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	Download: CSV \| Excel Title
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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