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: Falls-Construction-Commercial
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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6/13/2023 | 2022KY011 | KY | Roofing worker dies from fall - Kentucky. |
6/7/2023 | 2022KY046 | KY | Demolition laborer dies in fall through skylight. |
4/18/2023 | 2023KY00901 | KY | Project manager dies after falling through skylight. |
2/2/2023 | 2022KY096 | KY | Roofing contractor dies after falling through skylight. |
7/7/2020 | 2018MI105 | MI | Construction firm owner dies from fall from 8-foot step ladder or overhead platform. |
10/22/2019 | 2017MI045 | MI | Plasterer/drywall installer dies from 30-foot fall through skylight. |
1/29/2019 | 2017CA005 | CA | A solar company owner dies when he falls through a skylight. |
1/16/2019 | 2016MI090 | MI | Ironworker fell 25 feet while working from/relocating a ladder in a shaft way. |
12/4/2017 | 2016MA032 | MA | Laborer injured in a fall when a portable platform ladder overturned - Massachusetts. |
6/19/2017 | 2015KY078 | KY | Commercial roofer falls 30 feet through a skylight while installing roof insulation. |
4/7/2017 | 2016CA005 | CA | A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) contractor dies when he falls through a skylight. |
9/28/2015 | 2014KY039 | KY | Temporary electrician helper steps into unguarded elevator shaft and dies. |
8/24/2015 | 2014KY048 | KY | Production supervisor falls 19.5 feet through a metal roof and dies, Kentucky. |
6/26/2015 | 2013MA026 | MA | Temporary worker fell from a fixed ladder inside a building being renovated - Massachusetts. |
3/9/2015 | 2014KY030 | KY | Hispanic roofer's fall protection failed causing him to fall 29.91 feet to his death, Kentucky. |
3/3/2015 | 2013NJ049 | NJ | Warehouse worker falls from elevated forklift platform - New Jersey. |
11/11/2014 | 2013KY061 | KY | Laborer falls 55 to 75 feet to the ground while spray painting grain bins. |
8/26/2014 | 2013NJ015 | NJ | Laborer dies after falling through 40-foot high roof of recycling facility. |
4/25/2014 | 2014KY008 | KY | Hispanic laborer killed when struck by falling plywood on a commercial construction site. |
4/17/2014 | 2013MI020 | MI | Roofer falls from roof edge when he stepped on insulation overhang. |
2/10/2014 | 2013KY042 | KY | A metal fabrication and finishing foreman dies after 25 foot fall at a commercial building site. |
10/15/2012 | 2009NJ099 | NJ | Hispanic construction worker wearing fall protection dies after falling 40 feet from roof. |
10/10/2012 | 2010IA054 | IA | Construction laborer fell from ladder. |
5/18/2012 | 2011CA004 | CA | A roofing supervisor dies when he falls through a skylight. |
3/30/2012 | 2010KY043 | KY | Steel worker falls from highway bridge and dies (revised). |
1/25/2012 | 2009WA051 | WA | Carpet installer dies after falling 32 feet at a commercial jobsite. |
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. |
7/25/2011 | 2010MI006 | MI | Maintenance supervisor killed by fall while changing light bulb. |
6/21/2011 | 2007NJ077 | NJ | Construction laborer dies after falling through temporary bridge "catch" platform, 75 feet to ground. |
9/10/2009 | 2009CA003 | CA | An electrical worker dies when he falls through a skylight while installing solar panels on the roof of a warehouse. |
6/2/2009 | 2008MI009 | MI | Journeyman mason dies after stepping backward off a raised mobile scaffold. |
1/27/2009 | 2008CA006 | CA | Laborer dies when he falls 35 feet from a scaffold after being electrocuted - California. |
9/5/2008 | 2007KY071 | KY | A 53-year-old male iron foreman dies after fall from steel decking. |
4/30/2008 | 2007MI136 | MI | Hotel assistant manager dies due to a fall from a ladder during installation of wood trim. |
12/13/2007 | 2007MI013 | MI | Construction foreman dies from fall while climbing the tower of a hydromobile scaffold. |
5/17/2007 | 2006MI006 | MI | Truck driver killed after falling through unprotected skylight. |
1/28/2007 | 2005OK117 | OK | A construction laborer was struck in the head and killed by a falling steel beam. |
