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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 Laborer Falls from Ladder
    Fatality Narrative: Laborer Falls from Ladder
    Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
    2005/03/31 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On July 15, 2004, a laborer was fatally injured when he fell from a straight portable ladder. The 47-year-old victim was employed by a contractor who was hired to move a surplus office trailer. The victim had spent the morning removing panels from the side of the trailer. The incident was unobserved, but investigators determined that the victim was ...
  • Farmer Died as Result of Starting Tractor on Ground
    Farmer Died as Result of Starting Tractor on Ground
    Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Project) (MIFACE)
    2005/03/29 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    In 2004, a 78-year-old male farmer was severely injured when he was run over by the rear wheel of his 1960s vintage model 1650 Oliver tractor. The deceased had hooked up a 150-gallon pull-type boom sprayer so he could eradicate weeds near his 60-acre soybean field. After dismounting from the tractor and mixing the solution in the sprayer, he attemp ...
  • Farmer Died When Run Over by Rear Wheel When He Started the Tractor While Standing On the Ground
    Farmer Died When Run Over by Rear Wheel When He Started the Tractor While Standing On the Ground
    Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Project) (MIFACE)  ...
    2005/03/27 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On June 29, 2004, a 78-year-old male farmer was severely injured when he was run over by the rear wheel of his 1960s vintage model 1650 Oliver tractor. The deceased had hooked up a 150-gallon pull-type boom sprayer so he could eradicate weeds near his 60-acre soybean field. After dismounting from the tractor and mixing the solution in the sprayer, ...
  • A lumberyard forklift operator died after being crushed between two railcar couplings
    A lumberyard forklift operator died after being crushed between two railcar couplings.
    Oklahoma Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (OKFACE)  ...
    2005/03/24 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On September 24, 2004, a 31-year-old forklift operator for a lumber company died when he was crushed between the couplings of two railcars. The victim was working with two other employees to position and "couple," or connect, the railcars for loading and shipping. One worker was operating a forklift, which was being used to push one loaded railcar ...
  • Equine Farm Manager Dies From Accidental Overdose of Xylazine
    Equine Farm Manager Dies From Accidental Overdose of Xylazine
    Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (KY FACE)  ...
    2005/03/22 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On October 6, 2003, a 49-year-old male equine farm manager accidentally died after injecting himself with an unknown quantity of Sedazine (xylazine), a sedative commonly used to sedate horses. After visiting a barn's storage area at approximately 8:45 am, the farm manager went to his house located on the farm and apparently tried to try to ease his ...
  • Landscaper Died When the Arms of a SkidSteer Loader Crushed His Upper Body and Head
    Landscaper Died When the Arms of a Skid-Steer Loader Crushed His Upper Body and Head
    Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Project) (MIFACE)  ...
    2005/03/15 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On May 27, 2004, a 27-year-old male landscape supervisor was killed when the lowering arms of a skid-steer loader crushed his head and upper body. The victim and his crew were clearing the back yard and uprooting small diameter trees and tree stumps for a newly constructed house. The victim was operating a Case brand model 1845C skid-steer loader e ...
  • 20YearOld Man Killed When Struck By Tree Falling from TreeCutting Machine
    20-Year-Old Man Killed When Struck By Tree Falling from Tree-Cutting Machine
    Bost, Patrick ;
    Bresnitz, Eddy A.
    2005/03/03 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On February 9, 2004, a 20-year-old male landscaping worker was killed when he was struck by a falling tree. The victim worked for his father, the owner of a small landscaping business in New Jersey. On the day of the incident, the victim and several other workers were assigned to clear a plot of land that included many large pine trees. The victim' ...
  • An elevator operator was killed when he fell from a manlift
    An elevator operator was killed when he fell from a manlift.
    Oklahoma Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (OKFACE)  ...
    2005/03/01 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On August 30, 2004, a 57-year-old elevator operator for a milling company was killed when he fell from the manlift he was riding. A manlift is a device used to transport a person vertically from floor to floor inside a building. The lift is an endless power-driven belt with steps and handholds that moves in one direction. The decedent used the manl ...
  • Fatal Injuries at Work Massachusetts Fatality Update 2002
    Fatal Injuries at Work: Massachusetts Fatality Update, 2002
    2005/03/01 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    Every year, men and women in a wide variety of jobs and industries throughout Massachusetts die as a result of injuries suffered at work. These deaths are all the more tragic because they are largely preventable. Information about when and how they occur is essential in order to target effective prevention programs. In Massachusetts, the Occupation ...
  • Cattle Rancher Hospitalized After Accidental Injection of Micotil
    Cattle Rancher Hospitalized After Accidental Injection of Micotil
    Davis, Arthur W. ;
    Hetzler, William E.
    2005/02/28 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 41-year-old cattle rancher became seriously ill as a result of an accidental injection of an animal antibiotic known as Micotil 300 which has no known antidote. On November 16, 2004, the rancher was preparing to vaccinate two calves with a 20 cc plastic disposable syringe in an outside lot using a squeeze chute. He vaccinated the first calf, then ...
