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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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  • Insulation Installer Dies When His Aluminum Ladder Makes Contact With Overhead Power Line
    Insulation Installer Dies When His Aluminum Ladder Makes Contact With Overhead Power Line
    New Jersey Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Project (NJ FACE)  ...
    1991/02/24 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On July 26, 1990, a 28-years-old insulation installer was killed when an aluminum extension ladder which he was holding made contact with an overhead power line, causing him to receive 2,400-volts of electricity. Two experienced insulation installers, both foremen, were raising an aluminum extension ladder in order to start a job. The victim held t ...
  • Bridge Worker Falls 140 Feet to His Death in New Jersey
    Bridge Worker Falls 140 Feet to His Death in New Jersey
    New Jersey Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Project (NJ FACE)  ...
    1991/02/19 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On October 31, 1990, a 24-year-old bridge worker fell 140 feet to his death from a six foot wide walkway on top of a supporting pier of a large bridge spanning water. The victim was employed by a subcontractor who had contracted to install rigging on the bridge so the structure could be inspected. While walking on a ledge on top of a pier, the vict ...
  • Dairy Farmer Electrocuted when the Grain Auger He was Relocating Contacts 7200 Volt Power Line in Colorado
    Dairy Farmer Electrocuted when the Grain Auger He was Relocating Contacts 7200 Volt Power Line in Colorado.
    McKenzie, Lyle E.
    1991/02/09 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A male, age 51, dairy farm owner was electrocuted when the grain auger he was moving came into contact with a 7200 volt power line. The victim was relocating a 41 foot grain auger from one storage bin to another when the elevated end contacted the overhead service line. The victim was pronounced dead at a local hospital. The Colorado Department of ...
  • Well Driller Electrocuted When Pipe on Crane Cable Contacts 12000Volt Overhead Powerline in Virginia FACE 9038
    Well Driller Electrocuted When Pipe on Crane Cable Contacts 12,000-Volt Overhead Powerline in Virginia: FACE 90-38
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1991/01/29 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 33 year old male well driller was electrocuted when a metal pipe that was being hoisted with a truck mounted crane contacted a three phase, 12,000 volt overhead powerline. The employer was a well drilling company. The victim and a coworker had been assigned the task of repairing a submersible pump and other electrical related equipment for an exi ...
    Public Domain
  • Foreman Electrocuted and Lineman Injured After TruckMounted Crane Boom Contacts 7200Volt Overhead Powerline in Virginia FACE 9039
    Foreman Electrocuted and Lineman Injured After Truck-Mounted Crane Boom Contacts 7,200-Volt Overhead Powerline in Virginia: FACE 90-39
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1991/01/29 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 24 year old male lineman foreman was electrocuted when he grabbed the door handle on a crane truck whose boom was in contact with a three phase 7,200 volt 24 foot high overhead powerline. He was employed by a telecommunications company. The foreman and a crew of three other workers were removing four poles that had supported an advertisement bill ...
    Public Domain
  • Maryland Steelworker Electrocuted When He Contacted Energized Toaster Oven Casing in Employee Lunchroom FACE 9037
    Maryland Steelworker Electrocuted When He Contacted Energized Toaster Oven Casing in Employee Lunchroom: FACE 90-37
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1991/01/15 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    This report concerned the death of a 53 year old steelworker who was electrocuted when he contacted the energized case of a toaster oven in the employee lunchroom at a steel manufacturing facility. He was employed by a major steel company with 8000 workers. On the day of the incident, the day shift was conducting normal daily operations. A crew of ...
    Public Domain
  • Utility Lineman Electrocuted in Ohio FACE 9040
    Utility Lineman Electrocuted in Ohio: FACE 90-40
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1991/01/15 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    This report concerned the death of a 29 year old utility lineman who was electrocuted when he simultaneously contacted both ends of a temporary fused powerline jumper. He was employed by electrical contractor which had been contracted by a state university to upgrade a portion of the existing electrical system on university property. On the day of ...
    Public Domain
  • An asphalt plant loaderoperator died when crushed in the machinery he was attempting to clean
    An asphalt plant loader/operator died when crushed in the machinery he was attempting to clean.
    McKenzie, Lyle E.
    1990/12/30 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The 30-year-old operator was fatally injured when the conveyor system of an asphalt mixing plant was activated while the operator was standing on the slatted conveyor belt. During a pause in the process of loading asphalt trucks, the employee climbed onto one of two conveyors to clean old asphalt from the belt and slats. The two conveyors carry asp ...
  • Antenna Technician Dies after Falling 310 Feet from a Television Tower to the Ground
    Antenna Technician Dies after Falling 310 Feet from a Television Tower to the Ground.
    McKenzie, Lyle E.
    1990/12/26 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 37-year-old antenna technician died as a result of injuries sustained in a 310-foot fall from a television transmitting tower. The victim was lead foreman of a three man crew contracted to repair an antenna dish. The crew had just completed the climb to the 310-foot level and were securing equipment when the victim mis-connected his safety belt, ...
  • Electrical Lineman Dies After Falling 35 Feet to the Ground from a Burning Aerial Bucket in South Carolina FACE 9035
    Electrical Lineman Dies After Falling 35 Feet to the Ground from a Burning Aerial Bucket in South Carolina: FACE 90-35
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1990/12/24 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    This report concerned the death of a 37 year old lineman who died of injuries sustained when he attempted to jump from a burning aerial bucket and fell 35 feet to the ground. He was employed by an electrical contracting company which was installing new utility poles parallel to an existing three phase electrical system, and transferring the 14,200 ...
