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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 FACE 8824
    Laborer Electrocuted: FACE 88-24
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1988/09/23 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a 23 year old male laborer who was electrocuted when he contacted a 115 volt power source while adjusting the limit switches on an overhead door opener was examined. The victim was employed by a company that installed and maintained overhead doors. The company had no written safety policy or safety program. Training was provided on the ...
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  • Apprentice Lineman Electrocuted FACE 8825
    Apprentice Lineman Electrocuted: FACE 88-25
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1988/09/23 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a 23 year old male apprentice lineman who was fatally injured when he contacted a 13.2 kilovolt line was examined. The man was employed by an electric utility construction company. He had been in training as an apprentice linemen for about 3 weeks. Two other company employees had been killed on the job during the past 6 years. On the da ...
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  • Two Pipefitters Electrocuted FACE 8822
    Two Pipefitters Electrocuted: FACE 88-22
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1988/09/21 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a 51 year old male pipefitter/welder and a 36 year old male pipe welder who died when a crane they were using to move a metal building contacted an energized overhead power line was examined. The men were employed by a plumbing/pipefitting contractor with 32 employees. A five man crew was working at a large chemical corporation facility ...
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  • Lineman Electrocuted FACE 8823
    Lineman Electrocuted: FACE 88-23
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1988/09/21 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a 41 year old male journeyman lineman with 23 years experience who was killed when his hands contacted both sides of a switch on a pole mounted capacitor bank was examined. The victim was employed by an electrical contractor with a written safety policy, a comprehensive safety and training program, and a full time safety officer. The vi ...
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  • Maintenance Worker Electrocuted FACE 8821
    Maintenance Worker Electrocuted: FACE 88-21
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1988/09/21 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a 20 year old male maintenance worker trainee who died when he contacted an energized conductor in an uncovered electrical junction box was examined. The victim's employer was a textile manufacturer producing synthetic fibers. The company has a safety manual that all workers are required to readthe manual contained no task specific rule ...
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  • Steelworker Dies in OxygenDeficient Confined Space FACE 8820
    Steelworker Dies in Oxygen-Deficient Confined Space: FACE 88-20
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1988/09/21 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a 36 year old male general supervisor for the midnight shift at a steel mill who died when he entered the oxygen deficient service area beneath a 75 ton capacity, turret mounted molten steel ladle was examined. The victim was employed by a steel mill in operation for 19 years. Mill policy prohibited access to the turret service area to ...
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  • Deputy Sheriff Electrocuted FACE 8819
    Deputy Sheriff Electrocuted: FACE 88-19
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1988/09/20 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a 39 year old male deputy sheriff who was electrocuted while attempting to move a 7,200 volt power line that was down across a highway due to a motor vehicle crash was examined. The victim was employed as a full time deputy sheriff. Deputies received 8 weeks of on the job training and 2 weeks classroom training in law enforcement. A car ...
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  • Power Company Worker Electrocuted in Underground Utility Vault FACE 8816
    Power Company Worker Electrocuted in Underground Utility Vault: FACE 88-16
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1988/09/19 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a 35 year old male cable splicer who was electrocuted when he contacted an energized pipe that was connected to a 220 volt sump pump was examined. The victim was a lead cable splicer employed by a power company with about 14,000 employees. The company had a safety and health department, an industrial hygiene department, a written safety ...
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  • Cement Finisher Electrocuted FACE 8813
    Cement Finisher Electrocuted: FACE 88-13
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1988/09/08 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a 42 year old male cement finisher who was electrocuted when the metal handle of a cement finishing bull float he was using contacted a 13.8 kilovolt power line was examined. The victim was employed for the past 7 months by a general construction contractor. The company had a written safety policy and safety programs with on the job tra ...
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  • Maintenance Supervisor Electrocuted FACE 8811
    Maintenance Supervisor Electrocuted: FACE 88-11
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1988/09/08 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a 33 year old male maintenance supervisor who was killed when he inadvertently contacted an energized conductor (22,000 volts) in a high voltage control cabinet was examined. The victim worked for a company that has been in operation 9 years and used laser equipment for precision cutting, drilling, and welding. Safety orientation was pr ...
