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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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Showing 3341 - 3360 of 3531 results
  • Plumber Falls to His Death Through a Roof Opening FACE 8806
    Plumber Falls to His Death Through a Roof Opening: FACE 88-06
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1988/04/05 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a 24 year old plumber who died when he fell 22 feet through a skylight opening to a concrete floor was examined. The victim was employed as a plumber by a construction company that had a written safety program. At the time of the accident the victim was working as a member of a crew installing various plumbing fixtures/fittings on the 3 ...
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  • Two Supervisors Die in Manhole in South Carolina FACE 8801
    Two Supervisors Die in Manhole in South Carolina: FACE 88-01
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1988/04/05 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a city wastewater treatment facility supervisor and a public works director who entered a manhole with an oxygen deficient atmosphere and collapsed was examined. The men worked for a small municipality which had 208 employees. The director apparently entered a manhole at the north end of the filter beds at the wastewater treatment facil ...
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  • Electrician Electrocuted in South Carolina FACE 8770
    Electrician Electrocuted in South Carolina: FACE 87-70
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1988/04/05 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a 29 year old electrician who was electrocuted when he contacted the energized metal frame of an electrically powered foundry stoker that he was attempting to repair was evaluated. The employer was a foundry that smelted iron ore to make ferrous alloys and chrome byproducts. The foundry stokers were modified industrial trucks, each powe ...
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  • Two Construction Workers Die Inside Sewer Manhole in Indiana FACE 8767
    Two Construction Workers Die Inside Sewer Manhole in Indiana: FACE 87-67
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1988/04/05 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a worker for a construction company who died when he entered a 7 foot deep sewer manhole with toxic and oxygen deficient atmosphere was examined. The worker was employed by a family owned construction company with a written, one page safety policy addressing employee responsibility, general safety guidelines, confined space safety and i ...
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  • Construction Worker Electrocuted in North Carolina FACE 8805
    Construction Worker Electrocuted in North Carolina: FACE 88-05
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/12/28 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of an 18 year old construction worker who was electrocuted and two coworkers who received an electrical shock when the 32 foot aluminum extension ladder they were using contacted a 7200 volt overhead power line was examined. The victim worked as a part time construction worker for a small residential commercial contractor. The company had ...
    Public Domain
  • Painter Electrocuted in North Carolina FACE 8804
    Painter Electrocuted in North Carolina: FACE 88-04
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/12/09 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a painter who was electrocuted when the 40 foot aluminum extension ladder he and a coworker were raising contacted a 7200 volt power line was examined. The employer was a small painting contractor, with seven workers. There was no written safety program. On the day of the accident the painter and three other workers were assigned the ta ...
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  • Electrician Electrocuted in Tennessee FACE 8769
    Electrician Electrocuted in Tennessee: FACE 87-69
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/10/30 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of an electrician who was electrocuted while trouble shooting a 480 volt DC generator that supplied power to a glue machine was examined. The victim worked for a small company that performed industrial electrical wiring and maintenance. The company has no safety program of its own but hired only union electricians, who received training. T ...
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  • Laborer Electrocuted in Virginia FACE 8766
    Laborer Electrocuted in Virginia: FACE 87-66
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/10/16 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a laborer who was electrocuted when the mast of a well drilling rig he was operating came in contact with a 7200 volt overhead power line was examined. The victim was working for a residential and commercial drilling company with four employees. He was the son-in-law of the owner and had worked in the business for the past 4 years. The ...
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  • Tree Trimmer Electrocuted in Indiana FACE 8765
    Tree Trimmer Electrocuted in Indiana: FACE 87-65
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/10/08 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A tree trimmer performing contract work for a utility company was electrocuted when he contacted a 7200 volt power line. The victim worked for a large company which had no formal safety program but relied upon on the job instruction by the crew foreman. He was probably aware of the hazard presented by overhead power lines. On the day of his acciden ...
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  • Laborer Electrocuted in Indiana FACE 8762
    Laborer Electrocuted in Indiana: FACE 87-62
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/10/02 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A general handyman was electrocuted when he touched an energized cap on a well casing. The victim was employed by a gas pipeline contractor who provided only on the job safety training. The company had moved into new facilities the day before the accident. In the new location, water was supplied by a well located about 100 feet from the facility. F ...
