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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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  • Groundsman on Tree Trimming Crew Caught in Wood Chipper North Carolina FACE 9813
    Groundsman on Tree Trimming Crew Caught in Wood Chipper - North Carolina: FACE 98-13
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
    1999/02/09 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On May 27, 1998, a 28-year-old-groundsman (the victim) died after he was caught and pulled into a woodchipper. The victim and two co-workers, a foreman and a climber, were cleaning up limbs after pruning a tulip poplar tree behind a townhouse. While the tree climber and the foreman were at the rear of the building gathering loose branches, the vict ...
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  • TX laborer for a general contractor in Texas died when the personnel lift he was standing in fell over and he struck his head on a concrete floor
    TX laborer for a general contractor in Texas died when the personnel lift he was standing in fell over and he struck his head on a concrete floor.
    Texas Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Texas FACE)  ...
    1999/02/08 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 32-year-old male laborer for a general contractor died, when his head struck a concrete floor after the personnel lift he was standing in fell over. The victim and two coworkers were dismantling metal shelving at a height of twenty feet. A personnel lift was used to lower the vertical supports. The victim and coworkers positioned the lift next to ...
  • Road Construction Worker Killed in Tractor Overturn
    Road Construction Worker Killed in Tractor Overturn
    Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (KY FACE)  ...
    1999/02/04 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    In November 1998, a 33-year-old male construction worker was killed when the tractor he was driving overturned. The victim worked for a construction company that had been in business for approximately 30 years and did commercial and residential work. The victim and another construction worker were finishing a driveway paving job for a private house ...
  • Log Rolls off Truck at Sawmill Killing the Truck Driver
    Log Rolls off Truck at Sawmill Killing the Truck Driver
    Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (KY FACE)  ...
    1999/02/03 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    In November 1998, a 32-year-old male truck driver was killed when he was struck by a log that rolled off the top of his tractor trailer truck while preparing the truck for unloading at a sawmill complex. The victim accompanied by his father, had picked up a load of logs and transported them approximately 220 miles to the sawmill complex. He arrived ...
  • Laborer Killed When Forklift Truck He was Operating Overturned
    Laborer Killed When Forklift Truck He was Operating Overturned
    New Jersey Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Project (NJ FACE)  ...
    1999/02/02 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On April 20, 1998, a 42-year-old worker died when the forklift truck he was operating turned over as he drove it around a corner. The company had no forklift training program. Although he may have operated a forklift in the past, the victim was not trained or experienced in its operation. As he turned a corner at a quick speed, his forklift tipped, ...
  • Roofer Helper Dies After Falling 16 Feet from Roof to Concrete Basement Way Kansas FACE 9816
    Roofer Helper Dies After Falling 16½ Feet from Roof to Concrete Basement Way - Kansas: FACE 98-16
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
    1999/02/01 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 15-year-old male roofer helper (the victim) died after falling 16 1/2 feet from a roof to a concrete basement way while trying to prevent a bundle of shingles from sliding off a roof edge. At the time of the incident, the victim and a 16-year-old co-worker were removing the shingles from the roof of the private residence of his employer. Prior to ...
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  • A fitterwelder for an elbow fabricator in Texas died when he was struck by a 9300 lb elbow when a support stand was being removed
    A fitter/welder for an elbow fabricator in Texas died when he was struck by a 9,300 lb. elbow when a support stand was being removed.
    Texas Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Texas FACE)  ...
    1999/01/31 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 27-year-old, male fitter/welder for an elbow fabricator, died when he was struck by a 9,300 lb. elbow when a support stand was removed. The victim and a co-worker had been welding work on a large steel elbow. The victim had completed the job and was going to move the elbow to the next workstation. The elbow was being supported by chains attached ...
  • Temporary Laborer Dies in Fish Processing Plant in Massachusetts
    Temporary Laborer Dies in Fish Processing Plant in Massachusetts
    Massachusetts Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Project (Massachusetts FACE)  ...
    1999/01/30 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On July 30, 1998, a 40 year old male temporary laborer died of injuries sustained when he was caught in a ribbon blender at a fish processing plant. The victim and a co-worker were cleaning the tank and the area around it when the incident occurred. The two men stepped into the tank of the blender, possibly to remove some plastic debris at the bott ...
  • Farmer Dies After Being Engulfed In Corn Inside A Steel Grain Bin 98MN05501
    Farmer Dies After Being Engulfed In Corn Inside A Steel Grain Bin [98MN05501]
    Parker, David L. ;
    Wahl, George
    1999/01/26 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 76-year-old male farmer (victim) died after he was engulfed in corn inside a steel bin. On the day of the incident, he used an auger to remove corn from the bin. The bin was equipped with a drying system that included an electric fan to force air into the bin. The fan was not turned on at the time of the incident. The bin had a roof access hatch ...
  • Electrician falls to his death from an old wooden transformer platform
    Electrician falls to his death from an old wooden transformer platform.
    Etre, Lois A. ;
    Johnson, Wayne
    1999/01/20 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 47-year-old male city electrical supervisor died from injuries suffered on July 20, 1998 when he fell 25 feet from a wooden utility platform. He was removing transformers from the platform when a plank gave way under him. The platform was built to hold electrical transformers, not electrical workers. It had two cross beams between two poles and p ...
  • Farmer Killed When Tractor Punctures Gas Line Causing an Explosion
    Farmer Killed When Tractor Punctures Gas Line Causing an Explosion
    Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (KY FACE)  ...
