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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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  • Laborer Electrocuted While Working at Bottom of Dry Well at Sewer Pumping Station
    Laborer Electrocuted While Working at Bottom of Dry Well at Sewer Pumping Station
    New Jersey Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Project (NJ FACE)  ...
    1991/10/11 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On August 28, 1990, a 31-year-old male laborer was killed, apparently as a result of contact with equipment thought to be deenergized. Working at the bottom of a 24-foot deep dry well at a sewer pumping station, the victim backed into the frame of a disconnected heater and apparently received an electric shock of a least 0.53 volts AC, sufficient t ...
  • University Employee is Fatally Injured in 120foot Fall from Roof
    University Employee is Fatally Injured in 120-foot Fall from Roof
    McKenzie, Lyle E.
    1991/10/09 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 60-year-old physical plant director for a state university fell 120 feet to his death. The victim was using the roof of the campus library as an observation point to inspect campus facilities for wind damage. High wind conditions with gusts to 30 miles per hour existed at the time of the incident. Campus employees routinely used the library roof ...
  • Sign Erector Dies in Falling 90 Feet from a Ladder Hung over a Billboard in Massachusetts
    Sign Erector Dies in Falling 90 Feet from a Ladder Hung over a Billboard in Massachusetts
    Massachusetts Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Project (Massachusetts FACE)  ...
    1991/10/05 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 39 year old male, owner/operator of a sign company (victim) died after falling 90 feet from a ladder suspended from a billboard on which he was working. The victim, his son (age 19) and another man (co-workers) were changing the billboard advertisement. The victim was standing on a 25-30 foot ladder which was hooked over the top of the billboard, ...
  • Asphalt Plant Trainee Dies in South Carolina Following a 3Foot Fall into a Drag Slat Conveyor FACE 9119
    Asphalt Plant Trainee Dies in South Carolina Following a 3-Foot Fall into a Drag Slat Conveyor: FACE 91-19
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1991/09/30 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a 24 year old asphalt worker (trainee) who was killed after falling 3 feet into an unguarded drag slat conveyor was investigated. His employer was primarily engaged in highway construction and paving. The employer had a written safety policy, written safety program, and general safety procedures. The victim had worked for the company fo ...
    Public Domain
  • Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Drowns in Recirculation Pit in Iowa FACE 9123
    Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Drowns in Recirculation Pit in Iowa: FACE 91-23
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1991/09/17 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    An examination was made into the May 25th, 1988 death of a 21 year old male operator at an aerobic wastewater treatment facility in Iowa. There were two municipal employees who worked at the facility, the superintendent and the operator. At the time of the incident, the superintendent was driving a contractor to town to pick up a piece of equipment ...
    Public Domain
  • Truck Driver Electrocuted when the Discharge Chute of a Hay Grinder Contacts 7200 Volt Power Line
    Truck Driver Electrocuted when the Discharge Chute of a Hay Grinder Contacts 7200 Volt Power Line
    McKenzie, Lyle E.
    1991/09/16 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 31-year-old truck driver was electrocuted when the discharge chute of the hay grinder he was moving came into contact with a 7200 volt power line. The victim was positioning a truck-mounted hay grinder when the elevated end contacted the overhead service line. The victim was preparing his equipment to grind one-ton bales of hay. The grinder is mo ...
  • Roofer Dies after Backing off a Roof and Falling 33 Feet to the Ground in Massachusetts
    Roofer Dies after Backing off a Roof and Falling 33 Feet to the Ground in Massachusetts
    Massachusetts Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Project (Massachusetts FACE)  ...
    1991/09/15 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 48 year old male roofer (victim) died after falling 33 feet from a flat roof he was repairing. The victim and three other co-workers were hot tarring the roof of a three-story apartment house when the victim apparently misjudged the distance behind him and backed off the edge. The fall was witnessed by the other crew members who immediately desce ...
  • Crane Operator Dies after Falling 14 Feet from Icy Embankment
    Crane Operator Dies after Falling 14 Feet from Icy Embankment
    McKenzie, Lyle E.
    1991/09/12 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 65-year-old heavy equipment operator died from injuries sustained in a 14-foot fall. The crane operator had completed the task of lifting reinforcement rods and was attempting to assist coworkers in clean-up operations. As the victim walked onto an embankment, he lost his footing and fell. The embankment had a light cover of new-fallen snow and d ...
  • Lineman Trainee Electrocuted After Contacting an Energized Pickup Truck in South Carolina FACE 9120
    Lineman Trainee Electrocuted After Contacting an Energized Pickup Truck in South Carolina: FACE 91-20
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1991/09/11 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    An analysis was performed of an accident in which a 21 year old male lineman trainee employed by an electrical contracting company was electrocuted after he contacted an energized pickup truck. He had been working as part of a four man crew converting a single phase 7200 volt overhead powerline to a three phase 7200 volt overhead powerline system. ...
    Public Domain
  • Carpenter Dies after Falling 11 Feet off a Ladder Jack Scaffold in Massachusetts
    Carpenter Dies after Falling 11 Feet off a Ladder Jack Scaffold in Massachusetts
    Massachusetts Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Project (Massachusetts FACE)  ...
    1991/08/26 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 54 year old carpenter died after falling 11 feet from a ladder jack scaffold he was standing on to prepare the roof of a new building for shingling. He was working with two other carpenters applying tar paper to the roof. The victim and one other worker were standing on wooden staging, and a third worker was on top of the roof section. A forklift ...
