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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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  • Lineman Electrocuted in Maryland FACE 8735
    Lineman Electrocuted in Maryland: FACE 87-35
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/04/01 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A journeyman lineman with 31 years experience was electrocuted when he contacted a 34.5 kilovolt power source during replacement of a switch jumper. The victim was employed by an integrated electrical contracting company. Bad connections detected at a local chemical facility were to be repaired or replaced by the contractor. Two urgent areas were i ...
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  • 28YearOld Electronic Technician Dies from Electrical Burns in Georgia FACE 8731
    28-Year-Old Electronic Technician Dies from Electrical Burns in Georgia: FACE 87-31
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/03/24 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A flashover explosion occurred in a 20 kilovolt switch compartment which caused the death of a 28 year old electronic technician on August 18, 1986. The employer was a large municipal transportation company with an extensive safety program. Preventive maintenance was being carried out on the alternating current switch gear in a rail car maintenance ...
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  • 27YearOld Painter Electrocuted in Georgia FACE 8732
    27-Year-Old Painter Electrocuted in Georgia: FACE 87-32
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/03/24 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    When a 27 year old painter moved an aluminum ladder he was using in order to paint a gutter on the outside of an apartment building, he made contact with a 7200 volt power line and was electrocuted. The gutter was located 18 feet above the ground and 8 feet 6 inches horizontally from a 7200 volt power line. The victim had burns on both hands, and t ...
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  • 19YearOld Electricians Apprentice Electrocuted in Georgia FACE 8734
    19-Year-Old Electrician's Apprentice Electrocuted in Georgia: FACE 87-34
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/03/23 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    While disassembling an energized switch box in an office building on March 17, 1986, a 19 year old apprentice electrician contacted live conductors and was electrocuted. The apprentice had been with this company for 1 month, and had worked for 3 years prior to this time with a certified electrician. At the time of the accident the apprentice electr ...
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  • Worker Dies After Lifting Access Cover on Acid Reclaim Storage Tank in Virginia FACE 8726
    Worker Dies After Lifting Access Cover on Acid Reclaim Storage Tank in Virginia: FACE 87-26
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/03/10 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A shift supervisor employed at a synthetic fiber manufacturing facility died after lifting the access cover on a 6100 gallon acid reclaim storage tank. He and another worker were attempting to thaw out a frozen pipe which ran from the acid sump tank to the storage tank. The tank contained a mixture of water and acids from spinning operations in the ...
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  • Digester Explosion Kills Two Workers at Wastewater Treatment Plant in Pennsylvania FACE 8733
    Digester Explosion Kills Two Workers at Wastewater Treatment Plant in Pennsylvania: FACE 87-33
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/03/06 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    During drainage of a sewage digester taken out of service for routine cleaning, an explosion lifted the 30 ton floating cover, killing two workers at a wastewater treatment facility on February 6, 1987. Experiencing difficulty in removing the sludge from the bottom of the 30 feet deep digester, the two victims climbed on to the floating cover of th ...
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  • Two Painters Electrocuted in Ohio FACE 8728
    Two Painters Electrocuted in Ohio: FACE 87-28
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/03/06 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    While using a 36 foot aluminum extension ladder to paint a 20 foot, inverted L-shaped, metal light pole, two painters were electrocuted. One painter was on the ladder with the other steadying the ladder from the ground. They were using an airless spray gun. A 12,460 volt power line was located 12 inches above the horizontal crossarm of the light po ...
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  • Worker Dies While Repairing a Vacuum Evaporator Tank in Virginia FACE 8725
    Worker Dies While Repairing a Vacuum Evaporator Tank in Virginia: FACE 87-25
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/02/24 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    While a department manager was apparently patching the outside of a 10,000 gallon vacuum evaporator tank containing 10 percent sulfuric- acid (7664939) used in the production of synthetic fibers, the tank imploded, pulling the manager through the 12 by 54 inch opening. The rubber liner in the tank was damaged several months prior to the accident an ...
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  • 52YearOld First Class Electrician Electrocuted in Indiana FACE 8653
    52-Year-Old First Class Electrician Electrocuted in Indiana: FACE 86-53
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/02/24 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 52 year old first class electrician was electrocuted while performing preventive maintenance on a 34.5 kilovolt oil circuit breaker (OCB). The victim worked for a public utility company employing over 2200 people. The company has a written safety policy and program. The insulation values of the OCB were to be tested as part of the maintenance pro ...
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  • Lineman Apprentice Electrocuted in Indiana FACE 8724
    Lineman Apprentice Electrocuted in Indiana: FACE 87-24
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/02/11 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    While attempting to attach the wooden cross arm on a new utility pole under high wind conditions, an apprentice lineman was electrocuted. The new pole was being erected to provide additional service next to a shorter one whose lines were energized with 12 kilovolts of electricity. The company regulations require that insulating devices be used when ...