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  • Company President Falls to His Death from Roof FACE 8812
    Company President Falls to His Death from Roof: FACE 88-12
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1988/09/08 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a 29 year old president of a roofing company who fell approximately 52 feet to his death from the edge of a roof to a concrete entryway at ground level was examined. The company employed four workers. No written safety policy of program existed. The company had only been in existence for about 6 months. The contractor was responsible fo ...
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  • Apprentice Lineman Electrocuted FACE 8803
    Apprentice Lineman Electrocuted: FACE 88-03
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1988/09/08 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a 30 year old male apprentice lineman working as a member of a power line construction crew who was electrocuted while installing a new length of overhead distribution conductor was examined. The victim was employed by a large power line construction company, which had a formal safety program. He had worked for the company for over 2 mo ...
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  • Labor Foreman Falls to His Death Inside Municipal Water Tank in Indiana FACE 8814
    Labor Foreman Falls to His Death Inside Municipal Water Tank in Indiana: FACE 88-14
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1988/07/20 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a 28 year old male labor foreman who died when he fell 50 feet inside a 700,000 gallon municipal water tank was examined. The employer specialized in cathodic protection systemsthe company had a written safety policy which prescribed the use of fall protection. The victim and a coworker were assigned routine maintenance work on the cath ...
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  • City Worker Dies When Struck and Dragged by Mobile Equipment in Ohio FACE 8810
    City Worker Dies When Struck and Dragged by Mobile Equipment in Ohio: FACE 88-10
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1988/07/20 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a 61 year old male city worker who died when he fell from a trailer mounted leaf vacuum while engaged in sweeping tree leaves from the street was examined. Employees were given written and verbal instructions on safe work practices. Training was provided on the job. On the day of the accident the victim was a member of a four man crew i ...
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  • Ironworker Falls to His Death from a Steel Truss in Ohio FACE 8809
    Ironworker Falls to His Death from a Steel Truss in Ohio: FACE 88-09
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1988/07/20 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a 56 year old male ironworker who died and a male coworker who was seriously injured when they fell 47 feet from a steel truss to a concrete floor below was examined. The two men were employed as ironworkers by a small industrial contracting firm. The firm had a formal safety program, and employees in violation of the safety rules were ...
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  • Painter Is Electrocuted in South Carolina FACE 8802
    Painter Is Electrocuted in South Carolina: FACE 88-02
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1988/07/19 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a 49 year old male painter who was electrocuted when he contacted a fluorescent light fixture was evaluated. The victim was employed by a large textile company that employed 10,000 people. The company had a formal safety program with training provided for all employees. On the day of the accident the victim and a coworker were painting ...
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  • Roofer Falls to His Death from a Roof in Maryland FACE 8807
    Roofer Falls to His Death from a Roof in Maryland: FACE 88-07
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1988/07/19 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a 41 year old male roofer who died when he fell from roof framing to a concrete floor 22 feet below was examined. The victim had worked for a roofing company with 45 employees for 2 years. There was a written safety program, and safety programs on videotape were presented to employees on days when weather or other conditions precluded w ...
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  • Construction Laborer Falls to His Death from a Roof in Ohio FACE 8808
    Construction Laborer Falls to His Death from a Roof in Ohio: FACE 88-08
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1988/07/19 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a 26 year old construction worker who died when he fell 27 feet from the roof of a building under construction was examined. The victim had been employed for 2 years as a construction laborer by a small company specializing in the erection of prefabricated metal buildings. The victim was working with an eight man crew assigned to instal ...
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  • Foreman Falls to His Death from a Steel Beam in South Carolina FACE 8817
    Foreman Falls to His Death from a Steel Beam in South Carolina: FACE 88-17
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1988/07/19 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a 42 year old male foreman who died after falling 17 feet from a steel beam and becoming impaled on a 0.5 inch diameter cement reinforcement rod was examined. The victim was employed as a foreman by a steel erection company. The company had no written safety program. Employees received on the job training, and work safety procedures wer ...
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  • Sheetmetal Helper Falls to His Death Through a Skylight Opening in South Carolina FACE 8818
    Sheetmetal Helper Falls to His Death Through a Skylight Opening in South Carolina: FACE 88-18
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1988/07/19 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of an 18 year old male sheetmetal helper who died after falling 33 feet through a skylight opening to a concrete floor was examined. The victim was employed for 3 months as a sheetmetal helper by a small roofing/sheetmetal company. Employees received on the job training for assigned tasks and the supervisor reviewed safety procedures to be ...
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