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: Machine Construction
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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12/12/2023 | 2023KY005 | KY | Roofer in boom lift electrocuted by overhead electrical line - Kentucky. |
6/29/2023 | 2019OR001 | OR | Two workers killed in boom lift rollover - Oregon. |
5/23/2023 | 2021OR01 | OR | Heavy equipment operator and rancher crushed by excavator - Oregon. |
3/28/2023 | 2022KY083 | KY | Equipment operator crushed by skid-steer attachment - Kentucky. |
4/19/2022 | 2015NY032 | NY | Construction worker fatally struck by steel sheet pile falling from a vibratory pile driver. |
1/5/2022 | 2021CA004 | CA | Construction laborer died when struck by an excavator bucket that detached from a quick coupler - California. |
8/4/2021 | 2020CA002 | CA | A pipefitter, working in a trench, died when he was struck by an excavator bucket that detached from a quick coupler. |
7/2/2021 | 2020CA001 | CA | A heavy equipment operator dies when he was struck by an excavator bucket that detached from a quick coupler. |
5/7/2020 | 2018MA001 | MA | Landscape construction laborer compressed between compact excavator and steel beam at residential site - Massachusetts. |
9/1/2019 | 2018OR008 | OR | Skid-steer operator crushed while controlling the skidsteer from outside the cab. |
4/25/2016 | 2014NJ074 | NJ | Day laborer, first day on the job, struck and killed by backhoe bucket. |
4/25/2016 | 2015KY032 | KY | Construction siding subcontractor installer killed when oversized scaffolding platform destabilized and telescopic forklift overturned. |
2/3/2016 | 2015KY001 | KY | Semi-truck driver fatally struck by falling flatbed cage door. |
1/1/2016 | 2015OR002 | OR | Crane operator killed by falling steel beam. |
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. |
3/12/2015 | 2013MA002 | MA | Mechanic crushed when the dozer he was lowering shifted and fell off the jack - Massachusetts. |
2/11/2015 | 2014KY022 | KY | Foreman falls into running auger after stepping on door panel with broken door interlocks. |
8/7/2014 | 2008WA001 | WA | Operator dies after excavator tips over the side of a bridge into river. |
6/23/2014 | 2012MA024 | MA | Municipal mechanic fatally injured when crushed between a skid-steer loader's frame and bucket - Massachusetts. |
5/20/2014 | 2013MI091 | MI | Painter died when elevated scissor lift tipped to side when tire entered pavement depression. |
9/13/2013 | 2011NY043 | NY | Operator killed when horizontal auger boring machine overturned. |
9/3/2013 | 2012NJ021 | NJ | Laborer killed after being struck by a slab of concrete that had been lifted. |
8/20/2013 | 2012NJ010 | NJ | Hispanic laborer crushed between lift arms and frame of skid-steer loader. |
7/25/2011 | 2009MI009 | MI | Construction laborer pinned under tire of articulated machine. |
7/23/2009 | 2007NY080 | NY | Mechanic killed when aerial work platform collapses. |
1/1/2009 | 2007OR017 | OR | Highway worker crushed by swinging backhoe boom. |
7/3/2008 | 2005IA019 | IA | Exit pit worker entangled in horizontal directional drill back reamer. |
3/12/2008 | 2006NJ078 | NJ | 43-year-old construction foreman dies after struck by steel pile. |
8/24/2007 | 2006MI209 | MI | Heavy equipment operator dies after being pinned between the boom and cab of an excavator. |
7/5/2007 | 2006CA004 | CA | A heavy equipment mechanic died when a scraper tire exploded. |
1/28/2007 | 2005OK117 | OK | A construction laborer was struck in the head and killed by a falling steel beam. |
11/27/2006 | 2006OR005 | OR | Mechanic killed when collar caught on PTO driveline. |
11/16/2006 | 2006CA003 | CA | A construction foreman dies when the construction equipment he was operating tipped over on him. |
8/22/2006 | 2006NY010 | NY | Equipment operator killed when pinned to a tree by an excavator. |
2/24/2006 | 2004NY135 | NY | Maintenance mechanic killed when improperly installed overhead garage door toppled scissors lift. |
11/4/2005 | 2005OK011 | OK | A plumber was killed when a skid-steer loader tipped forward and struck him in the head. |
10/31/2005 | 2003MA030 | MA | Crane operator killed when outrigger sinks into unstable soil causing the crane to overturn - Massachusetts. |
