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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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  • Demolition Laborer Dies After Falling 23 Feet Through a Skylight
    Demolition Laborer Dies After Falling 23 Feet Through a Skylight
    New Jersey Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Project (NJ FACE)  ...
    1995/09/27 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On March 11, 1995, a 38-year-old demolition laborer was killed after falling 23 feet through a skylight while working on a warehouse roof. The victim was returning from a coffee break and was last seen walking across the roof toward his work area. A few moments later, his co-workers heard a crash and found him on the cement warehouse floor under th ...
  • Mechanical Designer dies from injuries sustained after falling 22 feet through roof opening
    Mechanical Designer dies from injuries sustained after falling 22 feet through roof opening
    Barrett, Charles L. ;
    Warren, Richard L.
    1995/09/26 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 54-year-old mechanical designer (the decedent) working alone sustained severe injuries after falling 22 feet through a temporary covered roof opening of a large manufacturing plant to the concrete floor below. The decedent was taking measurements relating to the installation of a new service platform frame, west of and part of, a new makeup air v ...
  • Construction Worker Crushed under Skid Steer Loader Bucket
    Construction Worker Crushed under Skid Steer Loader Bucket.
    Hetzler, William E. ;
    Hirsh, Gary L.
    1995/09/25 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 30 year-old carpenter was crushed to death beneath a skid steer loader he was operating. The victim was operating a skid-steer loader he had never been trained on and it appears that in the process of trying to figure out how to operate it, he lowered the bucket while he was standing in front of the machine. He was found, crushed under the bucket ...
  • Logger Killed by Falling Snag
    Logger Killed by Falling Snag
    Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (KY FACE)  ...
    1995/09/21 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 22-year-old logger was killed after being struck on the head by a falling snag (dead standing tree). The victim was working with one co-worker, who was selectively cutting trees which were approximately 22 inches in diameter. Standing approximately three feet from the tree being cut, the victim was not wearing a hard hat. The cut tree broke a sna ...
  • Sanitation Worker Run Over at Solid Waste Transfer Station Virginia FACE 9511
    Sanitation Worker Run Over at Solid Waste Transfer Station - Virginia: FACE 95-11
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
    1995/09/18 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    This report concerned the death of a 53-year-old male county garage service worker who was run over by a backing front end loader while flagging refuse collection trucks at a solid waste transfer station. The station employed 135 workers. The victim was one of four employees assigned to flag traffic, on a rotating basis, and had worked for this sta ...
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  • Welder is Crushed by an Unmanned Pipelayer
    Welder is Crushed by an Unmanned Pipelayer
    Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (KY FACE)  ...
    1995/09/11 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 34-year-old male welder was killed after being runover by an unmanned pipelayer. The victim worked for a pipelaying construction company as a welder. On the day of the incident the victim, a welder's helper, and an equipment operator drove to the work site together to begin the day's activities. Access for the worksite was via a single lane tempo ...
  • Farmer Crushed in Hay Baler
    Farmer Crushed in Hay Baler
    Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (KY FACE)  ...
    1995/09/11 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 32-year-old farmer was killed when he was crushed in a hay baler. The victim was operating a tractor, towing a round baler in an open field with gradually sloping terrain. Although the victim had been doing farm work since he was young and had experience operating square balers, his experience with this particular round baler was limited. The vic ...
  • Commercial Fishing Vessel Skipper Dies After Being Pulled Into a Deck Winch Alaska
    Commercial Fishing Vessel Skipper Dies After Being Pulled Into a Deck Winch -- Alaska
    Alaska Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Project (Alaska FACE)  ...
    1995/09/11 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On August 2, 1995, a 24-year-old, male commercial fishing vessel skipper (victim) died as a result of being pulled into a deck winch of a 56-foot purse seiner working the salmon fishery. The incident occurred while a load of salmon was being brought in and the seine net pursed prior to placing the load on the vessel's deck. A line ("purse line") fr ...
  • Logger Killed in Endloader Rollover
    Logger Killed in Endloader Rollover
    Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (KY FACE)  ...
    1995/09/05 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 41-year-old self-employed logger was killed when the endloader he was driving down a steep mountain road rolled over. Recent rainfall had made the dirt road wet and muddy. Tire marks left in the mud indicated that as the vehicle began to slide downhill, it hit the right embankment, causing it to veer to the left side of the road and roll over sev ...
  • Business Manager Electrocuted While Removing Flagpole Located Near 7200 Volt Overhead Power Line
    Business Manager Electrocuted While Removing Flagpole Located Near 7,200 Volt Overhead Power Line
    Boyle, Debora ;
    Parker, David L.
    1995/08/31 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 28-year-old male business manager (victim) was electrocuted when he attempted to remove a metal flagpole from in front of his business. Removal of the flagpole was not a usual job task performed by the victim or by any of the other employees. It was a one time task for which there were no specific employee safety training needs or requirements. T ...
  • Farmer Dies After Being Struck By Silo Blower Pipe Discharge Chute
    Farmer Dies After Being Struck By Silo Blower Pipe Discharge Chute
    Boyle, Debora ;
    Parker, David L.
