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.
NIOSH FACE Reports: Falls
Pub. Date | Report No. | State | Title |
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5/28/2019 | 2015-02 | WV | Two tower climbers fatally injured when a cellular tower collapsed while performing tower upgrades - West Virginia. |
1/12/2015 | 2012-02 | NC | Hispanic worker falls from residential roof - North Carolina. |
7/21/2010 | 2009-01 | NC | Hispanic worker dies after fall from step ladder while cleaning windows - North Carolina. |
7/30/2009 | 2007-10 | CT | Seventeen year old female laborer falls from residential roof and dies nine days later - Connecticut. |
6/29/2007 | 2007-03 | OH | Company owner dies from fall after upper boom failure on aerial lift - Ohio. |
5/31/2007 | 2007-01 | NC | Hispanic laborer dies after falling through a second story floor opening in a single family home under construction - North Carolina. |
11/2/2004 | 2004-06 | SC | Sixteen-year-old Hispanic youth dies after falling from a job-made elevated work platform during construction - South Carolina. |
2/12/2003 | 2003-04 | NC | Female Hispanic farm worker dies after falling from the elevated forks of a forklift - North Carolina. |
8/26/2002 | 2002-04 | TN | Plumber dies after being crushed between a tandem scissors lift platform and the I-beam frame of a mobile home -Tennessee. |
9/19/2001 | 2001-06 | PA | Eighteen-year-old sporting goods retail store worker dies in a fall from a shelving unit - Pennsylvania. |
2/23/2001 | 2000-16 | AL | A 16-year-old died after falling 27 feet at a residential construction site - Alabama. |
12/19/2000 | 2000-17 | PA | Seventeen-year-old lifeguard dies after falling into a nearly empty swimming pool - Pennsylvania. |
4/18/2000 | 2000-01 | NC | Worker dies from crushing injuries after falling into a baling machine - North Carolina. |
3/16/2000 | 2000-07 | NC | Three tower painters die after falling 1,200 feet when riding the hoist line - North Carolina. |
6/3/1999 | 1999-01 | NC | Tower hand dies after 230-foot fall from communications tower - North Carolina. |
2/1/1999 | 1998-16 | KS | Roofer helper dies after falling 16 and one-half feet from roof to concrete basement way - Kansas. |
1/13/1999 | 1998-20 | NC | Tower erector dies after falling 200 feet from telecommunication tower - North Carolina. |
1/12/1999 | 1998-17 | NC | Laborer dies after 41-foot fall from roof under construction - North Carolina. |
9/25/1998 | 1998-21 | SC | Tower painter dies and a second painter injured after falling 900 feet while inside a man basket - South Carolina. |
7/24/1998 | 1998-11 | NC | Electrical mechanic dies after 45-foot fall through unguarded floor opening - North Carolina. |
7/7/1998 | 1998-08 | SC | Scaffold erector dies after falling 60 feet from scaffold inside boiler - South Carolina. |
5/20/1998 | 1998-07 | SC | Tower erector dies after falling 125 feet from cellular phone tower - South Carolina. |
2/26/1998 | 1998-05 | PA | Tower worker dies after falling 130 feet from hoist cable to ground - Pennsylvania. |
10/17/1997 | 1998-01 | NC | Maintenance manager dies after falling 7 feet from an elevated forklift safety platform - North Carolina. |
10/3/1997 | 1997-10 | NC | Tower erector/inspector dies after falling 200 feet from a telecommunications tower to the ground - North Carolina. |
10/1/1997 | 1997-12 | VA | Tree trimmer dies after 40-foot fall in aerial bucker - Virginia. |
9/11/1997 | 1997-19 | NC | Electric line technician dies after falling from forklift - North Carolina. |
6/18/1997 | 1997-08 | SC | Carpenter's helper dies after 120-Foot fall from an unprotected floor edge of an atrium - South Carolina. |
