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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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  • Farmer Dies When His Tractor was Rearended by a Semi
    Farmer Dies When His Tractor was Rear-ended by a Semi
    Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Project) (MIFACE)  ...
    2008/09/22 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On April 30, 2007, a 53-year-old male farmer died when the John Deere 3020 tractor he was operating on a dry, two-lane road was struck in the rear by a semi truck. Both vehicles were traveling northbound on the road. The tractor and wagon he was pulling were in the travel portion of the road. The blacktop roadway had paved shoulders that transition ...
  • Roofer Dies From Fall Off Residential Roof
    Roofer Dies From Fall Off Residential Roof
    Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Project) (MIFACE)  ...
    2008/09/22 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On August 11, 2007, a 34-year-old male self-employed roofer fell from the unprotected roof edge of a residential home under construction. A friend of the decedent, who was also a roofing contractor, had hired him. There were four to six members on the work crew. The sequence of events leading to the fall is unknown. The decedent was not wearing or ...
  • A 53YearOld Male Iron Foreman Dies After Fall From Steel Decking
    A 53-Year-Old Male Iron Foreman Dies After Fall From Steel Decking
    Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (KY FACE)  ...
    2008/09/05 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    During the fall of 2007, a 53-year-old male iron foreman died when he fell approximately 18 feet from roofing being installed on a retail building under new construction. Two work crews were installing metal decking for a roof by laying corrugated metal sheets to the joists of a retail building being constructed. All workers wore personal fall arre ...
  • Fatality Narrative Well Driller Helper Killed When Stationary Well Drilling Truck Tips Over
    Fatality Narrative: Well Driller Helper Killed When Stationary Well Drilling Truck Tips Over
    Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
    2008/09/02 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On July 20, 2007, a well driller helper died trying to free a well drilling truck stuck in the mud when it toppled over and pinned him underneath the rig. The 33-year-old victim had worked for the water well drilling company for the past three months. The well driller with 16-years experience and helper (the victim) had finished a well drilling job ...
  • Tree Trimmer Dies When He is Pulled into a Wood Chipper
    Tree Trimmer Dies When He is Pulled into a Wood Chipper
    Cierpich, Hank ;
    Harrison, Robert
    2008/08/29 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A Hispanic male tree trimmer died after he was pulled into a wood chipper while feeding branches into the machine. The victim was part of a two-man crew that was trimming trees along a residential street when the incident occurred. The wood chipper had a built-in safety device called the feed control bar that was located on the top and both sides o ...
  • Maintenance Worker Dies When He Falls Off the Roof of an Apartment Building
    Maintenance Worker Dies When He Falls Off the Roof of an Apartment Building
    Cierpich, Hank ;
    Harrison, Robert
    2008/08/29 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    A 42-year-old Hispanic maintenance worker died when he fell from the flat roof of a three-story apartment building. The victim was working by himself repairing a leak in the roof at the time of the incident. There were no warning lines or perimeter barriers on the roof and the victim was not using any personal fall protection equipment. The employe ...
  • SupervisorForeman Struck By A Pickup Truck While Placing Channelizer Drum in Road
    Supervisor/Foreman Struck By A Pickup Truck While Placing Channelizer Drum in Road
    Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Project) (MIFACE)  ...
    2008/08/26 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On November 30, 2007, a 57-year-old male, who was the supervisor/foreman and part owner of a concrete curb and gutter installation company, was struck and killed by an oncoming pickup as he was placing a channelizer drum in the roadway. On the day of the incident, the decedent and the county road commission inspector met at the jobsite to discuss n ...
  • Log truck driver killed when brakes fail on steep road
    Log truck driver killed when brakes fail on steep road
    Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Program) (OR-FACE)  ...
    2008/08/13 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On April 19, 2006, a 42-year-old log truck driver was killed when he apparently jumped from his runaway truck after his brakes failed on a steep, narrow gravel road. The driver had less than 1 year of experience operating a semi-truck. Earlier in the day, the driver entered the mill yard with his rear trailer brakes smoking. The trailer air-brake l ...
  • Mechanic killed pouring gasoline on fire
    Mechanic killed pouring gasoline on fire
    Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Program) (OR-FACE)  ...
    2008/08/13 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On January 9, 2006, a 37-year-old field mechanic for a logging company was killed when he tried to stoke a warming fire by pouring gasoline on it. The mechanic and a coworker arrived at a logging site at 7 a.m. to perform maintenance on a log-loading machine. The weather was cold and rainy, and the coworker started a warming fire, using a combinati ...
  • Log Truck Driver Killed When Brakes Fail on Steep Road
    Log Truck Driver Killed When Brakes Fail on Steep Road
    Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Program) (OR-FACE)
    2008/08/13 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On April 19, 2006, a 42-year-old log truck driver was killed when he apparently jumped from his runaway truck after his brakes failed on a steep, narrow gravel road. The driver had less than 1 year of experience operating a semi-truck. Earlier in the day, the driver entered the mill yard with his rear trailer brakes smoking. The trailer air-brake l ...