10/4/2005 | 2003NJ085 | NJ | Hispanic construction worker killed when struck by excavator bucket. |
9/30/2005 | 2004OR010 | OR | Forklift crushes operator working underneath on starter. |
9/2/2005 | 1994MD063 | MD | Construction foreman crushed by excavator - Maryland. |
9/2/2005 | 1999MO090 | MO | Equipment operator dies following crane overturn incident. |
8/8/2005 | 2005NE012 | NE | Construction worker struck by falling steel roof beam. |
7/8/2005 | 2003MA018 | MA | Laborer is killed when backed over by asphalt milling machine - Massachusetts. |
5/18/2005 | 2003OR016 | OR | Load of lumber shifts and falls on construction worker killing him. |
4/1/2005 | 2003OR040 | OR | Effort to clear rock jam in operating rock crusher fatal. |
3/15/2005 | 2004MI066 | MI | Landscaper died when the arms of a skid-steer loader crushed his upper body and head. |
1/26/2005 | 2003MA006 | MA | Vibratory hammer operator killed when crushed between a crane superstructure and its left rear track - Massachusetts. |
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 - Massachusetts. |
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. |
8/31/2004 | 2002IA030 | IA | Front hopper gate operator run over by chip spreader during street resurfacing. |
8/8/2004 | 2003IA043 | IA | Worker falls to his death in a telescoping boom forklift overturn. |
8/8/2004 | 2003IA055 | IA | Construction worker electrocuted when boom forklift contacted power lines. |
4/6/2004 | 2003NJ010 | NJ | Construction worker struck and killed by a pile falling from a crane. |
2/6/2004 | 2001MA041 | MA | Vehicle mounted work platform tips killing bridge inspector - Massachusetts. |
12/11/2003 | 2002NY027 | NY | Truck driver killed when struck by laminated veneer beams falling from a forklift. |
9/18/2003 | 2003KY049 | KY | Bulldozer owner/operator dies when thrown off bulldozer track. |
8/29/2003 | 2002IA057 | IA | Man crushed between skid-steer loader and dump truck. |
8/25/2003 | 2003WI003 | WI | Laborer dies after being struck by detached excavator bucket. |
7/16/2003 | 2003OR015 | OR | Construction worker dies when he leans out of the protective cage of a skid steer forklift and is crushed. |
3/19/2003 | 2002CA006 | CA | A truck driver died when he fell off of and was run over by the backhoe he was riding on. |
11/18/2002 | 2002NE013 | NE | Telecommunications tower maintenance worker struck by cable. |
10/11/2002 | 2002CA002 | CA | A construction laborer was killed when a rubber tire bulldozer backed over him as he was doing a grade check. |
8/6/2002 | 2001CA013 | CA | A construction carpenter was killed when struck by the bucket of a backhoe. |
4/29/2002 | 2001CA008 | CA | A construction surveyor is run over by a motor grader that was backing up. |
4/2/2002 | 2001NE038 | NE | Construction worker caught between forklift and cement truck. |
2/8/2002 | 2001CA006 | CA | A crane operator is knocked off a truck bed and crushed by an unsecured 40-foot tower crane jib. |
1/25/2002 | 2001NE026 | NE | Youth landscaper pinned underneath front end loader. |
9/15/2001 | 2001CA002 | CA | A tractor operator dies when his tractor rolls over on him. |
4/25/2001 | 2000MN030 | MN | Worker dies after being crushed between rock spreader and pneumatic roller in Minnesota. |
4/25/2001 | 2000NE050 | NE | Steel erector falls from scissors lift. |
2/14/2001 | 2000WV012 | WV | Operator dies after being run over by his bulldozer in West Virginia. |
2/3/2001 | 2000WI074 | WI | Construction laborer killed when run over by dump truck in highway work zone. |
1/31/2001 | 2000NE034 | NE | Construction zone worker hit by gravel truck. |
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. |
1/1/2001 | 2000IA031 | IA | Worker dies when tower crane and water tower crash to the ground. |
9/25/2000 | 2000NE016 | NE | Equipment operator drowns in canal. |
8/8/2000 | 2000CA001 | CA | Construction worker is crushed by steel beams when overloaded nylon slings fail. |
6/22/2000 | 1999TX390 | TX | A plumber repairing a water line in a trench in Texas died when he was struck by the bucket of a backhoe. |
4/1/2000 | 1999IA085 | IA | Construction worker crushed between falling dump box and truck frame. |
3/22/2000 | 1999WI041 | WI | Heavy equipment operator pinned after bulldozer slides off flatbed trailer. |
