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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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  • A yard hand was killed when he was crushed between the mast and the rollover protective structure of a forklift
    A yard hand was killed when he was crushed between the mast and the rollover protective structure of a forklift.
    Oklahoma Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (OKFACE)  ...
    2005/01/26 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 72-year-old construction yard hand died on June 9, 2004 from chest trauma he received after being crushed between the mast and the rollover protective structure (ROPS) of the forklift he was operating. The victim was assigned to redistribute lumber that had been loaded on a 40-foot flatbed trailer at the company's storage yard facility. With a lo ...
  • A saw operator dies when struck by an aluminum plate that fell from a vacuum crane
    A saw operator dies when struck by an aluminum plate that fell from a vacuum crane
    Cierpich, Hank ;
    Harrison, Robert
    2005/01/19 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 36-year-old Hispanic male saw operator died when struck by an aluminum plate. The victim had raised the aluminum plate off a pallet using an overhead crane with vacuum-operated suction cups attached to the hook. The victim then shut off the power to the crane and reached under the suspended aluminum plate. The vacuum-operated suction cups were wi ...
  • A crane oiler dies when crushed between the counterweights and the rotating superstructure of a mobile crane
    A crane oiler dies when crushed between the counterweights and the rotating superstructure of a mobile crane
    Cierpich, Hank ;
    Harrison, Robert
    2005/01/19 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 64-year-old Hispanic male crane oiler died when he was crushed between the counterweights and the rotating superstructure of a mobile crane. The victim climbed up on the crane while the crane's superstructure was rotating. The victim did not communicate his intention with the crane operator. The crane cab did not have any mirrors to reflect activ ...
  • Farmer Died When Crushed Between Tractor Steering Wheel and Enclosed Feed Auger
    Farmer Died When Crushed Between Tractor Steering Wheel and Enclosed Feed Auger
    Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Project) (MIFACE)  ...
    2005/01/10 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On September 5, 2003, an 87-year-old male farmer died while backing his Oliver Super 77 tractor with an attached 5-foot cut rotary mower into a storage area in a barn. He placed the tractor in reverse to back the rotary mower into the barn. The sequence of events is unknown. It appears that the left rear tractor wheel tire traveled over a portion o ...
  • A farmer was killed while bypassstarting his tractor 05OK03801
    A farmer was killed while bypass-starting his tractor. [05-OK-038-01]
    Oklahoma Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (OKFACE)  ...
    2005/01/08 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    An 84-year-old farmer died on May 21, 2005 from injuries received after he was run over by the rear tire of a farm tractor he was attempting to bypass-start. The decedent was using one tractor to start a second tractor that was malfunctioning. The victim positioned himself between the two tractors and attached a set of jumper cables to the batterie ...
  • Hispanic Tower Erector Falls to Death from Television Tower
    Hispanic Tower Erector Falls to Death from Television Tower
    Nebraska Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Nebraska FACE)  ...
    2005/01/04 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 22-year-old Hispanic male tower technician fell 1200 feet to his death from a 1500 foot high television transmission tower. The victim was part of a five person maintenance crew reinforcing the tower after installation of a high-definition television antenna. While changing positions, the victim, who was using a positioning system but not an inde ...
  • Informacin FACE de Agricultura
    Información "FACE" de Agricultura
    New York State Department of Health  ...
    2005/01/01 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    Entre 1992 y 2004, 287 agricultores del Estado de Nueva York murieron mientras trabajaban. A continuación se presentan descripciones reales de agricultores y trabajadores agropecuarios que murieron haciendo su trabajo. Un trabajador del molino alimentador quedó atrapado y enterrado en el silo cuando entró para nivelar los copos de maíz. Un granjero ...
  • Farming FACE Facts
    Farming FACE Facts
    New York State Department of Health  ...
    2005/01/01 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    From 1992 to 2004, 287 agriculture workers in New York State died while working. Below are descriptions of real farmers and farm workers who were killed on the job. A feed mill worker became trapped and buried in a grain bin when he entered the bin to level the flaked corn. An elderly farmer died when the tractor he was operating overturned. He was ...
  • Hospital Employee Clearing Snow Killed When His SkidSteer Loader Broke Through a Ventilation Grate Located in a Sidewalk Massachusetts
    Hospital Employee Clearing Snow Killed When His Skid-Steer Loader Broke Through a Ventilation Grate Located in a Sidewalk - Massachusetts
    2005/01/01 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    Background: Many property owners and municipalities now use skidsteer loaders to clear snow from and sweep sidewalks as an efficient way to complete these tasks. One concern is that older grate systems may have been built to load capacity requirements that may not support heavier loads, such as skid-steer loaders, on sidewalks. In addition, older g ...
  • Temporary Worker Killed when Caught in Machinery at a Bottling Plant in Washington State
    Temporary Worker Killed when Caught in Machinery at a Bottling Plant in Washington State
    Washington (State). Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (WA FACE)  ...
    2004/12/27 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On February 26, 2000, a 24 -year-old temporary employee died when he was caught in a piece of machinery at a soft drink bottling plant. The victim was an operator on the bottle depalletizer/bottle conveyor line. The victim was employed and placed at the bottling plant by a temporary employment service agency. He had been on the job for about two ye ...
