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Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program

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U.S. workplace deaths remain a public health crisis, with over 5,000 annual fatalities concentrated in high-risk sectors like construction, transportation, and agriculture. To address this under the OSH Act, NIOSH runs the Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) program, a non-regulatory initiative providing safety guidance through independent, non-enforcement investigations. Structurally, FACE operates as a unified effort split into two distinct, complementary branches: a centralized, national In-House program run directly by NIOSH, and a decentralized network of State FACE programs funded via cooperative agreements. While both share common goals and methods, they differ significantly in their organizational structure, authority, influence, and how they implement findings locally across diverse regional industries. Together, they generate extensive prevention resources and adapt to emerging workplace hazards.

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  • Land clearing and forest product company owner overcome by carbon monoxide in hopper of wood chip burning boilerMassachusetts
    Land clearing and forest product company owner overcome by carbon monoxide in hopper of wood chip burning boiler-Massachusetts
    Massachusetts Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Project (Massachusetts FACE)  ...
    2021/08/13 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On March 25, 2018, a 54-year-old land clearing and forest product company owner was overcome by carbon monoxide (CO) as he was checking on a wood chip powered boiler system. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS - Key contributing factors identified in this investigation include: 1) Failure to install and maintain adequate ventilation for a wood burning boiler syst ...
  • A pipefitter working in a trench died when he was struck by an excavator bucket that detached from a quick coupler
    A pipefitter, working in a trench, died when he was struck by an excavator bucket that detached from a quick coupler
    Cierpich, Hank ;
    Harrison, Robert
    2021/08/04 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A pipefitter, working in a trench, died after being struck by an excavator bucket that detached from a quick coupling device (quick coupler) that was attached to the end of the boom. The operator of the excavator was curling the bucket into the boom when the bucket came loose and fell on the victim. There was no competent person onsite the day of t ...
  • City Electric Maintenance Worker Electrocuted While Installing Lines for Security Cameras Ohio FACE 201901
    City Electric Maintenance Worker Electrocuted While Installing Lines for Security Cameras - Ohio: FACE 2019-01
    Lincoln, Jennifer E. ;
    Stefanick, Melanie L.
    2021/07/29 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On June 17, 2019, a 48-year-old city electric maintenance worker was electrocuted, while installing lines for security cameras along a residential area cul-de-sac. The electric maintenance worker arrived at the city workshop at 7 am and was instructed to install approximately 2,000 feet of triplex service wire on the light poles along a residential ...
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  • Manufacturing Worker Dies by Suicide
    Manufacturing Worker Dies by Suicide
    Mosley, Beau
    2021/07/14 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On Saturday, December 05, 2020, an autoclave operator (decedent) left his shift early, exited the factory, and proceeded to his vehicle which was located in the factory's parking lot. After entering the vehicle, the victim moved closer to the entry of the facility and parked. Sometime later, the victim died by a single self-inflicted gunshot wound ...
  • A heavy equipment operator dies when he was struck by an excavator bucket that detached from a quick coupler
    A heavy equipment operator dies when he was struck by an excavator bucket that detached from a quick coupler
    Cierpich, Hank ;
    Harrison, Robert
    2021/07/02 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A heavy equipment operator died after being struck by an excavation bucket that became detached from the quick coupling device attached to the end of a boom. The job was located at a construction site for new homes. The victim was operating an excavator and digging trenches for the sewer system. After removing a few loads of dirt from a trench, the ...
  • Operator Falls from Boom Lift while Tree Trimming
    Operator Falls from Boom Lift while Tree Trimming
    Clark, Randy ;
    Schoonover, Todd
    2021/05/31 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On April 2, 2020, a 55-year-old operator died after he fell from the basket of a boom lift while trying to pull cut tree branches into the basket. On the day of the incident, the operator was working as part of a three-person crew to remove trees at a residence. It was their first day on the site. Their plan was for the operator and a coworker to f ...
  • Fatality Investigation Operator Falls from Boom Lift While Tree Trimming
    Fatality Investigation: Operator Falls from Boom Lift While Tree Trimming
    Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
    2021/05/31 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On April 2, 2020, a 55-year-old operator working as part of a crew trimming trees died after he fell from the basket of a boom lift while trying to pull cut tree branches into the basket. On the day of the incident, the operator was working as part of a three-person crew to remove trees at a residence. The crew arrived at the site at approximately ...
  • Fatality Investigation Report Operator Falls from Boom Lift While Tree Trimming
    Fatality Investigation Report: Operator Falls from Boom Lift While Tree Trimming
    Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
    2021/05/31 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On April 2, 2020, a 55-year-old operator died after he fell from the basket of a boom lift while trying to pull cut tree branches into the basket. On the day of the incident, the operator was working as part of a three-person crew to remove trees at a residence. It was their first day on the site. Their plan was for the operator and a coworker to f ...
  • WorkRelated Farm Injuries in Michigan Second Report January 2017 December 2019
    Work-Related Farm Injuries in Michigan: Second Report (January 2017 - December 2019)
    Kica J ;
    Rosenman, Kenneth D.
    2021/04/19 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    Michigan State University's Occupational and Environmental Medicine Division compiles data on work-related farm injuries in the state of Michigan. This is the second report on occupational farm-related injuries in Michigan; it covers three years, 2017, 2018 and 2019. These are the key findings: Work-related farm injuries were identified through hos ...
