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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:
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.
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11/3/2023 2023KY096 KY Carpenter dies after fall from 6-foot ladder - Kentucky.
11/1/2023 2022CA003 CA Day laborer dies in a collapsed trench being dug to repair a sewer line - California.
6/13/2023 2022KY011 KY Roofing worker dies from fall - Kentucky.
6/7/2023 2022KY046 KY Demolition laborer dies in fall through skylight.
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.
10/22/2019 2017MI045 MI Plasterer/drywall installer dies from 30-foot fall through skylight.
10/23/2018 2015MI117 MI Construction laborer died in a trench wall collapse.
12/1/2017 2015OR012 OR Construction worker died after falling 20-25 feet from a pump-jack scaffold.
4/25/2016 2014NJ074 NJ Day laborer, first day on the job, struck and killed by backhoe bucket.
4/25/2014 2014KY008 KY Hispanic laborer killed when struck by falling plywood on a commercial construction site.
8/20/2013 2012NJ010 NJ Hispanic laborer crushed between lift arms and frame of skid-steer loader.
6/7/2013 2012CA004 CA A day laborer dies when he is buried in a trench collapse.
11/14/2012 2010MI144 MI Hispanic roofer dies after falling through an improperly secured roof hatch cover.
10/15/2012 2009NJ099 NJ Hispanic construction worker wearing fall protection dies after falling 40 feet from roof.
5/18/2012 2011CA005 CA A house painter dies when he falls through a roof opening.
5/18/2012 2011CA004 CA A roofing supervisor dies when he falls through a skylight.
1/5/2012 2011CA001 CA A plumber dies when he falls from the second floor of a building after stepping on unsupported plywood formwork.
1/5/2012 2011CA002 CA A day laborer dies when he falls off a scaffold.
5/26/2010 2009CA008 CA A welder dies when the scissor lift he was operating tips over.
8/26/2009 2009CA002 CA Construction laborer dies after being crushed under a concrete patio foundation.
4/9/2009 2008CA004 CA Construction worker dies when he falls through the ceiling of a refrigerator freezer unit.
3/19/2009 2006NJ076 NJ Hispanic day laborer electrocuted when an aluminum extension ladder contacted an overhead power line.
1/27/2009 2008CA006 CA Laborer dies when he falls 35 feet from a scaffold after being electrocuted - California.
1/22/2008 2007KY008 KY Hispanic carpenter dies after falling from homemade platform.
8/30/2007 2007CA001 CA A laborer dies in a street work zone after being backed over by a dump truck.
8/1/2007 2006MI004 MI 29-Year old male Hispanic landscape laborer dies when nine foot deep trench collapses.
6/30/2007 2007CA009 CA A Hispanic ironworker dies when he falls 50 feet through a floor opening.
6/26/2007 2006OR003 OR Novice drywall installer dies in 7-foot fall from scaffold.
2/16/2007 2005MI065 MI Hispanic brick mason electrocuted when rerod contacts powerline.
1/28/2007 2005OK117 OK A construction laborer was struck in the head and killed by a falling steel beam.
10/10/2006 2005OR038 OR Window cleaner killed in fall due to unsecured line.
8/24/2006 2005CA009 CA A construction elevator operator died when he was struck by the counterweights of a construction elevator in motion.
7/20/2006 2006OK002 OK A carpenter died after falling 20 feet from a roof.
6/13/2006 2004NE034 NE Hispanic laborer falls with ladder to concrete pad.
5/30/2006 2004NE044 NE Hispanic carpet laborer overcome by carbon monoxide fumes.
5/19/2006 2005NE028 NE Hispanic carpenter killed when struck by piece of concrete that fell from rigging device during hoist in highway work zone.
5/3/2006 2006NE002 NE Hispanic asbestos remover falls to death from ladder.
10/4/2005 2003NJ085 NJ Hispanic construction worker killed when struck by excavator bucket.
