank compartment. |
3/31/2008 | 2003WA038 | WA | Two teen workers asphyxiate in an agricultural silo. |
8/1/2007 | 2006MI004 | MI | 29-year old male Hispanic landscape laborer dies when nine foot deep trench collapses. |
6/19/2007 | 2005IA042 | IA | Handyman plumber asphyxiated in entry into water service manhole vault. |
5/22/2007 | 2004OR002 | OR | Mechanic dies from lack of oxygen in transport tank. |
5/1/2007 | 2002IA031 | IA | Two sewer pipe relining workers killed by toxic sewer gas. |
10/1/2006 | 2005MI066 | MI | Quality control operator dies after falling into cherry processing brine tank. |
7/18/2006 | 2005CA002 | CA | A plumber died when the trench he was working in collapsed around him. |
6/12/2006 | 2002NE017 | NE | Farm supply store manager killed when engulfed by corn in grain bin. |
6/9/2006 | 2005MI084 | MI | Worker dies in trench collapse. |
2/22/2006 | 2005MN040 | MN | Farmer dies after being engulfed in corn inside a steel grain bin. |
2/22/2006 | 2005NJ003 | NJ | Worker killed in a fall in a bakery fermentation tank. |
2/5/2006 | 2005OK076 | OK | A utility cleanup worker for a brick manufacturer suffocated in a storage silo. |
6/24/2005 | 2003IA058 | IA | Hog farmer dies from asphyxiation after manure pit agitation. |
4/22/2005 | 2004MI160 | MI | Carpenter dies when eight-foot trench wall collapses during sewer pipe replacement. |
11/29/2003 | 2003NY027 | NY | City engineer killed in landfill manhole when retrieving flow meter. |
11/17/2003 | 2003NE022 | NE | Farmer electrocuted exiting grain bin. |
7/24/2003 | 2001IA021 | IA | Two railroad repair workers asphyxiated in damaged tank car. |
7/22/2003 | 2002IA061 | IA | Swine confinement worker dies from carbon monoxide poisoning. |
2/26/2003 | 2002MN040 | MN | Farm worker dies after being engulfed in corn inside a steel grain bin. |
2/5/2003 | 2002NE044 | NE | Worker falls into mixing tank. |
10/4/2002 | 2002NY012 | NY | Feed mill worker dies in grain bin. |
4/23/2002 | 2001MI064 | MI | Restaurant maintenance worker wedged between sump pump pipe support bar and sump pump crock rim. |
12/21/2001 | 2001IA017 | IA | Farmer suffocates in grain bin while unloading corn. |
6/19/2001 | 2000MN036 | MN | Farm worker dies after being engulfed in wheat in semi-truck box in Minnesota. |
3/3/2001 | 2000WI080 | WI | Youth camp counselor dies of carbon monoxide poisoning. |
3/17/2000 | 1999NE028 | NE | Farm youth suffocated in corn bin. |
6/28/1999 | 1999NE016 | NE | Two feedlot workers suffocated in grain bin. |
2/26/1999 | 1998NJ047 | NJ | Worker suffocated when engulfed in a sand hopper. |
1/30/1999 | 1998MA035 | MA | Temporary laborer dies in fish processing plant in Massachusetts. |
1/26/1999 | 1998MN055 | MN | Farmer dies after being engulfed in corn inside a steel grain bin. |
12/21/1998 | 1998IA043 | IA | Farm worker suffocates in flowing grain while clearing a blocked grain auger. |
11/1/1998 | 1998IA035 | IA | Farmer suffocates under grain while using a grain vacuum. |
10/8/1998 | 1998TX145 | TX | A pipe layer working in a trench for a general contractor in Texas, died when a trench wall gave way and he was fully engulfed in sand/dirt. |
2/7/1998 | 1997MA031 | MA | Construction laborer dies in trench cave-in at oil tank removal site in Massachusetts. |
3/21/1997 | 1996MN086 | MN | Farmer dies after being engulfed in corn inside a steel grain bin. |
2/24/1997 | 1996MN083 | MN | Farmer dies after being engulfed in corn screenings inside a steel grain bin. |
1/25/1997 | 1994CA016 | CA | Three oil field workers died after inhaling carbon monoxide gas in an oil well cellar in California. |
12/6/1996 | 1996MN073 | MN | Construction worker dies after being buried in a trench that caved in. |
11/27/1996 | 1996IN123 | IN | Laborer falls 48 feet to his death while painting inside of empty storage silo. |
10/30/1996 | 1996MN059 | MN | Construction worker dies after being buried in a trench that caved in. |
10/25/1996 | 1996CA007 | CA | Laborer dies in trench cave-in in California. |
9/23/1996 | 1995CA014 | CA | Two oil field mechanics die in a pressure vessel rupture at an oil refinery in California. |
8/23/1996 | 1996MN047 | MN | Farmer dies after being engulfed in corn inside a steel grain bin. |
7/15/1996 | 1996MN023 | MN | Farmer dies after being engulfed in corn inside a steel grain bin. |
5/29/1996 | 1996MN001 | MN | Two employees die after steam line they were repairing was re-energized. |
