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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6/24/2020 2018MI213 MI Farmer pinned by tree limb when tree shifted while limbing/bucking tree.
5/7/2020 2018MA001 MA Landscape construction laborer compressed between compact excavator and steel beam at residential site - Massachusetts.
2/25/2019 2018MA031 MA Laborer dies while clearing snow after a blizzard - Massachusetts.
2/24/2019 2017MA051 MA Ranch hand dies after being kicked by a horse - Massachusetts.
9/19/2018 2017MA018 MA Equipment operator dies after zero-turn mower overturns - Massachusetts.
9/26/2017 2012NY018 NY Mechanic electrocuted when a mobile light tower contacted powerline.
10/23/2015 2014MI014 MI Dairy farm worker mauled by either a 2-year-old bull or a dairy cow.
8/10/2015 2015CA001 CA Lake maintenance worker drowns while removing weeds from a golf course lake.
5/22/2015 2013MA032 MA Laborer compressed between the top rail of a scissor lift guardrail and a steel beam - Massachusetts.
3/4/2015 2013MI197 MI Hunt club member died when struck by the top of the tree he had felled.
8/20/2013 2012NJ010 NJ Hispanic laborer crushed between lift arms and frame of skid-steer loader.
10/10/2012 2010IA017 IA Fatal burn injury while bulldozing and burning brush.
9/11/2012 2012IA001 IA Farmer engulfed in soybeans while operating grain vacuum in steel bin.
1/23/2012 2011MA008 MA Municipal lead custodian dies in fall from mobile scaffolding - Massachusetts.
7/11/2011 2009MA044 MA Mechanic repairing a multi terrain loader pinned between the loader's lift arm and frame - Massachusetts.
9/30/2010 2009KY078 KY Service technician working alone dies after being assaulted.
3/1/2010 2008NY067 NY Contractor crushed against the cab of a dump truck by the dump body.
1/13/2009 2008MI005 MI Roll-off container truck driver electrocuted when raised tilt frame contacted overhead line.
10/8/2007 2006OR025 OR Ranch worker killed by pressurized water striking eye.
1/27/2006 2005CA008 CA A mechanic died when crushed by the lift bed of a trash roll-off truck.
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.
9/17/2004 2003OK096 OK A concrete saw operator was killed when he was pinned between the boom and the rear of a backhoe.
6/13/2002 2001CA010 CA An industrial washing machine operator died when pulled inside a machine while loading sheets.
7/1/1999 1994MD022 MD Master electrician electrocuted while installing fluorescent lighting at a commercial establishment - Maryland.
12/18/1998 1998OK025 OK Farm worker dies of burn-related injuries while trapped in a burning hay baler - Oklahoma.
12/15/1998 1997OK028 OK Farmer dies of burn-related injuries after being trapped in a burning hay baler - Oklahoma.
9/12/1996 1996KY018 KY Worker killed in fall from oil tank.
9/11/1995 1995KY055 KY Farmer crushed in hay baler.
12/8/1993 1993WI144 WI Farmer dies following fall down silo chute and after striking a motor and a pulley.
10/5/1993 1993MA005 MA Massachusetts swimming pool company president drowns during routine service call.
5/27/1993 1993NJ007 NJ Dockman drowns after falling off pier into water.

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