6/10/1997 | 1997-07 | NC | Order picker dies after falling from a lift truck-suspended pallet - North Carolina. |
12/10/1996 | 1996-21 | VA | Temporary employee falls through coliseum roof - Virginia. |
11/25/1996 | 1996-20 | VA | Painter dies after falling from aerial platform - Virginia. |
9/11/1996 | 1996-18 | VA | Supervisor dies as a result of injuries sustained in fall with powered vertical lift aerial platform - Virginia. |
6/3/1996 | 1996-10 | SC | Logger dies after falling from log skidder - South Carolina. |
6/3/1996 | 1996-13 | SC | Logger dies after falling from tractor - South Carolina. |
5/17/1996 | 1995-19 | SC | Sheet metal mechanic dies after falling 25 feet through roofing insulation - South Carolina. |
5/17/1996 | 1995-18 | SC | Roofer falls to death from roof - South Carolina. |
5/8/1996 | 1995-20 | SC | Assistant manager dies after 15-foot fall from forklift-suspended pallet - South Carolina. |
4/29/1996 | 1996-05 | VA | Electrician dies following a 60-foot fall through a roof - Virginia. |
3/29/1996 | 1996-06 | NC | Area operator falls 60 Feet from manlift - North Carolina. |
2/9/1996 | 1995-16 | VA | Janitorial worker dies as result of injuries sustained in fall with personnel lift - Virginia. |
11/30/1995 | 1995-15 | VA | Shipping department employee dies after falling into floor opening on conveyor line - Virginia. |
11/27/1995 | 1996-01 | TN | Sign installer dies after falling 12 feet from a canopy - Tennessee. |
5/17/1995 | 1995-09 | NC | Carpenter dies after falling 16 feet from roof - North Carolina. |
4/11/1995 | 1995-06 | TN | Painter dies after 35-foot fall from scaffold - Tennessee. |
12/12/1994 | 1995-01 | TN | Ironworker foreman dies after falling 24 feet from a forklift - Tennessee. |
10/28/1994 | 1994-15 | SC | Carpenter dies after falling 17 feet from a scaffold - South Carolina. |
10/14/1994 | 1994-14 | SC | Construction foreman dies after falling from aerial lift bucket truck - South Carolina. |
9/26/1994 | 1994-09 | SC | Meat packing plant employee dies after fall from platform - South Carolina. |
7/25/1994 | 1994-11 | VA | Sanitation worker runover after falling from trash collection vehicle - Virginia. |
6/17/1994 | 1994-13 | SC | Drywall mechanic dies after 10-foot fall from an open-sided floor - South Carolina. |
6/6/1994 | 1994-12 | SC | Carpenter dies after falling 10 feet from a step ladder/porch floor - South Carolina. |
3/8/1994 | 1994-02 | SC | Stocker/order picker dies after 12-foot fall from an elevated pallet - South Carolina. |
3/2/1994 | 1994-01 | SC | Hotel grounds maintenance man dies after 16-foot fall from ladder - South Carolina. |
10/7/1993 | 1993-23 | NC | Painter dies after fall inside 250,000 gallon water tank - North Carolina. |
9/20/1993 | 1993-22 | NC | Roofer dies after fall from ladder - North Carolina. |
9/9/1993 | 1993-21 | NC | Cement finisher dies after 17-foot fall through unguarded floor opening. |
9/8/1993 | 1993-19 | SC | Electrician apprentice dies following a 33-foot fall through a roof - South Carolina. |
6/28/1993 | 1993-15 | SC | Painter/sandblaster dies following a 30-foot fall from scaffolding inside a water tank - South Carolina. |
3/8/1993 | 1992-35 | VA | Line mechanic dies after falling from aerial bucket truck - Virginia. |
12/1/1992 | 1992-36 | VA | Carpenter's helper dies after falling through stairwell opening - Virginia. |
10/3/1992 | 1992-11 | AK | Ironworker dies following an 18-foot fall from structural steel framework - Alaska. |
8/12/1992 | 1992-08 | AK | Roofer dies in 16-foot fall from residential roof - Alaska. |