  • Fatality Narrative Operator Killed When Construction Forklift Rolls Over
    Fatality Narrative: Operator Killed When Construction Forklift Rolls Over
    Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
    2005/02/28 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On May 14, 2004, a heavy equipment operator was killed when the construction forklift he was operating overturned. The 51-year-old victim was employed by a general contractor and was working at a jobsite where a slope near a highway was being reinforced. The victim was driving a Caterpillar Telehandler along a dirt road that switch-backed across a ...
  • Laborer Died After 2000pound Flexible Tote Bag Falls on Him
    Laborer Died After 2000-pound Flexible Tote Bag Falls on Him
    Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Project) (MIFACE)  ...
    2005/02/27 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On November 11, 2003, a 60-year-old male general laborer at a grain elevator was suffocated when a 4' x 4' x 4' duffle-top style polyethylene tote bag containing approximately 2,000 pounds of split black beans fell from its double-stacked position and landed on the victim, causing him to be pinned against a 25" tall section of a retaining wall. The ...
  • Hispanic youth laborer died after being struck by lightning
    Hispanic youth laborer died after being struck by lightning.
    Oklahoma Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (OKFACE)  ...
    2005/02/25 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 16-year-old Hispanic general laborer for a landscaping company was struck by lightning on July 2, 2004. The work crew was manually moving several pallets of rocks from the bed of a dump truck into a front-end loader, which was positioned at the back of the truck. The victim was standing in the bed of the dump truck along with two other workers. A ...
  • DPW Employee Dies After Falling Off The Trailer Hitch of a Leaf Vacuum
    DPW Employee Dies After Falling Off The Trailer Hitch of a Leaf Vacuum
    Bost, Patrick ;
    Bresnitz, Eddy A.
    2005/02/15 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On November 25, 2003, a 38-year-old municipal Department of Public Works (DPW) employee was killed when he fell from a trailer hitch while riding a leaf vacuum that was being towed down a residential street. The victim and his co-worker were assigned to vacuum piles of loose leaves left by the side of the road by the residents of the town. The vacu ...
  • A driller died after falling through an opening in the oil rig floor
    A driller died after falling through an opening in the oil rig floor.
    Oklahoma Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (OKFACE)  ...
    2005/02/04 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 59-year-old oil rig driller died on May 28, 2004 from head trauma he received after falling through an opening in the drilling floor. The decedent and his co-workers had just finished raising the derrick into the upright position. During the oil rig assembly process (rigging up), the crew worked on the drilling floor with unguarded openings due t ...
  • A county employee died when he was crushed between two heavy equipment compaction vehicles
    A county employee died when he was crushed between two heavy equipment compaction vehicles.
    Oklahoma Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (OKFACE)  ...
    2005/02/02 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On May 20, 2004, a 63-year-old heavy equipment operator was crushed between two compaction vehicles in a road construction work zone. Prior to the incident, the decedent and his co-workers were in the process of laying an open stretch of county road and were preparing for the compaction of materials from a chipper and oil dispersion unit. After pos ...
  • Arborists Look Up Stay Clear Stay Secured
    Arborists: Look Up, Stay Clear & Stay Secured
    Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Project) (MIFACE)
    2005/01/31 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    In Michigan from 2001-2003, 7 arborists have been killed when struck by falling trees or limbs or after falling from the tree while trimming. In order to prevent similar incidents in the future: 1. Develop a work plan. 2. Communicate the work plan to all workers through a job briefing before the work begins. 3. Assign work areas so that the distanc ...
  • Fatality Narrative Loader Operator Struck by Hopper Lid at Asphalt Batch Plant
    Fatality Narrative: Loader Operator Struck by Hopper Lid at Asphalt Batch Plant
    Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
    2005/01/31 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On February 23, 2004, a 500-pound hopper lid fell on a worker at an asphalt batch plant. The victim was doing maintenance work on an asphalt hopper unit, located on the top of a batch tower. The 40-year-old loader operator and another worker were performing routine maintenance work by changing screen decks on a hopper used to mix aggregate for pavi ...
  • Fatality Narrative Granite Installer Struck by Falling Granite Slabs
    Fatality Narrative: Granite Installer Struck by Falling Granite Slabs
    Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
    2005/01/31 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On May 10, 2004, a worker was struck by slabs of granite that fell while being moved. The victim was employed by a general contractor to work as a granite installer/construction laborer at a condominium construction site. The victim and a forklift operator were pushing a drywall cart loaded with five slabs of granite onto the forks of a heavy duty ...
  • Vibratory Hammer Operator Killed when Crushed Between a Crane Superstructure and its Left Rear Track Massachusetts
    Vibratory Hammer Operator Killed when Crushed Between a Crane Superstructure and its Left Rear Track - Massachusetts
    Massachusetts Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Project (Massachusetts FACE)  ...
    2005/01/26 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On March 24, 2003, a 57-year-old male vibratory hammer operator (the victim) was fatally injured when he was crushed between a crane superstructure and its left rear track on a construction site. The crew had been on site to install steel sheet pilings. There had been an extended delay in the steel sheet piling installation task due to an obstructi ...
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