  • Agriculture Fatality Narrative Operator Run Over by Combine Harvester When Engine Started by HotWiring
    Agriculture Fatality Narrative: Operator Run Over by Combine Harvester When Engine Started by "Hot-Wiring"
    Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
    2021/04/06 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 54-year-old operator was run over by a combine harvester after he "hot-wired" the engine and the combine moved in reverse. The operator was employed for 28 years at a wheat farm where his job duties included the operating of a combine harvester. He had 20 years' experience operating combines. On the day of the incident, the operator and the farm' ...
  • WorkRelated Burns in Michigan 2018
    Work-Related Burns in Michigan, 2018
    Michigan State University
    2021/04/01 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Michigan State University (MSU) and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) operate a surveillance system for monitoring work-related burns in Michigan. This report describes these injuries for 2018. Key results include: Work-related burns were identified through medica ...
  • Fatality Narrative Delivery Driver Dies When Forklift Overturns While Delivering Landscape Paving Blocks
    Fatality Narrative: Delivery Driver Dies When Forklift Overturns While Delivering Landscape Paving Blocks
    Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
    2021/03/09 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A delivery driver died when the truck-mounted forklift he was operating overturned on a city street as he was delivering landscape paving blocks to a residence. His employer was a landscape gardening materials supplier. He had worked for the company for 18 months. He had a commercial driver's license; previously, he had worked as a delivery driver ...
  • Fatality Investigation Report Chip Truck Driver Struck by Passing Truck
    Fatality Investigation Report: Chip Truck Driver Struck by Passing Truck
    Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
    2021/03/04 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On March 14, 2019, a 33-year-old truck driver for a transportation company died after he was struck by a passing truck while trying to tarp his loaded chip trailer. On the day of the incident, the driver had just picked up a load of wood chips from a supplier in his tractor-trailer. The trailer measured 53-feet long by 14-feet high. The trailer was ...
  • Fatality Investigation Chip Truck Driver Struck by Passing Truck
    Fatality Investigation: Chip Truck Driver Struck by Passing Truck
    Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
    2021/03/04 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On March 14, 2019, a 33-year-old truck driver for a transportation company died after he was struck by a passing truck while trying to tarp his loaded chip trailer. On the day of the incident, the driver had just picked up a load of wood chips from a supplier in his tractor-trailer. The trailer measured 53-feet long by 14-feet high. The trailer was ...
  • Agriculture Fatality Narrative Operator Electrocuted While Performing Maintenance on Center Pivot Irrigation System
    Agriculture Fatality Narrative: Operator Electrocuted While Performing Maintenance on Center Pivot Irrigation System
    Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
    2021/02/02 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 27-year-old irrigator operator was electrocuted after touching an energized pressure switch of a center pivot irrigation system. His employer was a potato and corn grower. He had been employed as an operator for six days and was being trained on the job. He had two years' experience with a previous employer working on irrigation systems. This irr ...
  • Retail Worker Hazard Alert Women Victims of Homicide
    Retail Worker Hazard Alert: Women Victims of Homicide
    Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
    2021/01/30 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    Three women died from homicide in 2019 while working in convenience and grocery stores. In the last decade, more women have died from homicide at work than any other cause. Homicides are most common among women working in retail. These violent deaths traumatize families, other workers, and the community. Owners and employers should take action to p ...
  • Construction Fatality Narrative Roofer Falls 30 Feet from Rain Slick Roof 2021
    Construction Fatality Narrative: Roofer Falls 30 Feet from Rain Slick Roof [2021]
    Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
    2021/01/19 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 45-year-old roofer died when he fell 30 feet from a rain slick roof of an apartment building under construction. His employer was a subcontractor installing sheathing material and asphalt shingles to newly constructed three-three story apartment buildings. He had worked for the company for nine years. Over the past eight months, he had worked wit ...
  • Construccin Narracin de Muertes Techador Cae de un Techo Resbaloso Ocasionado Por La Lluvia Desde 30 Pies de Altura
    Construcción Narración de Muertes: Techador Cae de un Techo Resbaloso Ocasionado Por La Lluvia, Desde 30 Pies de Altura
    Departamento de Trabajo e Industrias del Estado de Washington
    2021/01/19 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    Un techador de 45 años murió al caer de un techo resbaloso ocasionado por la lluvia de un edificio de departamentos en construcción, desde 30 pies de altura. Su empleador era un subcontratista que instalaba material de revestimiento y tejas de asfalto en edificios de departamentos de tres pisos recién construidos. Había trabajado para la empresa du ...
  • Fatality Investigation Report Asphalt Plant Supervisor Dies After Falling down a Drag Slat Conveyor
    Fatality Investigation Report: Asphalt Plant Supervisor Dies After Falling down a Drag Slat Conveyor
    Clark R ;
    Glosson E
    2020/12/15 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On April 22, 2017, a 58-year-old supervisor/plant operator employed by a hot mix asphalt manufacturer died after he slid down the cover of an inclined asphalt storage silo conveyor and then fell down a stairway, landing 67 feet below on concrete. The supervisor and a coworker were setting up to do maintenance at one of their employer's asphalt prod ...
  • Forklift Operator Crushed by Full Pallet of Soft Drink Cans Oregon
    Forklift Operator Crushed by Full Pallet of Soft Drink Cans - Oregon
    Hanley, Barbara
    2020/12/07 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On February 28th, 2020, a 47-year-old forklift operator was crushed by a loaded pallet of soft drink cans that weighed approx. 2000 pounds. The pallet was on the top layer of a pallet row. Pallet rows were oriented back-to-back. The warehouse inventory management system directed the operator to pull pallets from a row that didn't contain any produc ...
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