3/27/1992 | 1992-03 | VA | Roofer helper dies following a 22-foot fall through a roof opening in Virginia. |
2/11/1992 | 1991-33 | VA | Iron worker dies following an 89-foot fall through an opening in temporary metal flooring in Virginia. |
1/1/1992 | 1992-04 | IN | Steel connector dies after falling 19 feet from a bridge under construction to the highway below in Indiana. |
1/1/1992 | 1992-05 | IN | Painter dies after 80-foot fall from electrical transmission tower in Indiana. |
12/6/1991 | 1991-27 | OH | Cleaning maid dies in Ohio following a 12-foot fall through a floor opening. |
11/22/1991 | 1991-30 | VA | Tree trimmer dies after falling 65 feet from tree in Virginia. |
10/24/1991 | 1991-26 | SC | Carpenter dies after falling from the roof of a carport addition that collapsed while under construction in South Carolina. |
9/17/1991 | 1991-23 | IA | Wastewater treatment plant operator drowns in recirculation pit in Iowa. |
8/19/1991 | 1991-16 | SC | Maintenance technician drowns after falling from a turbine support-ring platform at a hydroelectric power generation facility in South Carolina. |
7/17/1991 | 1991-15 | SC | Millwright foreman dies in South Carolina following a 41-foot fall through a platform opening. |
7/17/1991 | 1991-18 | MD | Journeyman ironworker dies following a 22.5-foot fall from a walkway in Maryland. |
5/7/1991 | 1991-11 | OH | Ironworker dies in Ohio following a 20-foot fall through a skylight opening. |
3/25/1991 | 1991-07 | SC | Sheet metal worker dies after falling 35 feet to a concrete floor. |
3/25/1991 | 1991-09 | VA | County garbage collector dies after falling from back end of moving garbage truck. |
3/18/1991 | 1991-04 | VA | Maintenance worker suffocates from engulfment after falling into sawdust silo. |
3/15/1991 | 1991-06 | VA | Construction laborer dies after falling 61 feet from work platform in Virginia. |
2/28/1991 | 1991-02 | SC | Electrician dies after fall in South Carolina. |
12/24/1990 | 1990-35 | SC | Electrical lineman dies after falling 35 feet to the ground from a burning aerial bucket in South Carolina. |
12/19/1990 | 1990-33 | OH | Three ironworkers die and one was seriously injured in the collapse of a structural steel framework in Ohio. |
8/21/1990 | 1990-20 | MD | Mason dies after falling 36 feet from scaffolding. |
7/25/1990 | 1990-23 | MD | Carpenter falls 62 feet to his death while attempting to enter a personnel basket at a bridge construction site in Maryland. |
7/9/1990 | 1990-25 | VA | Concrete contractor/finisher dies in Virginia following a 36-foot fall through a floor opening. |
6/18/1990 | 1990-24 | SC | Ironworker foreman dies after falling 50 feet from structural steel in South Carolina. |
6/18/1990 | 1990-28 | NC | Carpenter dies following an 11-foot fall from a roof in North Carolina. |
6/7/1990 | 1990-19 | MD | Welder dies after falling 22 feet from a roof at mall construction site in Maryland. |
6/6/1990 | 1990-16 | OH | Painter dies following a 40-foot fall from scaffold inside water tank in Ohio. |
6/5/1990 | 1990-21 | MD | Roofer dies after falling through skylight fixture in Maryland. |
6/4/1990 | 1990-12 | IN | Painter dies when scaffold falls inside municipal water tank in Indiana. |
5/22/1990 | 1990-15 | IN | Ironworker foreman dies following a 37-foot fall through platform opening in Indiana. |
4/23/1990 | 1990-07 | SC | Laborer dies after fall from ladder in South Carolina. |
3/22/1990 | 1990-13 | IN | Asbestos worker dies in fall from scaffold in Indiana. |
1/9/1990 | 1989-49 | GA | Window mechanic dies in 250-foot fall. |
12/20/1989 | 1989-47 | MD | Laborer falls to his death through a skylight opening. |
