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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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  • 31YearOld Groundman Electrocuted in North Carolina FACE 8642
    31-Year-Old Groundman Electrocuted in North Carolina: FACE 86-42
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1986/09/08 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 31 year old groundman was electrocuted while performing maintenance on electric service lines from an aerial bucket. A standby crew from the local municipal electrical service department was dispatched to a residence because of a reported voltage loss. The crew consisted of the groundman, who had previous lineman experience, and a foreman. The el ...
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  • 21YearOld Groundman Electrocuted in Tennessee FACE 8646
    21-Year-Old Groundman Electrocuted in Tennessee: FACE 86-46
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1986/09/05 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 21 year old groundman employed by a electrical line maintenance and construction company was electrocuted when an aerial bucket boom contacted a 7200 volt power line while the groundman was opening a steel door on the truck. Two line construction and maintenance crews were finishing a project involving replacing 5000 feet of conductor wire and 19 ...
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  • 29YearOld Electrocuted at Ice Cream Plant in Tennessee FACE 8645
    29-Year-Old Electrocuted at Ice Cream Plant in Tennessee: FACE 86-45
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1986/09/03 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 29 year old maintenance man with 6 years of experience was electrocuted while trouble shooting an electrical problem with a popsicle wrapping machine at an ice cream manufacturing facility. The victim pushed the reset button on the machine and the machine restarted, ran for about 10 minutes, and then shut down again. After obtaining an electrical ...
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  • 54YearOld Certified Electrician Dies in North Carolina FACE 8647
    54-Year-Old Certified Electrician Dies in North Carolina: FACE 86-47
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1986/09/02 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 54 year old electrician who was a partner in an electrical contracting company was electrocuted while installing a runway lighting system. The electrician and his son were installing runway lights at a small airport as part of a renovation project. The lights were connected in series to a 3000 volt source with step down transformers at each light ...
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  • 25YearOld Restaurant Manager Electrocuted in North Carolina FACE 8643
    25-Year-Old Restaurant Manager Electrocuted in North Carolina: FACE 86-43
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1986/09/02 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The 25 year old manager of a small restaurant was electrocuted while cleaning the floor of the kitchen. During the process of washing the floor in a restaurant, the manager slipped on the soapy water he had placed on the floor and, in falling, reached out to grab the handle on a nearby commercial refrigerator. The cord on the refrigerator did not h ...
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  • 52YearOld Electrical Technician Electrocuted in Indiana FACE 8641
    52-Year-Old Electrical Technician Electrocuted in Indiana: FACE 86-41
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1986/08/15 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 52 year old electrical technician, employed by a high voltage power transmission and distribution equipment company, was electrocuted while testing circuits. A metal cabinet containing a transformer, a capacitor, and two resistors had been repaired and sent to the quality assurance department for a final check. Electricity was being supplied to t ...
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  • 37YearOld Lineman Electrocuted in Georgia FACE 8640
    37-Year-Old Lineman Electrocuted in Georgia: FACE 86-40
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1986/08/07 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 37 year old electrician was electrocuted while attempting to reenergize a primary line. Eight utility workers had repaired a 7200 volt alternating current (AC) underground distribution line, and a crew of four men were to reenergize the line by replacing a jumper and closing a fuse cut out on a pole. The victim had climbed the pole and, using an ...
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  • Two Workers Die in Underground Valve Pit in Oklahoma FACE 8637
    Two Workers Die in Underground Valve Pit in Oklahoma: FACE 86-37
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1986/08/06 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    An attempt was made by a three man crew to shut off water supply to a broken 24 inch water main. One worker entered a 10 foot deep valve pit through the 22 inch manhole opening via a built in steel ladder, and called for help after several minutes. A second worker went in to assist him and was also overcomethe third worker tried to enter to assist, ...
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  • Two Workers Electrocuted in Tennessee FACE 8639
    Two Workers Electrocuted in Tennessee: FACE 86-39
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1986/08/06 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    Two laborers caulking and painting around elevated church windows were electrocuted after the 25 foot scaffold they were moving contacted a high voltage line. The scaffolding consisted of five joined 5 foot sections on rubber casters. The power lines in one section were about 30 feet off the ground, but they dropped to about 25 feet at one point. T ...
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  • Three Dead One Critical in Industrial Septic Tank in Georgia FACE 8638
    Three Dead, One Critical in Industrial Septic Tank in Georgia: FACE 86-38
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1986/08/04 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    During the pumping out of industrial waste from a tank at a chicken hatchery, four employees of a septic tank service company were overcome by toxic fumesthree of the workers died. The tank held 2000 gallons of waste water including chlorinated caustic cleaners, residue from egg disinfectant, chick down, and some afterbirth and egg shells. The firm ...