9/30/1999 | 1999CA002 | CA | Ornamental iron installer dies when crushed by load that fell off forklift in California. |
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. |
5/12/1999 | 1999TX468 | TX | A laborer for a boring and tunneling company in Texas, died when he was struck by a hydraulic hose. |
2/25/1999 | 1998CA012 | CA | Laborer dies when run over by heavy equipment in California. |
1/11/1999 | 1998AK023 | AK | Apprentice lineman killed when caught in trencher. |
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. |
9/23/1998 | 1998NJ018 | NJ | Equipment operator killed when tree trunk crashes through window of excavator. |
8/6/1998 | 1997CA011 | CA | Heavy duty equipment operator is crushed when front-end loader falls off a trailer during backing in California. |
4/27/1998 | 1998CA003 | CA | Electrician apprentice dies when his neck is crushed by a scissor lift in California. |
1/28/1998 | 1997MN047 | MN | Worker dies after being run over by a Caterpillar. |
1/7/1998 | 1997NE041 | NE | Backhoe bucket crushes worker in trench. |
12/15/1997 | 1997WV041 | WV | Bulldozer operator/logger crushed by crawler bulldozer after pulling logging truck from mud on logging road in West Virginia. |
12/6/1997 | 1997CA009 | CA | Laborer is crushed by a clam shell bucket when it disconnects from its crane in California. |
9/24/1997 | 1997MN019 | MN | Excavation laborer dies after being run over by a Caterpillar. |
8/26/1997 | 1997CA005 | CA | Heavy equipment operator dies when excavator slips down a hill and becomes buried in mud in California. |
7/27/1997 | 1997NE011 | NE | Worker crushed by equipment support leg. |
6/2/1997 | 1997CA008 | CA | Operating engineer is crushed by a backhoe attachment when it disconnects from its tractor in California. |
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. |
2/1/1997 | 1996IA055 | IA | Asphalt machine runs over and kills worker - Iowa. |
1/24/1997 | 1996MN084 | MN | Construction worker dies after being run over by bulldozer he had been operating. |
11/1/1996 | 1996CA011 | CA | Backhoe operator dies when run over by his backhoe in California. |
10/25/1996 | 1996CA008 | CA | Welder dies when crushed by a falling structural steel beam tipped over by a crane in California. |
10/17/1996 | 1996CA012 | CA | Truck driver dies when run over by heavy equipment in California. |
10/2/1996 | 1996CA003 | CA | Construction superintendent dies when crushed by a falling crane boom in California. |
9/25/1996 | 1995CA011 | CA | Crane operator falls 30 feet from a crane while working from a freeway overpass in California. |
9/21/1996 | 1996IA008 | IA | Construction worker killed by hydraulic excavator while working in trench. |
1/13/1996 | 1995CA010 | CA | Equipment operator dies after the backhoe he was operating rolled off an embankment in California. |
11/16/1995 | 1995MN047 | MN | Construction worker dies after 9-wheel pneumatic roller rolls over on her. |
9/25/1995 | 1995NE025 | NE | Construction worker crushed under skid steer loader bucket. |
8/25/1995 | 1995NJ030 | NJ | Construction laborer killed after being entangled on a rotating directional drilling machine pipe. |
8/16/1995 | 1995NE034 | NE | Skid steer operator crushed by lift arm. |
7/3/1995 | 1995WY004 | WY | Surveyor killed in ATV turnover in Wyoming. |
1/4/1995 | 1994NE059 | NE | Asphalt roller crushes flagman. |
6/28/1994 | 1993MA007 | MA | Massachusetts specialty foundation company laborer dies in machinery entanglement. |
4/26/1994 | 1994MN031 | MN | Highway construction worker dies after being struck while crossing roadway. |
4/19/1994 | 1993NJ090 | NJ | Road construction laborer dies after falling underneath the wheel of a front end loader. |
4/15/1993 | 1992CA006 | CA | Construction laborer electrocuted by energized crane in California. |
4/15/1993 | 1992CA010 | CA | Equipment operator dies after being crushed by a beam during a demolition operation in California. |
12/18/1992 | 1992MN018 | MN | Excavation company owner dies after bulldozer slips over the side of a flat bed trailer. |
9/24/1992 | 1992MN014 | MN | Highway construction flagman dies after being struck by a pickup truck. |
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