10/4/2005 2004NJ059 NJ Hispanic factory worker dies of burns after improperly testing a 480-volt electrical bus bar.
7/28/2005 2004CA008 CA A construction laborer died when he was struck by a fast moving vehicle as he crossed the roadway in a street construction work zone.
7/21/2005 2004NE040 NE Hispanic laborer run over and killed by backing dump truck in roadway construction zone.
1/4/2005 2003NE019 NE Hispanic tower erector falls to death from television tower.
12/14/2004 2003NJ091 NJ Hispanic construction worker dies after fall from an improvised scaffold.
12/10/2004 2004OK010 OK Hispanic heavy equipment operator was killed while jump-starting a pad-foot drum compactor.
9/15/2004 2004CA003 CA A crane oiler dies when crushed between the counterweights and the rotating superstructure of a mobile crane.
8/17/2004 2003OK098 OK Hispanic laborer died after being struck by a vehicle in a roadway work zone.
5/27/2004 2004NE002 NE Worker electrocuted in bucket truck.
3/26/2004 2002MA030 MA A Spanish speaking roofer dies after falling from a roof of a residential structure - Massachusetts.
2/1/2004 2003WI042 WI Hispanic painter dies after falling from a new house roof.
10/21/2003 2003KY017 KY Hispanic laborer dies from fall off roof.
9/3/2003 2002MI157 MI Hispanic laborer dies when dump mechanism of lift truck activates and crushes him between the truck bed bulkhead and bridge beam.
8/7/2003 2002CA010 CA A construction laborer was run over by a front-end loader.
6/10/2003 2002CA003 CA A construction worker jumps over a cement barrier onto an interstate highway transition road and is killed when struck by an oncoming vehicle.
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.
3/11/2003 2002KY108 KY Hispanic worker dies due to trench cave-in.
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.
7/3/2002 2001NJ098 NJ Jackhammer operator run over by a truck in a highway work zone.
4/29/2002 2001CA008 CA A construction surveyor is run over by a motor grader that was backing up.
11/24/2000 2000CA006 CA A construction flag person dies after being backed over by a truck.
11/15/2000 2000CA004 CA A highway worker dies when struck by a speeding vehicle while picking up cones on an interstate highway.
8/8/2000 2000CA001 CA Construction worker is crushed by steel beams when overloaded nylon slings fail.
7/7/1999 1998CA017 CA Hod carrier dies and three co-workers injured in fall from rolling tower scaffold in California.
7/6/1999 1998CA014 CA Equipment operator dies when ejected from and run over by his pavement compactor in California.
2/24/1999 1998NJ064 NJ Building maintenance worker dies after falling down a material lift shaft.
2/23/1998 1997NJ078 NJ Recycling plant worker killed when caught in a closing overhead bay door.
7/21/1997 1996CA015 CA Electrician apprentice dies in a fall from a ladder in California.
3/26/1997 1996CA013 CA Carpenter dies in a fall from a ladder when circular saw slashes his neck in California.
10/25/1996 1996CA007 CA Laborer dies in trench cave-in 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.
5/10/1996 1995CA017 CA Laborer dies in trench cave-in in California.
5/15/1995 1994NJ124 NJ Handy man dies after falling 25 feet from a house roof.
1/31/1995 1994NJ086 NJ Construction foreman killed and two workers injured when exposed to toxic gasses in a sewage pumping station dry well.
12/15/1994 1994CA013 CA While installing metal frames on a residential building, a handyman falls 20 feet from a scaffold and dies in California.
11/9/1994 1994CA005 CA Construction foreman dies after falling approximately 28 feet during roofing retro-fit operation in California.
4/4/1994 1993NJ087 NJ Construction worker dies after falling 20 feet through an equipment hatch into a sewage pumping station wet well.
4/15/1993 1992CA005 CA Insulation plant operator electrocuted while changing an electrode in California.

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