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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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  • Fatality Narrative Ironworker Falls Through Roof Opening
    Fatality Narrative: Ironworker Falls Through Roof Opening
    Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
    2005/08/29 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On August 30, 2004, an ironworker was killed when he fell 29 feet through an unguarded roof opening. The 35-year-old victim was employed by a construction company that performs work on steel-framed structures. The company was a subcontractor at a building site where a college building was being constructed. The victim had been working at the site f ...
  • Hispanic Youth Dies in Densifier at a Plastics Recycling Plant Tennessee FACE 200505
    Hispanic Youth Dies in Densifier at a Plastics Recycling Plant - Tennessee: FACE 2005-05
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
    2005/08/29 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On March 9, 2005, a fourteen-year-old male Hispanic laborer (the victim) died from injuries sustained after coming in contact with the blade inside a Densifier. A Densifier is a machine used to shred and grind plastic bags into a recyclable product. During the night shift, while the seven other crew members, all Hispanic, were out of the immediate ...
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  • A construction laborer died when he was struck by a fast moving vehicle as he crossed the roadway in a street construction work zone
    A construction laborer died when he was struck by a fast moving vehicle as he crossed the roadway in a street construction work zone
    Cierpich, Hank ;
    Harrison, Robert
    2005/08/22 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 19-year-old Hispanic construction laborer died when he was struck by a vehicle as he was crossing the road in a street construction work zone. The incident occurred at dusk while it was raining. There were no lights available to illuminate the work area after dusk. The work zone was identified by traffic cones along the work area, a diamond-shape ...
  • A machine operator died when he was caught between a conveyor belt and tension roller underneath an industrial machine
    A machine operator died when he was caught between a conveyor belt and tension roller underneath an industrial machine
    Cierpich, Hank ;
    Harrison, Robert
    2005/08/22 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 35-year-old Hispanic machine operator died when he was caught between a tension roller and conveyor belt at work. The victim was attempting to remove some cardboard from the bottom of a conveyor belt when he got caught in the tension roller. The company's lockout/tagout procedure was not in use at the time of the incident, and there was no guardi ...
  • Fatal Asthma Attack While Cleaning Bulk Milk Tank
    Fatal Asthma Attack While Cleaning Bulk Milk Tank
    Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Project) (MIFACE)
    2005/08/09 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 75-year-old female dairy farmer died from an acute bronchial asthma attack while cleaning out a bulk milk tank. Tank cleaning involved a rinse with a sodium hypochlorite/sodium hydroxide mix, followed by an acid rinse. The victim rinsed the tank with the sodium hypochlorite mixture. 1t appears that the sodium hypochlorite rinse was mixed with the ...
  • Construction Worker Struck by Falling Steel Roof Beam
    Construction Worker Struck by Falling Steel Roof Beam
    Davis, Arthur W. ;
    Hetzler, William E.
    2005/08/08 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 41-year-old male construction laborer was killed when he was struck by a falling steel roof beam. The victim was helping two others use a forklift to move single-piece steel roof beams to a staging area, then attaching x-bracing to join two beams together for future placement onto a new gymnasium. The forklift operator was lowering the steel roof ...
  • JumpStartBypassStartRelated Fatalities in Oklahoma July 1997 February 2005
    Jump-Start/Bypass-Start-Related Fatalities in Oklahoma, July 1997 - February 2005
    Peters C
    2005/08/05 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The Oklahoma State Department of Health, Injury Prevention Service began a National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) funded Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) project in July 1997. Currently, 14 other states also participate in the NIOSH FACE program. FACE is a data collection and research project designed to ident ...
  • WorkRelated Homicides Oklahoma 19982004
    Work-Related Homicides, Oklahoma, 1998-2004
    Wendling T
    2005/08/05 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    Work-related violence is a concern for occupational safety and health professionals. Nearly two million workers are victims of violent crime each year. The costs related to workplace violence are difficult to estimate, but are suspected to run into the billions of dollars. Included in the financial burden are lost work time, reduced productivity, h ...
  • Construction Injury Narrative Apprentice Ironworker Struck by Dropped Steel Wedge 2005
    Construction Injury Narrative: Apprentice Ironworker Struck by Dropped Steel Wedge [2005]
    Departamento de Salud Pública de California
    2005/08/01 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    Mateo A., podador de árboles de 33 años, murió cuando estaba picando ramas de árbol con una astilladora de madera. Perdió su equilibrio o sus guantes fueron cogidos en los rodillos, y fue atrapado y arrastrado a travéz de las cuchillas de la máquina. Mateo estaba parado delante de la abertura de la máquina, introduciendo ramas pequeñas, cuando ocur ...
  • Utility Construction Supervisor Killed When Struck by a Pickup Truck at a Work Zone in Washington State
    Utility Construction Supervisor Killed When Struck by a Pickup Truck at a Work Zone in Washington State
    Washington (State). Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (WA FACE)  ...
    2005/07/29 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On June 10, 2002, a 49-year old male utility construction supervisor was killed and a fellow utility worker was seriously injured when they were struck by a motorist who drove a small pick-up truck into their work zone situated along a busy city street. The victim and the co-worker were working in a narrow, 2 ½ foot deep trench and were in the proc ...