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  • Concrete Worker Electrocuted After Grabbing an Energized 440Volt Conductor in Virginia FACE 9036
    Concrete Worker Electrocuted After Grabbing an Energized 440-Volt Conductor in Virginia: FACE 90-36
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1990/12/24 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 21 year old male concrete worker was electrocuted at a precast concrete manufacturing facility when he climbed a steel column, stepped onto a steam pipe, and grabbed one phase of an energized three phase, 440 volt conductor that supplied electrical power to a wall crane. The employer was a manufacturer of precast concrete structures. On the day o ...
    Public Domain
  • Three Ironworkers Die and One Was Seriously Injured in the Collapse of a Structural Steel Framework in Ohio FACE 9033
    Three Ironworkers Die and One Was Seriously Injured in the Collapse of a Structural Steel Framework in Ohio: FACE 90-33
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1990/12/19 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    This report concerned the deaths of a 44 year old male journeyman ironworker, a 24 year old male journeyman ironworker, and a 24 year old male apprentice ironworker who were killed when the structural steel skeleton of a four story building under construction partially collapsed. Another journeyman ironworker was seriously injured. The employer was ...
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  • Tree Trimming Groundsman Electrocuted After Grasping a Guy Wire That Contacted an Energized Guy Wire in Virginia FACE 9034
    Tree Trimming Groundsman Electrocuted After Grasping a Guy Wire That Contacted an Energized Guy Wire in Virginia: FACE 90-34
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1990/12/15 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 20 year old male tree trimming groundsman was electrocuted when he grabbed a guy wire causing it to contact an energized conductor on a utility pole. The employer was a tree service company which had a contract to keep an electric utility right of way clear of brush and trees. On the day of the incident, a five man crew was clearing brush and tre ...
    Public Domain
  • Spray Painter Dies after Falling 30 Feet to the Ground from Roof
    Spray Painter Dies after Falling 30 Feet to the Ground from Roof.
    McKenzie, Lyle E.
    1990/12/14 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A spray painter died after falling 30 feet from the roof of a condominium. The victim apparently walked sideways off the edge of the roof while spray painting. He struck an arbor roof constructed of 2" by 10" wooden beams prior to landing on a concrete walkway. The victim was pronounced dead 5 hours later at a local hospital. The Colorado Departmen ...
  • Apprentice Lineman Dies After Making Contact With the Secondary Power Lines on a Utility Pole
    Apprentice Lineman Dies After Making Contact With the Secondary Power Lines on a Utility Pole
    New Jersey Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Project (NJ FACE)  ...
    1990/12/11 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On September 7, 1990, an apprentice lineman died after making contact with the secondary power lines on a utility pole. While preparing to replace the old primary wiring on the pole, the lineman was passing nylon rope around two 110-volt secondary lines when he contacted both lines simultaneously with his arms. NJDOH FACE investigators concluded th ...
  • Photographer Falls 30 Feet to His Death Through a Skylight Floor Opening
    Photographer Falls 30 Feet to His Death Through a Skylight Floor Opening
    New Jersey Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Project (NJ FACE)  ...
    1990/12/06 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On June 1, 1990, a 40-year-old freelance photographer died as a result of a 30-foot fall through a skylight floor opening in the ceiling of a third-floor school auditorium. The skylight was originally transparent to light received through two skylights in the roof of the school, which was built over 100 years ago. The skylight floor opening is in t ...
  • Roofer Dies After Fall From Church Roof
    Roofer Dies After Fall From Church Roof
    New Jersey Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Project (NJ FACE)  ...
    1990/12/05 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On September 24, 1990, a 44 year old roofer died after falling from the roof of a church hall. The incident occurred when the roofer apparently tripped or lost his footing while moving debris with a wheelbarrow, resulting in a fatal fall into an alleyway. NJDOH FACE investigators concluded that, in order to prevent similar incidents in the future, ...
  • Electrician Electrocuted When He Contacts Energized Conductor in a Manhole in Virginia FACE 9032
    Electrician Electrocuted When He Contacts Energized Conductor in a Manhole in Virginia: FACE 90-32
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
    1990/12/01 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 24-year-old male electrician was electrocuted when he inadvertently contacted a 2,300-volt, 6.6-amp conductor. The incident occurred while the victim was working inside a manhole splicing a conductor. The victim and a co-worker were part of a six-person crew assigned to install a new lighting system at an airport. The system consisted of three ci ...
    Public Domain
  • Roofing Mechanic Falls 50 Feet to His Death in New Jersey
    Roofing Mechanic Falls 50 Feet to His Death in New Jersey
    New Jersey Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Project (NJ FACE)  ...
    1990/11/16 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On May 24, 1990, a 35-year-old roofing mechanic died after he fell 50 feet through a glass roof opening and landed on a concrete floor. He was employed by a subcontractor to remove large glass skylights, replace the glass with plywood, repair the skylight flashing, and re-roof the new section. New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) FACE investigat ...
  • Construction Laborer Crushed by Steel Plate in Trench
    Construction Laborer Crushed by Steel Plate in Trench
    Belloli, Joseph ;
    Davis, Letitia
    1990/11/14 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On July 16, 1990, a construction labored was crushed to death by a three ton steel plate while working in a trench. The Department of Labor and Industries identified the death through a newspaper article on July 19, 1990. On July 20, 1990, two Division of Industrial Safety, Department of Labor and Industries, inspectors initiated an investigation o ...
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