    1995/08/30 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 64-year-old male farm hand (victim) died of injuries sustained when he was struck by a silo blower pipe discharge chute. The incident occurred on the first day that chopped hay was being put into the silo this year. He was unloading chopped hay from a forage wagon into a power-take-off (PTO) driven silo forage blower. A steel silo blower pipe was ...
  • Farmer Dies After Tractor He was Driving Rolled Over on Him 95MN03201
    Farmer Dies After Tractor He was Driving Rolled Over on Him [95MN03201]
    Boyle, Debora ;
    Parker, David L.
    1995/08/29 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The victim was alone at the time that the incident occurred. This report is based upon information obtained during the site investigation interview, an inspection of the incident site, and a review of a written sheriff's department report and copies of their photos of the incident site. A 37-year-old farmer (victim) died of injuries sustained when ...
  • Shift Supervisor Dies from Injuries Received After His Arms Were Caught Between Two Paper Machine Rollers Tennessee FACE 9513
    Shift Supervisor Dies from Injuries Received After His Arms Were Caught Between Two Paper Machine Rollers - Tennessee: FACE 95-13
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
    1995/08/29 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    This report concerned the death of a 30-year-old male shift supervisor whose arms were caught between two rollers on the paper machine as he was inspecting it. The employer was a paper manufacturer that produced high quality coated and noncoated paper. On the day of the accident a paper break occurred at the area where the continuous sheet located ...
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  • Construction Laborer Killed After Being Entangled on a Rotating Directional Drilling Machine Pipe
    Construction Laborer Killed After Being Entangled on a Rotating Directional Drilling Machine Pipe
    New Jersey Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Project (NJ FACE)  ...
    1995/08/25 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On March 7, 1995, a 28-year-old male construction laborer was killed when his clothing became entangled on a rotating drilling pipe. The incident occurred during a directional drilling operation when a 640-foot-long shaft for a utility pipe was being drilled under a major highway. This process used a specially designed drill rig that drills a horiz ...
  • Farmer is run over by disc after falling from tractor
    Farmer is run over by disc after falling from tractor
    Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (KY FACE)  ...
    1995/08/24 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    Because access to the scene and inspection of the equipment were not possible in this case, a partial inspection was done. Conclusions cannot be drawn from the evidence collected. A 68-year-old farmer died when he fell from his tractor into the path of an attached disc. The victim had begun discing a tobacco field about 3:00 p.m., minutes after his ...
  • Independent Contractor Dies in Boom Truck RollOver Alaska
    Independent Contractor Dies in Boom Truck Roll-Over -- Alaska
    Alaska Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Project (Alaska FACE)  ...
    1995/08/22 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On June 28, 1995, a 50-year-old, male, independent contractor (victim) died as a result of the roll-over of a boom truck. The independent contractor was operating a truck-mounted boom to lift a fishing net from the dock to a moored commercial fishing vessel. As he swung the load toward the vessel, the boom truck became unstable. He attempted to low ...
  • Shop Foreman Dies After Being Crushed by a Forklift in California
    Shop Foreman Dies After Being Crushed by a Forklift in California
    California Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (CA/FACE)  ...
    1995/08/21 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 37-year-old male shop foreman (the victim) died after being crushed by the forklift he was driving when it turned over. At the time of the incident, the victim was in the process of backing down a slight grade with the forks raised approximately 60 inches off the ground. The forklift was not equipped with a seat belt so when it turned over the vi ...
  • Logging Equipment Manager Dies in Helicopter Tail Rotor Strike Alaska
    Logging Equipment Manager Dies in Helicopter Tail Rotor Strike -- Alaska
    Alaska Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Project (Alaska FACE)  ...
    1995/08/21 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On November 20, 1994, a 43-year-old, male equipment manager (victim) died as a result of walking into the rotating tail rotor of a helicopter at a snow-covered, isolated landing pad, which was serving a logging camp. The equipment manager was in the process of moving from the helicopter to his parked truck to pick-up his personal gear. He had just ...
  • Signal Maintainer Struck by Train
    Signal Maintainer Struck by Train
    Wyoming Fatal Accident Circumstances and Epidemiology Project (Wyoming FACE)  ...
    1995/08/16 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 36 year old male signal maintainer died from injuries suffered when he was struck by a moving train while working on a track-side signal. Following a snowstorm, the victim was examining a switch heater that melts ice from track switches. Approximately 30 minutes after he had left the area and train traffic was allowed to continue, he returned to ...
  • Skid Steer Operator Crushed by Lift Arm
    Skid Steer Operator Crushed by Lift Arm
    Hetzler, William E. ;
    Hirsh, Gary L.
    1995/08/16 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 65-year-old male independent contractor, performing demolition work, was fatally injured in a skid-steer loader incident. It appeared the victim leaned out the right side of the machine and apparently activated the left foot pedal which caused the bucket to lower, crushing his head between the frame and the lift arm. The protective wire mesh had ...
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