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  • 22YearOld Construction Worker Electrocuted in Kentucky FACE 8636
    22-Year-Old Construction Worker Electrocuted in Kentucky: FACE 86-36
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1986/07/30 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A carpenter, aged 22 years, was electrocuted when a portable electrical saw he was using developed a ground fault at a construction site. The power to operate the tool came from a temporary service pole approximately 50 feet away which had not been inspected by the city and did not satisfy applicable code requirements. A panel box, a ground fault c ...
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  • 34YearOld Maintenance Worker Electrocuted in Ohio FACE 8635
    34-Year-Old Maintenance Worker Electrocuted in Ohio: FACE 86-35
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1986/07/29 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A maintenance worker was electrocuted while replacing a ballast in a fluorescent light fixture. The man had been employed at the company for 16 years as a maintenance worker and had been assigned to work vacation relief on the third shift. The task was routine for him. The worker removed the old fluorescent tubes, metal shade, and a line fuse from ...
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  • General Laborer Electrocuted in North Carolina FACE 8632
    General Laborer Electrocuted in North Carolina: FACE 86-32
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1986/07/25 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 17 year old seasonal general laborer was electrocuted while working at a facility that produced pickles. The victim and another seasonal laborer were filling a wooden tank, 8 feet high and 12 feet in diameter, with pickling brine using a two inch hose. Access to the 1000 tanks at this facility was by above ground wooden platforms, with the tanks ...
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  • 23YearOld Groundman Electrocuted in North Carolina FACE 8631
    23-Year-Old Groundman Electrocuted in North Carolina: FACE 86-31
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1986/07/24 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 23 year old groundman employed by an electrical contracting corporation was electrocuted while helping to plumb and anchor a previously set utility pole. Electric distribution lines and a transformer were to be transferred from the old pole to the new one. Before the pole was moved into a plumb position, a lineman attached a temporary insulator o ...
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  • Three Dead in Confined Space Incident in New York FACE 8634
    Three Dead in Confined Space Incident in New York: FACE 86-34
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1986/07/21 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    As a result of a confined space incident in a degreasing tank, three workers died. The manager, the foreman, and a laborer at a metal products finishing operations facility were cleaning out a trichloroethylene (79016) degreasing tank on a Saturday. They were alone in the building at the time of the accident. The tank was cleaned three or four time ...
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  • 29YearOld Mechanic Electrocuted in Indiana FACE 8629
    29-Year-Old Mechanic Electrocuted in Indiana: FACE 86-29
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1986/07/16 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 29 year old class-A mechanic employed by a public electrical utility company was electrocuted while performing maintenance at a substation. The maintenance work included replacement of a three way connector. The grounding of the conductors and corresponding switches and breakers was completed. After discussing the additional work to be done, the ...
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  • Township Maintenance Worker Electrocuted in Ohio FACE 8630
    Township Maintenance Worker Electrocuted in Ohio: FACE 86-30
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1986/06/23 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A township maintenance worker was electrocuted while using an aluminum pruning pole. At the request of a resident of the township, a dead tree was being cut down. The tree was located between the sidewalk and the street curb, and a 7200 volt power line ran through the tree about 29 feet above ground level. Three service drop lines ran to individual ...
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  • 24YearOld Manufactured Home Installer Electrocuted in Indiana FACE 8628
    24-Year-Old Manufactured Home Installer Electrocuted in Indiana: FACE 86-28
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1986/06/13 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 24 year old mobile home installer was electrocuted while using an electric auger to place steel anchor rods under a new home. Four mobile home service men were installing the home. Two were inside the home doing finishing work, the other two were under the home installing tie down anchors. Nine 36 inch steel anchor rods were being installed under ...
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  • 50YearOld Utility Worker Electrocuted in Ohio FACE 8626
    50-Year-Old Utility Worker Electrocuted in Ohio: FACE 86-26
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1986/06/07 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 50 year old utility worker died 1 week after an accident in which he had received severe thermal burns when he came into contact with a 7200 volt line while disconnecting electrical service to a house which was to be torn down. The truck with aerial bucket was parked beside the pole supplying the service. The victim raised the insulated aerial bu ...
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  • 34YearOld Superintendent of Manufacturing Electrocuted in North Carolina FACE 8625
    34-Year-Old Superintendent of Manufacturing Electrocuted in North Carolina: FACE 86-25
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    1986/06/03 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 34 year old superintendent of manufacturing at a facility which produced mulch fibers from wood chips was electrocuted while attempting to find an electrical fault. On a Sunday, the superintendent was called at home and told that the 800 horsepower motor of a refiner would not start. He and two other workers began to search for the electrical fai ...
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