5/10/1996 | 1995CA017 | CA | Laborer dies in trench cave-in in California. |
3/22/1996 | 1996NE005 | NE | Hydrogen sulfide poisoning kills two. |
10/16/1995 | 1995MN045 | MN | Farm youth dies after being engulfed in corn inside a steel grain bin. |
8/14/1995 | 1995NE040 | NE | Worker buried in trench cave in. |
6/15/1995 | 1992CA007 | CA | Laborer drowns in flooded pipeline after water main was ruptured by a backhoe in California. |
12/22/1994 | 1994MN058 | MN | Farmer dies after being engulfed in corn inside a steel grain bin. |
12/22/1994 | 1994CA009 | CA | Warehouseman dies from asphyxiation in salt storage bin in California. |
11/17/1994 | 1994MN057 | MN | Waste hauling service worker dies after he collapsed in an underground manure waste pit. |
11/7/1994 | 1994CA002 | CA | A crew leadman and a general foreman die from burns sustained in fire at sanitation plant in California. |
11/4/1994 | 1994MN045 | MN | Farmer asphyxiated in manure waste pit. |
8/9/1994 | 1993WI232 | WI | Farmer asphyxiated after entering sealed silo. |
8/3/1994 | 1994CO006 | CO | 17-year-old worker at a plastic products manufacturing plant died as a result of an overexposure to tetrachloroethylene (also known as perchloroethylene). |
6/23/1994 | 1994AK012 | AK | Welder's helper asphyxiated in argon-inerted pipe - Alaska. |
6/9/1994 | 1994MA010 | MA | Massachusetts concrete plant driver/yardman asphyxiated in materials hopper. |
4/20/1994 | 1993WI221 | WI | Farmer dies of asphyxiation in grain bin. |
4/5/1994 | 1993CA009 | CA | Welder dies in explosion while working inside a tanker trailer in California. |
3/21/1994 | 1994WY004 | WY | Cave-in kills field service owner in Wyoming. |
12/7/1993 | 1993WI143 | WI | Farmer's helper dies of asphyxiation in grain bin. |
12/7/1993 | 1992MA018 | MA | Massachusetts water works specialty valve foreman dies in oxygen deficient valve chamber. |
11/20/1993 | 1993WI181 | WI | Owner of an auto dealership dies of carbon monoxide poisoning while doing car repairs in an unventilated garage. |
11/14/1993 | 1992MO046 | MO | Two metal refinishers die when fumes ignite in elevator car. |
10/19/1993 | 1993IA014 | IA | Iowa farm worker suffocates after becoming trapped in a storage bin filled with an unstable grain product. |
10/18/1993 | 1993MN007 | MN | Grain elevator worker dies after becoming engulfed in soy beans. |
10/13/1993 | 1993AK011 | AK | Independent contractor dies in sewer line excavation engulfment - Alaska. |
6/11/1993 | 1992WI119 | WI | Two carpenters died of carbon monoxide poisoning secondary to running a gas powered engine in a confined space (basement of a home). |
6/9/1993 | 1993MN001 | MN | Male maintenance worker buried and suffocated in sand hopper. |
4/27/1993 | 1992MN025 | MN | Grain elevator owner's son dies after being engulfed in a corn bin. |
4/21/1993 | 1992MO037 | MO | Construction laborer dies from burns received when scalding hot water floods sewer. |
4/15/1993 | 1992CA001 | CA | Laborer dies after inhaling fumes and drowning in California. |
3/17/1993 | 1992MO033 | MO | Municipal water-line inspector dies after entering oxygen-deficient vault in Missouri. |
3/8/1993 | 1992AK036 | AK | Operator dies in oxygen-deficient compartment of ice-making barge - Alaska. |
2/27/1993 | 1992NJ020 | NJ | Police officer drowns after being overcome by hydrogen sulfide while attempting rescue of construction worker. |
1/1/1993 | 1992WI063 | WI | A 20 year old farmer dies after entering a silo recently filled with haylage. |
11/14/1992 | 1992WY009 | WY | Contract worker re-installing sewer line in Wyoming. |
4/14/1992 | 1991AK013 | AK | Assistant manager at ice rink asphyxiated by an oxygen-deficient atmosphere - Alaska. |
3/16/1992 | 1992MN001 | MN | A 35-year-old male died after falling into and suffocating in a corn bin containing approximately 40,000 bushels of corn. |
2/12/1992 | 1991MA002 | MA | Custodian dies in a confined space in a hospital laundry. |
12/1/1991 | 1991CO074 | CO | Sanitation worker dies when rescuing co-worker from underground sewer vault. |
10/11/1991 | 1990NJ014 | NJ | Laborer electrocuted while working at bottom of dry well at sewer pumping station. |
6/22/1991 | 1990CO063 | CO | Carbon monoxide kills 65 year-old rancher in Colorado. |
5/7/1990 | 1989CO029 | CO | Mechanic in a construction firm died after becoming entrapped in a roofing tar tank truck. |
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