7/20/2006 | 2006OK002 | OK | A carpenter died after falling 20 feet from a roof. |
6/23/2006 | 2005MI088 | MI | 69-year-old male construction contractor dies after falling from open folding chair he was standing on. |
5/3/2006 | 2006NE002 | NE | Hispanic asbestos remover falls to death from ladder. |
2/24/2006 | 2004NY135 | NY | Maintenance mechanic killed when improperly installed overhead garage door toppled scissors lift. |
2/16/2006 | 2003MA010 | MA | Two window washers fall 90 feet when their horizontal static line failed. |
1/26/2006 | 2003WI048 | WI | Hispanic laborer dies after falling through roof of old building. |
8/10/2004 | 2003WI097 | WI | Amish carpenter dies after falling from scaffold. |
11/16/2003 | 2003OR010 | OR | Home construction worker falls down elevator shaft. |
6/26/2002 | 2001KY046 | KY | Brick mason dies from fall through scaffolding. |
4/25/2001 | 2000NE050 | NE | Steel erector falls from scissors lift. |
4/4/2000 | 1999OK009 | OK | Construction laborer dies from injuries received in a 33-foot fall through a skylight opening. |
4/4/2000 | 1999OK013 | OK | Supervisor for a drywall contractor was fatally injured when he fell and became entangled in the frame of a manually propelled 6-foot mobile scaffold. |
7/19/1999 | 1999MN015 | MN | Sheet metal worker dies after falling 45 feet from air duct. |
7/13/1999 | 1999MA002 | MA | Fourteen-foot fall kills ironworker at a Massachusetts construction site. |
7/7/1999 | 1998CA017 | CA | Hod carrier dies and three co-workers injured in fall from rolling tower scaffold in California. |
5/12/1999 | 1998CA016 | CA | Tile roofer supervisor falls from roof of multi-story building and dies in California. |
3/22/1999 | 1998AK027 | AK | Pipefitter dies from 40-foot fall. |
2/12/1999 | 1998CA011 | CA | Laborer falls through skylight opening in warehouse roof to the ground below and dies in California. |
1/20/1999 | 1998IA053 | IA | Electrician falls to his death from an old wooden transformer platform. |
1/6/1999 | 1998MA030 | MA | Massachusetts elevator mechanic dies in twenty foot fall from a fixed ladder on the side of a building. |
12/30/1998 | 1998CA010 | CA | Structural ironworker foreman falls off beams of warehouse roof to the floor below and dies in California. |
11/19/1998 | 1998TX236 | TX | TX laborer for a general contractor in Texas died when the personnel lift he was standing in fell over and he struck his head on a concrete floor. |
10/30/1998 | 1998CA006 | CA | Sheet metal worker falls off step ladder and dies in California. |
10/29/1998 | 1998TX128 | TX | A roofer's helper, working for a roofing contractor in Texas, died when he fell through a three-foot square opening in a roof and struck a concrete floor. |
8/28/1998 | 1998NE013 | NE | Ironworker falls into elevator pit. |
8/27/1998 | 1998KY014 | KY | Electrician dies in 6-foot fall from ladder. |
8/19/1998 | 1997NJ086 | NJ | Iron worker dies after falling 17 feet while building a roof. |
6/8/1998 | 1998MN013 | MN | Worker dies after falling 15 feet from an extension ladder. |
5/24/1998 | 1997KY022 | KY | Migrant worker killed in 22-foot fall inside building. |
5/6/1998 | 1997MA050 | MA | Carpenter dies in fall through wall opening in factory renovation site. |
4/7/1998 | 1997NJ087 | NJ | Roofer dies after falling 23 feet through a school skylight in New Jersey. |
3/11/1998 | 1998MN001 | MN | Construction employee dies after falling from building roof. |
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. |
1/30/1998 | 1997NJ045 | NJ | Maintenance contractor dies after falling from a ladder. |
12/8/1997 | 1997NE035 | NE | 30 Foot fall from steel girder. |
11/6/1997 | 1997KY071 | KY | Professional roofer dies in fall. |
8/3/1997 | 1994MD004 | MD | Carpenter dies following 13-foot fall from a scaffold collapse while setting trusses on a barn construction in Maryland. |
7/21/1997 | 1996CA015 | CA | Electrician apprentice dies in a fall from a ladder in California. |
5/1/1997 | 1996IA067 | IA | Sheet metal roofer slips and falls through joint in ceiling - Iowa. |
3/21/1997 | 1996IA065 | IA | Construction worker falls head first into 16-foot concrete pit - Iowa. |
