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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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  • Supply Motorman Killed by Load Falling from a Forklift FACE 8412
    Supply Motorman Killed by Load Falling from a Forklift: FACE 84-12
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
    1984/06/01 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On January 26, 1984, a supply motorman at an underground coal mine was fatally injured by a crib block that fell off of a forklift while being loaded onto a mine flatcar. The incident occurred when two crib blocks which had been loaded onto a mine flat car were partially lifted off the car to scrape dirt and ice off of the bottoms in an attempt to ...
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  • Explosion of a Chlorine Vessel FACE 8304
    Explosion of a Chlorine Vessel: FACE 83-04
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
    1983/01/01 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    This report concerns the death of a maintenance worker who was operating a chlorine (7782505) degunking processor when he suffered fatal injuries due to the explosion of a nearby main storage tank. He had been exposed to large quantities of chlorine. The company employed over 700 people and was built in the 1950s. The degunking process was an old o ...
    Public Domain
  • Fatal Incident Summary Report Falling Tree Limb Strikes Logger FACE 8305
    Fatal Incident Summary Report: Falling Tree Limb Strikes Logger: FACE 83-05
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
    1983/01/01 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a logger who suffered fatal head injuries after being struck on the head by a falling limb while select cutting mature timber was examined. On May 6, 1983, four workers were involved in cutting a 30-inch diameter tree. The workers included the owner/supervisor, a heavy equipment operator, a trimmer, and a general laborer. They were stan ...
    Public Domain
  • Fatal Incident Summary Report Scaffold Collapse Involving a Painter FACE 8306
    Fatal Incident Summary Report: Scaffold Collapse Involving a Painter: FACE 83-06
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
    1983/01/01 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a painter who suffered fatal injuries as the result of the collapse of a scaffold on which he was working was examined. On May 25, 1983, two workers who had completed work on a seventh-floor window were preparing for their descent. A coworker, who was saved by his lifeline, reported that after receiving a hand signal from the victim to ...
    Public Domain
  • Fatal Incident Summary Report Electrocution of a Painter FACE 8309
    Fatal Incident Summary Report: Electrocution of a Painter: FACE 83-09
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
    1983/01/01 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of an electrocution of a painter while working on an electrical transmission tower on July 14, 1983, was examined. The incident occurred while a painter was painting the framework of an electrical tower member located 94 feet above the ground. Coworkers reported hearing a crackling noise and shouts and saw the victim fall about 20 feet, hi ...
    Public Domain
  • Fatal Incident Summary Report Electrocution of an Electrician FACE 8308
    Fatal Incident Summary Report: Electrocution of an Electrician: FACE 83-08
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
    1983/01/01 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On July 12, 1983, an electrician was electrocuted while replacing a switch on a coal sampler at a coal fired powerplant. The victim was a class-A electrician with about 10 years of experience. The victim, who was working alone replacing a coal sampler limit switch, was found by other employees laying on the ground next to a pack of cigarettes. Base ...
    Public Domain
  • Overturning of a Forklift FACE 8310
    Overturning of a Forklift: FACE 83-10
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
    1983/01/01 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a mechanic who suffered fatal injuries when a forklift truck overturned was examined. On July 19, 1983, the victim was performing a load test, without the knowledge or presence of his supervisor and without employing normal safety procedures. The forklift, which was being modified to handle large loads, was parked with the rear wheels o ...
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  • Fatal Incident Summary Report Scaffold Collapse Involving a Window Washer FACE 8307
    Fatal Incident Summary Report: Scaffold Collapse Involving a Window Washer: FACE 83-07
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
    1983/01/01 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a window washer who suffered fatal injuries after a fall from a scaffold that collapsed was examined. On July 1, 1983, during window cleaning, the scaffold which two workers were using while cleaning windows on the thirty fourth floor of a building collapsed without warning. One worker was saved by his independent safety linehowever, th ...
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  • Electrocution Resulting from Crane Cable Contact with Power Line FACE 8203
    Electrocution Resulting from Crane Cable Contact with Power Line: FACE 82-03
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
    1982/12/01 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of the electrocution of a worker at a construction site on October 15, 1982, was investigated. The employee at the time of the accident was working for a welding company doing general construction and fabricated steel activities. The company was contracted to build two water tanks for the East Dunkard Township Water Association. All pieces ...
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  • Fall from a Scaffold Involving a Construction Foreman FACE 8202
    Fall from a Scaffold Involving a Construction Foreman: FACE 82-02
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
    1982/01/01 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a 29-year-old male construction foreman who was killed as the result of a fall from a scaffold was examined. On August 16, 1982, workers were securing metal trusses to the block and metal sidewall framing of a building under construction. While working with another employee on a 16-foot scaffold without guardrails, a truss, which had be ...
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  • Decapitation of a Construction Foreman FACE 8201
    Decapitation of a Construction Foreman: FACE 82-01
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
    1982/01/01 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The case of a fatal injury to a construction foreman while supervising construction in a subway tunnel was examined. The 59-year-old male foreman was tagging a load being moved by a crane on May 18, 1982, when he was struck on the head and killed. During the lowering of a load into the subway work area by a crane which did not have its outriggers e ...
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