12/10/1989 | 1989-45 | PA | Welder dies in fall from fork lift. |
10/19/1989 | 1989-41 | MD | Carpenter dies after 13-foot fall through roof opening onto concrete floor. |
9/8/1989 | 1989-35 | SC | Stucco mason dies in fall from scaffold. |
8/21/1989 | 1989-34 | SC | Ironworker dies in fall from a warehouse under construction. |
8/8/1989 | 1989-29 | VA | Caulking mechanic dies in fall when scaffold fails. |
7/26/1989 | 1989-30 | MD | Electrician's helper falls to his death through a skylight. |
7/24/1989 | 1989-23 | MD | Painter dies in 25-foot fall from tank top onto concrete pad. |
7/17/1989 | 1989-31 | OH | Laborer dies from 80-foot fall through a bridge. |
6/26/1989 | 1989-24 | MD | Carpenter dies in 90-foot fall from top of parking garage. |
6/20/1989 | 1989-12 | MD | Ironworker dies following a 12-foot fall from metal decking onto concrete. |
4/25/1989 | 1989-20 | IN | Construction worker dies in 36-foot fall at construction site. |
4/19/1989 | 1989-21 | MD | Cement finisher dies after 160-foot fall from scaffold. |
4/19/1989 | 1989-22 | MD | Roofer/carpenter dies after 26-foot fall from roof. |
4/19/1989 | 1989-13 | MD | Ironworker dies following a 25-foot fall through a roof opening. |
4/7/1989 | 1989-25 | VA | Sheet metal mechanic dies following a 22-foot fall through a roof opening. |
3/29/1989 | 1989-07 | OH | Foreman and painter die in 48-foot fall when scaffold collapses. |
3/29/1989 | 1989-14 | MD | Carpenter's helper dies in 24-foot fall from building under construction. |
2/2/1989 | 1989-05 | KY | Painter dies in a 140-foot fall at a municipal water tower. |
12/13/1988 | 1989-02 | MD | Ironworker dies following a 35-foot fall at construction site. |
12/13/1988 | 1989-03 | MD | Painter dies in 96-foot fall from highway bridge. |
12/12/1988 | 1988-39 | OH | Lineman dies from fall from utility pole in Ohio. |
12/12/1988 | 1988-42 | SC | Female cement finisher dies in 165-foot fall at construction site in South Carolina. |
11/29/1988 | 1988-43 | SC | Carpenter dies in 14-foot fall from roof in South Carolina. |
11/29/1988 | 1988-46 | SC | Female receiving clerk dies in fall in warehouse in South Carolina. |
11/22/1988 | 1988-38 | MD | Construction foreman falls to his death from a roof in Maryland. |
11/17/1988 | 1988-29 | VA | Painter falls to his death from a scaffold in Virginia. |
11/8/1988 | 1988-15 | IN | Ironworker falls to his death from a steel column in Indiana. |
10/4/1988 | 1988-27 | SC | Dry wall finisher dies in fall from ladder on scaffold in South Carolina. |
9/8/1988 | 1988-12 | OH | Company president falls to his death from roof in Ohio. |
7/20/1988 | 1988-14 | IN | Labor foreman falls to his death inside municipal water tank in Indiana. |
7/20/1988 | 1988-09 | OH | Ironworker falls to his death from a steel truss in Ohio. |
7/19/1988 | 1988-08 | OH | Construction laborer falls to his death from a roof in Ohio. |
7/19/1988 | 1988-07 | MD | Roofer falls to his death from a roof in Maryland. |
7/19/1988 | 1988-17 | SC | Foreman falls to his death from a steel beam in South Carolina. |
7/19/1988 | 1988-18 | SC | Sheetmetal helper falls to his death through a skylight opening in South Carolina. |
4/5/1988 | 1988-06 | MD | Plumber falls to his death through a roof opening in Maryland. |
7/7/1987 | 1987-47 | MI | Worker dies inside filtration tank in Michigan. |
1/14/1986 | 1986-10 | IN | 33 year-old electrician electrocuted in Indiana. |
1/1/1983 | 1983-07 | PA | Scaffold collapse involving a window washer. |
1/1/1982 | 1982-02 | WV | Fall from a scaffold involving a construction foreman. |
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