  • FACE Fatal Facts Silos and Silo Gas Hazards
    FACE Fatal Facts: Silos and Silo Gas Hazards
    Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
    2005/07/29 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    Silos can be a serious hazard for farmers and workers on farms. Falls, hazardous atmosphere, and machine-related injuries can all occur. Oxygen-limiting silos like the well recognized blue Harvestore silos, can create a serious con fined space hazard. Silo gas, a natural by-product of feed fermentation, collects in upright silos within a few hours ...
  • Fatality Narrative Carpenter Falls from Top Plate of House Wall
    Fatality Narrative: Carpenter Falls from Top Plate of House Wall
    Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
    2005/07/29 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On August 30, 2004, a carpenter was fatally injured when he fell 11 feet 7 inches from the top plate of a house under construction. The 45-year-old victim, an experienced carpenter, was employed by a framing contractor and was part of a crew framing a new single-family house. The victim had been working from an 8 foot stepladder where he was using ...
  • City Employee Killed when Clothing became Entangled around an Unguarded PTO Shaft on a Salt Truck
    City Employee Killed when Clothing became Entangled around an Unguarded PTO Shaft on a Salt Truck
    New York State Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Program (NY FACE)  ...
    2005/07/28 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On January 26th, 2005 a 43-year-old male sanitation worker, employed by a city Department of Public Works (DPW), was killed when his sweatshirt became entangled around an unguarded Power Take Off (PTO) shaft on a salt truck. The truck had a broken bed chain (a conveyer belt used to transport salt to the rear of the truck) and had been in for servic ...
  • 6yearold youth dies when he was run over by a skidsteer loader driven by his 9yearold brother
    6-year-old youth dies when he was run over by a skid-steer loader driven by his 9-year-old brother.
    Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Project) (MIFACE)  ...
    2005/07/27 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On October 21, 2004, a 6-year-old male youth was killed while working with family members feeding cattle. The victim and his brother and sister were responsible for feeding the cows. Normally, this chore was done earlier in the eveningon this day, it was done in the later evening when it was dark outside. The victim's 9-year-old brother was operati ...
  • Farmer Dies When He Is Crushed Under Overturned Tractor in Ditch
    Farmer Dies When He Is Crushed Under Overturned Tractor in Ditch
    Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Project) (MIFACE)  ...
    2005/07/26 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On June 13, 2003, a 74-year-old male farmer was killed when his wide-front, Massey Ferguson model 65 Diesel tractor and 10-12-foot pull-type antique disc overturned into a 6- to 8- foot, steeply cut ditch that contained water. This was an unwitnessed event. It appeared that the victim exited a private drive after he completed turning over the soybe ...
  • Farm Boy Dies in ATV Rollover While Helping Father Chop Silage
    Farm Boy Dies in ATV Rollover While Helping Father Chop Silage
    Johnson, Wayne ;
    Madsen, Murray D.
    2005/07/22 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    During the summer of 2004, an eight-year-old farm boy was killed while helping his father and a neighbor chop hay for silage on their dairy farm. The father was driving a tractor pulling a silage chopper and silage wagon in the field. The boy was helping, driving to and from the field location on a 4-wheeled all-terrain vehicle (ATV), and assisting ...
  • Hispanic Flagger Dies After Being Run Over by a Dump Truck North Carolina FACE 200410
    Hispanic Flagger Dies After Being Run Over by a Dump Truck - North Carolina: FACE 2004-10
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
    2005/07/22 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On June 29, 2004, a 34-year-old Hispanic flagger (the victim) died after being run over by a partially-filled dump truck. The victim was a member of a three-man crew filling drop-off areas along the shoulders of a secondary state road with a dirt/gravel mixture of unclassified stone, also known as UCL. The victim was flagging from a position on the ...
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  • Hispanic Laborer Run Over and Killed by Backing Dump Truck in Roadway Construction Zone
    Hispanic Laborer Run Over and Killed by Backing Dump Truck in Roadway Construction Zone
    Nebraska Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Nebraska FACE)  ...
    2005/07/21 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    The victim, a 42-year-old Hispanic male concrete finisher, was killed when backed over by a dump truck in a roadway work zone. The victim's employer was contracted to remove old asphalt and concrete from a closed portion of a four-lane highway. The victim and several other employees met in front of the dump truck with a supervisor to discuss their ...
  • Laborer is Killed When Backed Over by Asphalt Milling Machine Massachusetts
    Laborer is Killed When Backed Over by Asphalt Milling Machine - Massachusetts
    Massachusetts Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Project (Massachusetts FACE)  ...
    2005/07/08 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On June 5, 2003, a 43-year-old male laborer (the victim) was fatally injured when struck by a backing asphalt milling machine. The paving crew had been using the milling machine to grind down a section of a parking lot. The victim was struck while walking alongside the milling machine while the machine was backing. A co-worker yelled to the milling ...
  • Hispanic Laborer Electrocuted When Crane Boom or Load Line Contacts 7200 Volt Overhead Power Line North Carolina FACE 200501
    Hispanic Laborer Electrocuted When Crane Boom or Load Line Contacts 7,200 Volt Overhead Power Line - North Carolina: FACE 2005-01
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
    2005/07/07 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On October 12, 2004, a 26-year-old Hispanic laborer (the victim) was electrocuted at a materials storage yard, as he guided an auger being lifted by a truck-mounted crane onto a truck. A 7,200 volt overhead power line ran through the middle of the 5-acre materials storage yard. The victim was holding on to the auger when the truck boom moved, appar ...
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