2/20/1997 | 1996IN123 | IN | Laborer falls 48 feet to his death while painting inside of empty storage silo. |
1/24/1997 | 1996MN085 | MN | Construction worker dies after falling 13 feet from a scaffold. |
1/10/1997 | 1996MA029 | MA | New Jersey carpenter dies in fall from scaffold in Massachusetts. |
12/30/1996 | 1996NJ059 | NJ | Iron worker dies after falling 18 feet while constructing a roof. |
12/27/1996 | 1996MN074 | MN | Construction worker dies after falling 17 feet from an elevated platform in a steel warehouse. |
12/8/1996 | 1996MD036 | MD | Plumber dies of injuries received from a twenty-two-foot fall, off an extension ladder, at a construction site. |
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. |
9/11/1996 | 1995MA016 | MA | Iron worker apprentice dies in fall of fifty feet on Massachusetts construction site. |
8/26/1996 | 1996IA003 | IA | Iron worker falls 19 stories after welding lead melts steel cage cable - Iowa. |
7/15/1996 | 1995MA014 | MA | Massachusetts iron worker dies in fall from structural steel framework. |
6/27/1996 | 1996NJ003 | NJ | Laborer dies after falling 30 feet through a fire-vent skylight. |
6/18/1996 | 1995MN066 | MN | Steel worker falls 28 feet to the ground from warehouse construction site. |
6/10/1996 | 1995CA015 | CA | Iron worker foreman dies after falling from a catwalk in California. |
5/8/1996 | 1995CA016 | CA | Journeyman iron worker dies after falling from a freeway bent cap in California. |
3/9/1996 | 1996KY093 | KY | Welder dies after 30-foot fall from steel structure. |
2/1/1996 | 1995MD050 | MD | Steel erector falls 55 feet from I-beam. |
12/13/1995 | 1995IN059 | IN | Laborer dies following a 13-foot fall from roof of city garage. |
12/1/1995 | 1995MO049 | MO | Construction foreman dies following 45-foot fall from roof of condominium. |
11/13/1995 | 1995IA007 | IA | Construction worker falls to his death while repairing elevator - Iowa. |
11/13/1995 | 1994MO077 | MO | Journeyman roofer dies after 14.5 foot fall through roof opening. |
9/27/1995 | 1995NJ031 | NJ | Demolition laborer dies after falling 23 feet through a skylight. |
6/22/1995 | 1995NJ037 | NJ | Carpenter dies after falling from a ladder at a construction site. |
6/16/1995 | 1994WI344 | WI | Construction laborer falls 26 feet from leading edge of roof. |
6/7/1995 | 1994WI340 | WI | Plaster laborer dies after falling from a scaffold. |
5/25/1995 | 1995NE017 | NE | Worker falls 33 feet while constructing elevator shaft. |
4/27/1995 | 1994MN064 | MN | Highway technician dies after falling 55 feet from bridge scaffold. |
3/23/1995 | 1994CA017 | CA | Tile setter dies after falling approximately 30 feet while at work at a commercial office building in California. |
12/23/1994 | 1994CA003 | CA | Carpenter dies from injuries sustained after falling approximately 20 feet while doing earthquake repair work in California. |
12/7/1994 | 1994KY051 | KY | Demolition foreman dies after 35-foot fall through hole in flat roof. |
11/9/1994 | 1994CA005 | CA | Construction foreman dies after falling approximately 28 feet during roofing retro-fit operation in California. |
11/4/1994 | 1994NE012 | NE | Construction worker dies after 25 foot fall from I-beams. |
11/1/1994 | 1994MO120 | MO | Construction worker dies as a result of an 11-foot fall from unguarded residential deck. |
10/25/1994 | 1994WI284 | WI | Carpenter dies following a fall from ladder scaffolding. |
10/18/1994 | 1993WI254 | WI | Electrician apprentice dies following a 55-foot fall from a roof. |
10/17/1994 | 1993MA012 | MA | Massachusetts metal building assembler dies in fall from rooftop. |
10/17/1994 | 1993MA015 | MA | Massachusetts mason dies in 85 foot fall when tower climbing work platform collapses. |
10/17/1994 | 1993MA016 | MA | Massachusetts roofing company laborer dies in fall through skylight. |
9/26/1994 | 1993NJ112 | NJ | Iron worker dies after falling 26 feet from structural steel. |
9/26/1994 | 1994NJ011 | NJ | Brick mason dies after falling 6 feet while climbing off a scaffold. |
9/4/1994 | 1994MN013 | MN | Construction worker dies after falling from a wind turbine tower. |