  • Fatal Facts Roadway Work Zones Hazards to Workers on Foot
    Fatal Facts: Roadway Work Zones: Hazards to Workers on Foot
    Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
    2004/12/27 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    Since the first roadways were constructed in Washington State, they have required periodic maintenance and repair to ensure a safe and enjoyable motoring experience for the public. These roadways have also provided easy access for the installation and maintenance of above and below ground water, sewer, electric, gas, telephone, and cable TV utility ...
  • ROPS Equipped Soil Compactor Overturn Kills Operator Tennessee FACE 200402
    ROPS Equipped Soil Compactor Overturn Kills Operator - Tennessee: FACE 2004-02
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
    2004/12/27 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On August 18, 2003, a 43-year-old female highway construction worker (the victim) died after the compactor she was operating rolled over the edge of a sloping dirt surface. The victim's job was to help in the construction of a dirt ramp by compacting the ramp surface as dirt was added. The victim was operating the compactor with seat belt fastened. ...
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  • Fatality Narrative Construction Laborer Struck by Headache Ball
    Fatality Narrative: Construction Laborer Struck by Headache Ball
    Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
    2004/12/27 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On February 16, 2004, a laborer was struck in the chest and killed by a headache, or overhaul ball, when the anti-two-blocking device failed. The 20-year-old laborer was attempting to remove a sling chain from the main hook of a mobile crane that was in operation at an industrial yard work site. The operating engineer of the mobile hydraulic crane ...
  • Chain Saw Operator Dies After Being Struck by Excavator Bucket During Site Clearing North Carolina FACE 200407
    Chain Saw Operator Dies After Being Struck by Excavator Bucket During Site Clearing - North Carolina: FACE 2004-07
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
    2004/12/23 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On July 27, 2004, a 46-year-old chain saw operator (victim) was cutting root balls from trees pushed over during site clearing, when he sustained fatal crushing injuries after being struck by the bucket of a track-mounted hydraulic excavator. The excavator operator was using the bucket on the excavator to push over trees, straighten downed trees fo ...
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  • Laborer Killed While Inflating a Tire Mounted on a Multipiece Rim Wheel
    Laborer Killed While Inflating a Tire Mounted on a Multi-piece Rim Wheel
    Massachusetts Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Project (Massachusetts FACE)  ...
    2004/12/22 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On October 16, 2003, a 42-year-old male laborer (the victim) was fatally injured while inflating a front-end loader's tire mounted on a multi-piece rim. The loader's front left tire had gone completely flat preventing the loader from being moved out of the garage location where it was parked. The victim was sitting in a chair approximately 12 inche ...
  • Hispanic Logger Struck and Killed by a Falling Tree Cut by a Feller Buncher Machine North Carolina FACE 200404
    Hispanic Logger Struck and Killed by a Falling Tree Cut by a Feller Buncher Machine - North Carolina: FACE 2004-04
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
    2004/12/17 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On December 8, 2003, a 23-year-old Hispanic logger (the victim) was struck by a tree cut by a feller buncher machine. After using the feller buncher to make 2 cuts on a tree that was approximately 104 feet in height and approximately 36-inches in diameter, the operator turned to view the tree he had just cut. He observed the tree lying on top of th ...
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  • Hospital Employee Clearing Snow Killed When His SkidSteer Loader Broke Through a Ventilation Grate Located in a Sidewalk Massachusetts
    Hospital Employee Clearing Snow Killed When His Skid-Steer Loader Broke Through a Ventilation Grate Located in a Sidewalk - Massachusetts
    Massachusetts Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Project (Massachusetts FACE)  ...
    2004/12/16 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On February 17, 2003, a 39-year-old male auto mechanic for a local hospital (the victim) was fatally injured when the skid-steer loader he was operating to clear snow fell through a ventilation shaft grate located in the sidewalk. The victim and the skid-steer loader fell approximately 20 feet to the bottom of a ventilation shaft. The force of the ...
  • Farmer Died When Tractor Overturns to Side While on a Hill
    Farmer Died When Tractor Overturns to Side While on a Hill
    Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Project) (MIFACE)  ...
    2004/12/15 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On Tuesday, September 2, 2003, a 78-year-old male farmer died when the tractor he was driving overturned on its side as he was attempting to change direction while on a hill. The victim had driven his International Farmall Cub tractor with an attached trailer on a paved roadway to the entrance gate to his property. He entered the property and trave ...
  • Hispanic Construction Worker Dies After Fall from an Improvised Scaffold
    Hispanic Construction Worker Dies After Fall from an Improvised Scaffold
    Bost, Patrick ;
    Bresnitz, Eddy A.
    2004/12/14 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On October 1,2003, a 66-year-old Hispanic carpenter died after he fell from the plank of an improvised scaffold at a construction site. The victim had arrived that day from his home in Costa Rica and was joining his son (the company owner) to work on the construction of an addition to a private, suburban home. The victim was standing on a single, w ...
  • Hispanic heavy equipment operator was killed while jumpstarting a padfoot drum compactor
    Hispanic heavy equipment operator was killed while jump-starting a pad-foot drum compactor.
    Oklahoma Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (OKFACE)  ...
    2004/12/10 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On April 1, 2004, a 62-year-old Hispanic equipment operator for a road construction company was crushed by a pad-foot drum compactor while attempting to manually start the machine. Prior to the incident, the victim and his co-workers were compacting soil and preparing to lay a new road surface. The workers, employed by the site's subcontractor, did ...
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