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  • General Maintenance Person Asphyxiated Attempting to Repair Water Leak FACE 8723
    General Maintenance Person Asphyxiated Attempting to Repair Water Leak: FACE 87-23
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/02/10 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A general maintenance person, employed in this capacity for 13 years with a construction company, was asphyxiated when he became lodged in a water meter pit. His job had been to inspect and repair a leaking water valve which controlled the flow of water from the municipal system to a restaurant. The victim was alone at the time of the accident. He ...
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  • Laborer Electrocuted in Maryland FACE 8709
    Laborer Electrocuted in Maryland: FACE 87-09
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/02/05 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    While digging with a pneumatic clay spade, a laborer was electrocuted when he contacted a 13 kilovolt underground power line. He was employed by a small company specializing in construction of caissons. This company was subcontracted on a construction job requiring the repair of the foundation of a tunnel between two buildings. Caissons were to be ...
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  • National Guardsman Electrocuted in West Virginia FACE 8649
    National Guardsman Electrocuted in West Virginia: FACE 86-49
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/02/04 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A National Guardsman was electrocuted when he climbed a tower supporting 46,000 volt transmission lines and contacted a jumper wire. The Guard had been requested to demolish the tower by a regional power company. When National Guard demolition experts and a power company representative visited the site, the demolition experts were warned that the p ...
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  • Laborer Electrocuted in Ohio FACE 8722
    Laborer Electrocuted in Ohio: FACE 87-22
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/02/03 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    While attempting to repair and install a faulty, 8 foot long fluorescent light fixture, a laborer was electrocuted. He was in the third year of a 4 year apprentice program governed by the State of Ohio at a custom mold making shop. The light fixture was to be suspended by two sections of furnace chain about 2 feet below a 14 foot ceiling. During in ...
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  • Injection Mold SetUp Man Electrocuted in Tennessee FACE 8721
    Injection Mold "Set-Up" Man Electrocuted in Tennessee: FACE 87-21
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/02/03 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    While simultaneously contacting an injection molding machine which was grounded and a grinding machine with a ground fault, a set up man was electrocuted. The man was employed by a plastics manufacturing company making components for other companies. At the time of the accident, an injection molding machine was producing defective parts. The victim ...
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  • 20YearOld Bricklayer Electrocuted in Maryland FACE 8719
    20-Year-Old Bricklayer Electrocuted in Maryland: FACE 87-19
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/01/29 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 20 year old bricklayer working on a scaffold was electrocuted when a section of wire reinforcement came in contact with a 7620 volt power line and the scaffold. The bricklayer was working from a tubular welded frame scaffold with a 2 foot wide work platform attached to the front of the scaffold facing the brick wallthe platform was 22 feet above ...
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  • Two Workers Die in Digester Unit in New Mexico FACE 8720
    Two Workers Die in Digester Unit in New Mexico: FACE 87-20
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1987/01/26 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    During attempts to repair a leak and clean out a pump in the pipe gallery, four workers were involved in an accident at a wastewater treatment facility. The pipe gallery is a small room, about 13 by 15 by 13 feet, containing pipes and valves between the primary and secondary digester units. The men descended the spiral staircase into the pipe galle ...
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  • Four Members of a Maintenance Crew Electrocuted in California at a Major Naval Installation FACE 8712
    Four Members of a Maintenance Crew Electrocuted in California at a Major Naval Installation: FACE 87-12
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1986/12/16 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    While moving a 30 foot high scaffold, contact was made with a 12,000 volt power line, killing four members of a maintenance crew at a naval installation and critically injuring another. The safety function at the naval base was a full time operation with a written policy and a comprehensive instruction program. The scaffold had a tubular welded fra ...
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  • 19YearOld Laborer Electrocuted in Kentucky FACE 8715
    19-Year-Old Laborer Electrocuted in Kentucky: FACE 87-15
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1986/12/16 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 19 year old laborer was electrocuted while painting a concrete silo 65 feet high, 16 feet in diameter. The man was employed by a small concrete restoration company which did not have a safety program. The workers were about 23 feet above ground level and were not using any protective equipment. They were painting with 8 foot aluminum poles that c ...
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  • Laborer Electrocuted in Ohio FACE 8711
    Laborer Electrocuted in Ohio: FACE 87-11
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1986/12/15 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    An 18 year old laborer in an oil recycling plant was electrocuted when he contacted a pump casing that was energized due to faulty wiring. The victim was employed at a chemical service facility that recycles industrial and synthetic oils. He and a coworker were to pump the oil from a filtering tank into a kettle where it could be analyzed. The men ...
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