    1999/01/20 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 62-year-old male was killed when the tractor he was operating punctured an aboveground gas line. He had recently moved to the area and was in the process of acquiring some land for farming. The land was overgrown with weeds and brush about 5 feet high. On a warm, clear afternoon he went out to clear the land with a tractor and rotary mower. Altho ...
  • Tower Erector Dies After Falling 200 Feet from Telecommunication Tower North Carolina FACE 9820
    Tower Erector Dies After Falling 200 Feet from Telecommunication Tower - North Carolina: FACE 98-20
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
    1999/01/13 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 23-year-old male tower erector (the victim) died after falling 200 feet from a telecommunication tower while attached to an 80-foot section of cable tray. The victim was a member of a 9-man crew that was erecting a 240-foot-high, 3-sided telecommunication tower. The crew bolted a 140-foot section of the tower together on the ground. This section ...
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  • Laborer Dies After 41Foot Fall from Roof Under Construction North Carolina FACE 9817
    Laborer Dies After 41-Foot Fall from Roof Under Construction - North Carolina: FACE 98-17
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
    1999/01/12 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 22-year-old male laborer (the victim) died of injuries he received after falling 41 feet from an unprotected roof edge. The victim was working with a crew comprised of a crew leader, himself, and two co-workers. The crew normally performed floor, truss, and deck work, but on the day of the incident, the crew was asked by their supervisor to roof ...
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  • Apprentice lineman killed when caught in trencher
    Apprentice lineman killed when caught in trencher
    Beller, Michael ;
    Choromanski, Deborah
    1999/01/11 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 26-year-old apprentice lineman was killed when he was caught in a trencher. The apprentice (the victim) was removing a small berm by shoveling it back into a partially dug trench. The incident was not witnessed. It was surmised that the victim either lost his balance and fell toward the active machinery or the digging chain caught his clothing an ...
  • Scrap metal cutter dies from injuries sustained in storage tank explosion
    Scrap metal cutter dies from injuries sustained in storage tank explosion
    Beller, Michael ;
    Choromanski, Deborah
    1999/01/11 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On July 28, 1998, a 29-year-old scrap metal cutter (the victim) died from injuries sustained in an explosion. At the time of the incident, the victim had been cutting a vehicle frame for salvage with a torch. He was working 8 to 10 feet from a 1500-gallon storage tank, which he and a co-worker had unloaded from a truck earlier that day. At the time ...
  • Laborer Run Over By Dump Truck While Paving Parking Lot
    Laborer Run Over By Dump Truck While Paving Parking Lot
    Minnesota Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Program (MN FACE)  ...
    1999/01/10 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 19-year-old laborer (victim) died after being run over by a dump truck filled with asphalt. The victim worked for a paving company that was contracted to pave the parking lot of a small office complex. At the time of the incident, the victim was leveling and smoothing freshly laid asphalt with a tool known as a lute. He was in the "danger zone" a ...
  • A rear load helper for a refuse collection company in Texas died when he was crushed by the rear wheels of a refuse collection vehicle
    A rear load helper, for a refuse collection company in Texas, died when he was crushed by the rear wheels of a refuse collection vehicle.
    Texas Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Texas FACE)  ...
    1999/01/06 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On March 2, 1998, a 62-year-old rear load helper (the victim) died when he was crushed by the rear wheels of a refuse collection vehicle. The victim and the driver of the vehicle had been picking up trash along their assigned route. On the particular street where the incident occurred, there were only four locations where trash had to be picked up. ...
  • Massachusetts Elevator Mechanic Dies in Twenty Foot Fall from a Fixed Ladder on the Side of a Building
    Massachusetts Elevator Mechanic Dies in Twenty Foot Fall from a Fixed Ladder on the Side of a Building
    Massachusetts Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Project (Massachusetts FACE)  ...
    1999/01/06 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On June 4, 1998, a 23 year old male mechanic helper died of injuries sustained in a twenty foot fall from a fixed ladder on the side of a warehouse. The victim was climbing the ladder to the roof when the incident occurred. There were no witnesses to exactly what occurred before the fall. An engineer who was climbing the ladder just below the victi ...
  • Dump Truck Driver Dies in West Virginia After Being Pinned Between Dump Body and Truck Frame During Trouble Shooting Inspection
    Dump Truck Driver Dies in West Virginia After Being Pinned Between Dump Body and Truck Frame During Trouble Shooting Inspection
    West Virginia Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (West Virginia FACE)  ...
    1998/12/30 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On July 20, 1998, a 28-year-old male dump truck driver (the victim) died of injuries sustained when he was pinned between the dump body and frame of his truck. Just prior to the incident, the victim had finished hauling for the day and returned to the shop. It was reported that earlier the victim had problems with the dump body sticking in the elev ...
  • Tree Feller Dies in West Virginia After Being Struck by Boulder That Rolled Down Hillside
    Tree Feller Dies in West Virginia After Being Struck by Boulder That Rolled Down Hillside
    West Virginia Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (West Virginia FACE)  ...
    1998/12/30 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On June 26, 1998, a 34-year-old male tree feller (the victim) died of injuries sustained when he was struck in the head by a boulder which had rolled down from the hillside above. The victim was felling trees on terrain with a 70% slope. A bulldozer had constructed a skid road approximately 75 feet above the victim four to six hours earlier. There ...
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