  • Maintenance Technician Drowns After Falling from a Turbine SupportRing Platform at a Hydroelectric Power Generation Facility in South Carolina FACE 9116
    Maintenance Technician Drowns After Falling from a Turbine Support-Ring Platform at a Hydroelectric Power Generation Facility in South Carolina: FACE 91-16
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1991/08/19 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a 40 year old male maintenance technician who drowned after falling 2 feet from a turbine support ring platform into a pool of water about 30 feet deep was investigated. The employer was an electric utility with about 20,000 employees that had a full time safety officer and required the use of personal protective equipment issued to the ...
    Public Domain
  • Furnace Operator Dies After Being Overcome by Argon Gas in Pressure Vessel in South Carolina FACE 9114
    Furnace Operator Dies After Being Overcome by Argon Gas in Pressure Vessel in South Carolina: FACE 91-14
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1991/08/09 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a 43 year old male furnace operator who died after being overcome by argon (7440371) gas in a pressure vessel measuring 3 feet 6 inches in diameter by 7 feet 6 inches deep. The employer was a tungsten-carbide steel fabrication facility that employed 150 workers, including nine furnace operators. At the time of the accident the victim ha ...
    Public Domain
  • Employee Electrocuted While Dismantling a Metal Edged Box Resting on a Flexible Electrical Cord
    Employee Electrocuted While Dismantling a Metal Edged Box Resting on a Flexible Electrical Cord
    Massachusetts Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Project (Massachusetts FACE)  ...
    1991/07/23 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 24 year old white male wind-up operator was electrocuted when the metal edge of a box he was dismantling severed the insulation on a flexible electrical cord. The box had apparently fallen off the fork lift and was propped on edge by the fork lift which was not operation at the time of the incident. He was breaking off bolts with a hammer and chi ...
  • Factory Worker Electrocuted After Contacting 480 Volts While Attempting to Reset a Relay in an Electrical Cabinet
    Factory Worker Electrocuted After Contacting 480 Volts While Attempting to Reset a Relay in an Electrical Cabinet
    New Jersey Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Project (NJ FACE)  ...
    1991/07/23 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On April 8, 1991, a 50-year-old factory worker was fatally electrocuted after falling onto the exposed conductors in an energized 480 volt electrical cabinet. The incident occurred at a plastic bottle manufacturing plant after an automated pallet conveyor system stopped during a power overload. Attempting to reset the system, the worker opened an e ...
  • Power Substation Worker Falls 12 Feet to His Death After Contacting a 26000 Volt Power Line
    Power Substation Worker Falls 12 Feet to His Death After Contacting a 26,000 Volt Power Line
    New Jersey Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Project (NJ FACE)  ...
    1991/07/23 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On February 15, 1991, a 53-year-old electrical substation mechanic suffered a fatal fall after making contact with an energized 26,000-volt power line. The incident occurred when the victim climbed a ladder and attempted to free a jammed switching device. Thinking that the lines were de-energized, the worker was shocked after touching a live electr ...
  • Selfemployed wood cutter dies when tree falls on him
    Self-employed wood cutter dies when tree falls on him.
    McKenzie, Lyle E.
    1991/07/18 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 22-year-old wood cutter died from injuries sustained when a large tree he had cut suddenly released and fell across his back. The victim was felling a cottonwood tree that was to be cut and sold for firewood. After making two cuts with a chain saw, the victim was walking around the tree to determine why it had not fallen. The tree suddenly gave w ...
  • Millwright Foreman Dies in South Carolina Following a 41Foot Fall Through a Platform Opening FACE 9115
    Millwright Foreman Dies in South Carolina Following a 41-Foot Fall Through a Platform Opening: FACE 91-15
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1991/07/17 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a 36 year old millwright who fell 41 feet to his death through an unguarded platform opening was examined. The company involved provided various services including steel erection and equipment/machinery installation. The company had 50 workers, and a written safety policy, designated safety director and a written safety program includin ...
    Public Domain
  • Journeyman Ironworker Dies Following a 225Foot Fall from a Walkway in Maryland FACE 9118
    Journeyman Ironworker Dies Following a 22.5-Foot Fall from a Walkway in Maryland: FACE 91-18
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1991/07/17 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a 62 year old male journeyman ironworker who fell 22.5 feet to his death from a walkway platform which was under construction was investigated. The employer was an industrial building construction company with about 5000 employees throughout the country. The employer had been contracted to build various structures as part of a renovatio ...
    Public Domain
  • Truck Driver Suffocates After Being Engulfed in Shelled Corn Inside Grain Storage Bin in Ohio FACE 9112
    Truck Driver Suffocates After Being Engulfed in Shelled Corn Inside Grain Storage Bin in Ohio: FACE 91-12
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1991/07/15 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a 43 year old male truck driver who died after being engulfed in shelled corn inside a grain storage bin was investigated. The employer was a commercial trucking company which did not have a written safety policy, safety program, or established safe work procedures. The truck driver was engaged in hauling approximately 12,000 bushels of ...
    Public Domain
  • Tree Trimmer Falls 35 Feet to His Death in New Jersey
    Tree Trimmer Falls 35 Feet to His Death in New Jersey
    New Jersey Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Project (NJ FACE)  ...
    1991/07/15 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On October 9, 1990, a 27-year-old tree trimmer fell to his death while trimming a tree. Although he used appropriate fall protection, the tree trunk section to which he was tied suffered a strong backlash, fractured, and broke off after the piece above it was cut away. The victim fell approximately 30 to 35 feet, with a section of the tree landing ...
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