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  • Electrician Electrocuted in Indiana FACE 8768
    Electrician Electrocuted in Indiana: FACE 87-68
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/09/25 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    An electrician installing a heating/air conditioning duct system was electrocuted as he contacted a 110 volt conductor. He worked for a small company with no written safety program. Safety aspects of a job were discussed prior to the work. The victim and two coworkers were installing a heating/air conditioning system in a single story cottage. The ...
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  • 30YearOld Electrician Electrocuted in Maryland FACE 8763
    30-Year-Old Electrician Electrocuted in Maryland: FACE 87-63
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/09/17 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    An electrician was electrocuted while installing new wiring when he accidentally contacted an energized conductor. He was employed by an electrical contracting firm utilizing 40 full time workers. A safety program was in place at the company and was administered on a routine basis. The victim and a coworker were relocating a conduit and wiring for ...
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  • Maintenance Manager Dies in North Carolina FACE 8760
    Maintenance Manager Dies in North Carolina: FACE 87-60
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/08/25 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    While repairing an air conditioning unit at an apartment complex, a maintenance manager was electrocuted. The man was employed as maintenance manager in a 262 unit apartment complex. His employer had no written safety policy or safety program. The manager himself was responsible for training new workers. A 240 volt air conditioning unit at one of t ...
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  • Laborer Electrocuted in Virginia FACE 8761
    Laborer Electrocuted in Virginia: FACE 87-61
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/08/18 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    While collecting scrap metals from property owned by a local municipality, a laborer/truck driver was electrocuted when the hoist cable of a crane contacted an overhead high voltage line. The company for which he worked was a small one, dealing in collecting and removing scrap metals from shipyards, industrial, commercial, and public locations. It ...
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  • 73YearOld SelfEmployed Pump Service Contractor Dies in Well in Maryland FACE 8759
    73-Year-Old Self-Employed Pump Service Contractor Dies in Well in Maryland: FACE 87-59
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/08/06 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A self employed water pump service contractor died after falling to the bottom of a 50 foot deep water well at a private residence where he was investigating a problem with the water system. Having located no problems in the house itself, the victim went to check the adjacent well, 50 feet deep, 2 feet in diameter. It was cased with concrete rings ...
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  • 19YearOld Electricians Apprentice Electrocuted in Maryland FACE 8758
    19-Year-Old Electrician's Apprentice Electrocuted in Maryland: FACE 87-58
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/08/05 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    While helping his supervisor install lights on a private dock, an electrician's apprentice made contact with an energized circuit and was electrocuted. The men were employed by an electrical contractor who had no written safety program and who provided only on the job training for new employees. The job called for installation of ten 110 volt light ...
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  • Illinois Drainage Pit Claims Life
    Illinois Drainage Pit Claims Life.
    Middleton, Dannie C. ;
    Pettit, Theodore A.
    1987/08/01 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A NIOSH investigation of a fatal accident at the bottom of a 12 foot deep drainage pit in Illinois was reported. One man was asphyxiated attempting to rescue the owner of a sewer service company after the latter had become disoriented and incoherent during a cleaning operation. No ladder access was used. The owner had been in the pit for some time ...
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  • Utility Person Electrocuted in Virginia FACE 8756
    Utility Person Electrocuted in Virginia: FACE 87-56
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/07/29 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 21 year old utility man was electrocuted while disconnecting the power source to a knitting machine motor. He inadvertently touched an energized prong of the plug. The company for which he worked dyed and printed synthetic yarns, employing 350 full time people, and had a written safety program. Safety inspections of the facility were conducted bi ...
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  • Driller Electrocuted in Virginia FACE 8752
    Driller Electrocuted in Virginia: FACE 87-52
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/07/28 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 49 year old driller was electrocuted when the boom of his drilling machine contacted a 34,500 volt overhead power line. The construction company for which the man worked constructed and paved highways, employing 153 full time people. A written safety program was in place at the company and weekly safety meetings were held in the field. While ther ...
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  • Parks and Recreation Director Dies in Oxygen Deficient Atmosphere in West Virginia FACE 8757
    Parks and Recreation Director Dies in Oxygen Deficient Atmosphere in West Virginia: FACE 87-57
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/07/28 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    When the parks and recreation director of a small town entered a manhole at a swimming pool, he was overcome by oxygen deficient atmosphere and died. No formal written safety manual or confined space entry procedures were in use. Gas monitoring devices were available. The victim entered the manhole to instruct a life guard on switching sump pumps. ...
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