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-Ladders

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	Download: CSV \| Excel Title
11/3/2023	2023KY096	KY	Carpenter dies after fall from 6-foot ladder - Kentucky.
7/7/2020	2018MI105	MI	Construction firm owner dies from fall from 8-foot step ladder or overhead platform.
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.
2/24/2017	2015MA037	MA	Carpenter fatally injured after falling from an extension ladder - Massachusetts.
10/10/2012	2010IA054	IA	Construction laborer fell from ladder.
5/1/2012	2010MI137	MI	Carpenter died from extension ladder fall.
6/4/2010	2008MA042	MA	Laborer dies after falling from an aluminum extension ladder at a residential construction site - Massachusetts.
4/30/2008	2007MI136	MI	Hotel assistant manager dies due to a fall from a ladder during installation of wood trim.
10/22/2007	2007MI007	MI	Carpenter dies after fall from a ladder that slipped from its base while positioned on frozen sand.
4/30/2007	2005MI163	MI	Construction laborer dies after falling from ladder.
11/27/2006	2005MI051	MI	Carpenter dies after he jumped/lost balance from an unsecured ladder that fell due to a wind gust.
5/3/2006	2006NE002	NE	Hispanic asbestos remover falls to death from ladder.
10/8/2004	2002MA042	MA	A Portuguese speaking laborer working for a Korean speaking employer is fatally injured after falling from an extension ladder - Massachusetts.
3/16/2000	1998WA086	WA	Construction contractor killed by fall from a ladder - Washington State.
1/6/1999	1998MA030	MA	Massachusetts elevator mechanic dies in twenty foot fall from a fixed ladder on the side of a building.
10/30/1998	1998CA006	CA	Sheet metal worker falls off step ladder and dies in California.
8/28/1998	1998NE013	NE	Ironworker falls into elevator pit.
8/27/1998	1998KY014	KY	Electrician dies in 6-foot fall from ladder.
7/24/1998	1998MD016	MD	Painter falls 24-feet from a ladder placed on mobile tubular steel scaffold.
6/8/1998	1998MN013	MN	Worker dies after falling 15 feet from an extension ladder.
5/15/1998	1997NJ059	NJ	Air conditioning worker dies after falling from a fixed ladder.
2/25/1998	1997NJ062	NJ	Painter killed after falling from a stepladder while painting an outdoor stairway.
1/28/1998	1997MN049	MN	Farm worker dies after falling from 12 foot high step ladder.
7/21/1997	1996CA015	CA	Electrician apprentice dies in a fall from a ladder in California.
12/8/1996	1996MD036	MD	Plumber dies of injuries received from a twenty-two-foot fall, off an extension ladder, at a construction site.
11/25/1996	1996NJ042	NJ	Electrical testing laboratory technician killed after contacting 26,000 volts and falling from a ladder.
2/27/1996	1995MN051	MN	Farmer dies after falling 45 feet from silo.
6/22/1995	1995NJ037	NJ	Carpenter dies after falling from a ladder at a construction site.
8/7/1994	1993WI240	WI	Farm worker dies after fall from silo chute ladder.
6/14/1994	1994MA005	MA	Building contractor dies in fall from second story porch on residential construction site.
5/11/1994	1994MA004	MA	Massachusetts steel company field superintendent dies in thirty foot fall from ladder.
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.
12/1/1993	1993NJ069	NJ	Roofer dies after falling 30 feet from a ladder when an aluminum pole contacts an overhead power line.
11/14/1993	1993WY002	WY	Electrician falls from ladder in Wyoming.
1/10/1993	1992WI061	WI	Apartment manager dies after falling 30 feet from ladder.
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.
10/5/1991	1991MA006	MA	Sign erector dies in falling 90 feet from a ladder hung over a billboard in Massachusetts.
2/26/1991	1990NJ016	NJ	Worker falls 25 feet to his death from an extension ladder in New Jersey.

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