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.
Pub. Date Report No. State
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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.

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