9/2/1994 | 1994MA011 | MA | Massachusetts construction worker dies in fall through a roof opening while performing iron work. |
5/11/1994 | 1994MA004 | MA | Massachusetts steel company field superintendent dies in thirty foot fall from ladder. |
5/10/1994 | 1993MO154 | MO | Journeyman roofer dies from 25-foot-fall through structural decking. |
4/27/1994 | 1994MA001 | MA | Massachusetts mason dies in fall from construction site scaffolding. |
4/7/1994 | 1993WY021 | WY | Roofer falls from top of 18' building in Wyoming. |
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. |
3/21/1994 | 1993AK045 | AK | Carpenter dies after 12 foot fall from ladder - Alaska. |
2/15/1994 | 1993MA001 | MA | Self-employed general contractor dies in fall from ladder in Massachusetts. |
1/12/1994 | 1993MA008 | MA | Bridge painter dies in fall while working on Massachusetts bridge. |
12/7/1993 | 1993NJ067 | NJ | Iron worker dies from fall from structural steel. |
9/24/1993 | 1993CA001 | CA | Construction supervisor falls from an unguarded mezzanine and dies during a restaurant renovation project in California. |
8/30/1993 | 1992MA012 | MA | Massachusetts bridge painter dies in fall from toppled aerial scissor lift. |
5/30/1993 | 1993MO152 | MO | Journeyman roofer dies from 12-foot-fall from ladder. |
5/28/1993 | 1992NJ054 | NJ | Plumber dies after falling 13 feet into a stairwell while repairing a pipe. |
4/26/1993 | 1993IN103 | IN | Iron worker dies in fall from a roof support to the concrete floor of a framed structural steel building. |
3/16/1993 | 1992MN022 | MN | Cement finisher dies after falling from the wing-wall of a highway bridge. |
2/3/1993 | 1992NJ035 | NJ | Bridge painter falls 364 feet after suspension scaffold collapses. |
1/8/1993 | 1992MA016 | MA | Carpentry/roofing foreman dies in fall through roof opening in Massachusetts. |
12/27/1992 | 1992MO023 | MO | Journeyman ironworker dies following a twenty-two feet six inch fall from a steel structure in Missouri. |
12/6/1992 | 1992MO002 | MO | Iron worker dies from injuries received from 20-foot fall from working platform in Missouri. |
12/2/1992 | 1992NJ046 | NJ | Welder dies following a 100 foot fall from a water tower. |
11/23/1992 | 1992NJ038 | NJ | Maintenance worker dies after falling 3 feet into a construction excavation. |
10/3/1992 | 1992AK011 | AK | Ironworker dies following an 18-foot fall from structural steel framework - Alaska. |
9/24/1992 | 1991WI008 | WI | Construction foreman dies after falling 3 feet from a ladder to a concrete floor. |
8/18/1992 | 1992NJ008 | NJ | Overhead door mechanic dies after falling 16 feet from a ladder. |
8/10/1992 | 1992WI036 | WI | Road maintenance worker died 15 months after falling backwards off a dump truck onto pavement. |
7/9/1992 | 1992NJ006 | NJ | Iron worker dies after falling 20 feet from structural steel. |
5/11/1992 | 1991NJ011 | NJ | Industrial painter dies after a 24 foot fall from an elevated pipeline. |
5/5/1992 | 1992MA007 | MA | Demolition laborer dies in fall through roof opening in Massachusetts. |
4/16/1992 | 1992NJ001 | NJ | Dock builder dies after falling 35 feet from a steel sheet pile. |
9/12/1991 | 1991CO017 | CO | Crane operator dies after falling 14 feet from icy embankment. |
8/26/1991 | 1991MA004 | MA | Carpenter dies after falling 11 feet off a ladder jack scaffold in Massachusetts. |
5/26/1991 | 1991MA001 | MA | Insulator dies after falling 26 feet to the ground in Massachusetts. |
2/26/1991 | 1990NJ016 | NJ | Worker falls 25 feet to his death from an extension ladder in New Jersey. |
2/19/1991 | 1990NJ019 | NJ | Bridge worker falls 140 feet to his death in New Jersey. |
12/5/1990 | 1990NJ017 | NJ | Roofer dies after fall from church roof. |
11/16/1990 | 1990NJ009 | NJ | Roofing mechanic falls 50 feet to his death in New Jersey. |
11/13/1990 | 1990NJ007 | NJ | Apprentice boilermaker falls 122 feet to his death in New Jersey. |
11/3/1990 | 1990NJ005 | NJ | Pipe fitter falls 42 feet to his death in New Jersey. |
11/2/1990 | 1990NJ004 | NJ | Construction worker falls to his death from a collapsed scaffold tower in New Jersey. |
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