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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.

NIOSH FACE Reports: Falls-Construction-Commercial

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7/21/2010 2009-01 NC Hispanic worker dies after fall from step ladder while cleaning windows - 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.
1/13/1999 1998-20 NC Tower erector dies after falling 200 feet from telecommunication tower - 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.
10/3/1997 1997-10 NC Tower erector/inspector dies after falling 200 feet from a telecommunications tower to the ground - 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.
5/17/1996 1995-19 SC Sheet metal mechanic dies after falling 25 feet through roofing insulation - South Carolina.
4/29/1996 1996-05 VA Electrician dies following a 60-foot fall through a roof - Virginia.
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.
10/14/1994 1994-14 SC Construction foreman dies after falling from aerial lift bucket truck - 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.
10/3/1992 1992-11 AK Ironworker dies following an 18-foot fall from structural steel framework - Alaska.
3/27/1992 1992-03 VA Roofer helper dies following a 22-foot fall through a roof opening 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.
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.
3/15/1991 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.
12/19/1990 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.
6/7/1990 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.
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 1989-13 MD Ironworker dies following a 25-foot fall through a roof opening.
4/19/1989 1989-21 MD Cement finisher dies after 160-foot fall from scaffold.
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 1988-42 SC Female cement finisher dies in 165-foot fall at construction site 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 1988-09 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.
1/1/1982 1982-02 WV Fall from a scaffold involving a construction foreman.

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