  • Mechanic Killed Pouring Gasoline on Fire
    Mechanic Killed Pouring Gasoline on Fire
    Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Program) (OR-FACE)
    2008/08/13 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On January 9, 2006, a 37-year-old field mechanic for a logging company was killed when he tried to stoke a warming fire by pouring gasoline on it. The mechanic and a coworker arrived at a logging site at 7 a.m. to perform maintenance on a log-loading machine. The weather was cold and rainy, and the coworker started a warming fire, using a combinati ...
  • Journeyman Lineman Run Over by OffRoad Vehicle While Directing the Vehicle onto a Transport Trailer
    Journeyman Lineman Run Over by Off-Road Vehicle While Directing the Vehicle onto a Transport Trailer
    Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Project) (MIFACE)  ...
    2008/08/04 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On June 26, 2007, a 34-year-old male journeyman lineman was killed when a Go-Tract Model GT300 he was directing onto a trailer struck him. After replacing the cross-arms and three insulators on an energized 46kV line, the 4-person crew, all of whom were journeyman lineman, were loading the Go-Tract onto the trailer. Coworker #1, the lineman in char ...
  • Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation FACE Annual Report 2006 Occupational Fatalities
    Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE), Annual Report 2006, Occupational Fatalities
    Douglas J ;
    Hammond T
    2008/08/01 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    In 2006, Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation recorded 67 fatal occupational incidents, and 79 worker deaths. The number represents a rate of 4.4 worker fatalities per 100,000 employed workers in the civilian labor force in Oregon, higher than the national rate of 3.9 (CFOI 2006). OR-FACE produces investigation reports for a selection ...
  • Young Workers Stay Alive on the Job 2008
    Young Workers: Stay Alive on the Job! [2008]
    Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Program) (OR-FACE)
    2008/08/01 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    In 4 years in Oregon over 40 young workers aged 12-24 were killed at work. You have the right to a safe workplace. You have the right to report a safety problem without fear of punishment. You have the right to refuse to do dangerous work. Risk increases when you work long hours or late at night. Speak up and ask questions about safety concerns. Ta ...
  • FACE facts Trabajador muere aplastado Queda atrapado entre dos lminas de molde mientras repara una maquina de moldeo por inyeccin
    FACE facts: ¡Trabajador muere aplastado! Queda atrapado entre dos láminas de molde mientras repara una maquina de moldeo por inyección
    Departamento de Salud Pública de California
    2008/08/01 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    En un incidente reciente, Francisco M,* (* No es el nombre real de la víctima) un mecánico de 47 años, murió cuando se paró entre las láminas de una maquina de moldeo por inyección mientras la reparaba. Un supervisor cerró la puerta de seguridad, lo cual permitió que se prendiera la máquina antes de que Francisco tuviera oportunidad de salirse. ¿CU ...
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  • FACE Facts Trabajador Muere Aplastado
    FACE Facts: Trabajador Muere Aplastado!
    Departamento de Salud Pública de California
    2008/08/01 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    En un incidente reciente, Francisco M,* (* No es el nombre real de la víctima) un mecánico de 47 años, murió cuando se paró entre las láminas de una maquina de moldeo por inyección mientras la reparaba. Un supervisor cerró la puerta de seguridad, lo cual permitió que se prendiera la máquina antes de que Francisco tuviera oportunidad de salirse. ¿CU ...
    Multi-Language
  • Maintenance Worker Electrocuted While Attempting to Change a Light Bulb in Washington State
    Maintenance Worker Electrocuted While Attempting to Change a Light Bulb in Washington State
    Washington (State). Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (WA FACE)  ...
    2008/07/31 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    In October of 2004, a 32-year-old male maintenance worker died from electrocution while working at an assisted living facility in Washington State. The victim was changing a broken metal halide bulb in a ceiling fixture. To remove it, the victim turned off the area wall light switch and taped the switch in the "off" position. The victim climbed int ...
  • WorkRelated Deaths in Oklahoma 19982007
    Work-Related Deaths in Oklahoma, 1998-2007
    Kruger E
    2008/07/31 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    In the United States, a total of 5,840 work-related deaths (rate of 4.0 per 100,000 workers) were reported in 2006. Historically, the annual rate of work-related deaths has been higher in Oklahoma than the national rate. In July 1997, the Commissioner of Health declared work-related fatalities a reportable condition in Oklahoma. The Injury Preventi ...
  • Fatality Narrative Construction Engineer Killed When Struck by Car in Highway Work Zone
    Fatality Narrative: Construction Engineer Killed When Struck by Car in Highway Work Zone
    Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
    2008/07/31 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On June 22, 2007, a construction engineer was killed when he was struck by a motor vehicle that entered a highway work zone. The 30-year-old victim had worked several years for his employer, a highway construction company. The current project involving major reconstruction and lane additions on an interstate highway had been active for about a year ...
  • Laborer Struck by Skidsteer Loader While Exiting from a Tarpenclosed Area on a Construction Site Massachusetts
    Laborer Struck by Skid-steer Loader While Exiting from a Tarp-enclosed Area on a Construction Site - Massachusetts
    Massachusetts Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Project (Massachusetts FACE)  ...
    2008/07/28 | Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
    On April 9, 2007, a 30-year-old male construction laborer (the victim) was fatally injured when a skid-steer loader struck him. The victim had been using a wheelbarrow to move mortar from the mixer to the staging area. The staging area was underneath a section of scaffold that was surrounded by a tarp. At the time of the incident, the victim was in ...
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