The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

FATALITY ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL EVALUATION (FACE) PROGRAM

What’s New 2012

This page contains a listing of FACE reports and publications that were added to the FACE site in 2012.

What’s New Items for December 2012
Report Number	Title	Date Posted
WA_Article_122012	Extending a Hazard Into Shop Safety Standards – WA FACE Program issues recommendations for protecting lathe operators external icon	12/17
WA_71-116-2012	Roofer Dies After Falling from Ladder or Roof, Washington pdf iconexternal icon	12/17
10MI137	Carpenter Died From Extension Ladder Fall, Michigan	12/06
10MI038	Heavy Equipment Operator Killed When Ejected From Cab, Michigan	12/06
10MI021	Farmer Grading Field Pinned Under Overturned Tractor, Michigan	12/06
10WA040	Deck Engineer on Barge Dies When Struck by Crane Counterweight, Washington	12/06
10WA015	Operator Dies After Being Caught Between Bulldozer’s Track and Fender, Washington	12/06
08OR001	Mechanic Killed by Excavator Bucket During Maintenance, Oregon	12/06

What’s New Items for November 2012
Report Number	Title	Date Posted
12IA009	Bathtub Refinishing Technician died from inhalation of paint stripper vapors, Iowa	11/14
MA_Alert_102012	Protect the Crossing Guards that Protect Our Children pdf iconexternal icon	11/13
IA_Alert_102012	2 Iowans Killed When Run Over by Tractors That Were Started While Standing Beside the Tractor pdf iconexternal icon	11/05

Report NumberTitleDate Posted

What’s New Items for October 2012
CA_Fact_26	A Day Laborer Dies When He Falls from a Scaffold pdf iconexternal icon	10/29
MI_Alert_15	Falls From Scaffolds can be Prevented, Michigan pdf iconexternal icon	10/24
12CA002	A Maintenance Worker Dies From Exposure to Dichloromethane, California	10/11
11CA005	A House Painter Dies When He Falls Through a Roof Opening, California	10/11
11CA004	A Roofing Supervisor Dies When He Falls Though a Skylight, California	10/11
10CA009	A Psychiatric Technician Dies from a Patient Assault at a Forensic Psychiatric Facility, California	10/11
11KY009	Semi Truck Driver Falls Asleep While Driving, Crashes and Dies, Kentucky	10/09
10KY043	Steel Worker Falls from Highway Bridge and Dies, Kentucky	10/09
10KY008	Semi Tractor-Trailer Driver Dies in Median Crossover Crash; 10 Others Die, Kentucky	10/09
WA_71-114-2012	Farm Laborer Killed by Falling 1,500 lb Hay Bale pdf iconexternal icon	10/09

What’s New Items for September 2012
Report Number	Title	Date Posted
WA_71-113-2012	Crane Operator Dies after Falling from Crane Turntable Deck pdf iconexternal icon	09/17

What’s New Items for August 2012
Report Number	Title	Date Posted
09WA051	Carpet Installer Dies After Falling 32 Feet at a Commercial Jobsite FACE Report Fatality Narrativepdf iconexternal icon	08/22
07NY107	Master Stonemason Dies in a 30-foot Fall From a Handmade Work Platform Attached to a Powered Industrial Truck	08/22
Occup Environ Med	Evaluation of a Nationally Funded State-Based Programme to Reduce Fatal Occupational Injuriespdf iconexternal icon	08/06

What’s New Items for July 2012
Report Number	Title	Date Posted
MA_Alert_042012	Bathtub Refinisher Dies from Exposure to Methylene Chloridepdf iconexternal icon	07/19
WA_71-110-2012	Dairy Worker Struck by Bullpdf iconexternal icon	07/12

What’s New Items for June 2012
Report Number	Title	Date Posted
11MA008	Municipal Lead Custodian Dies in Fall from Mobile Scaffolding, Massachusetts	06/26
10MA036	Carpenter Fell from the Roof of a Single Family Home Under Construction, Massachusetts	06/26
11CA006	An Automotive Mechanic Dies from Thermal Burns when the Gasoline He was Pouring into a Vehicle Ignited, California	06/26
WA_71-110-2012	Painter Falls from Stepladder pdf iconexternal icon	06/11
11CA003	A Tree Trimmer is Electrocuted When a Tree Branch Falls onto Energized Electric Power Lines, California	06/11
11CA002	A Day Laborer Dies When He Falls Off a Scaffold, California	06/11
11CA001	A Plumber Dies When He Falls from the Second Floor of a Building after Stepping on Unsupported Plywood Formwork, California	06/11
10CA011	An Orchard Caretaker Dies When He is Pulled into a Wood Chipper, California	06/11
10CA008	A Construction Worker Dies When a Fully Extended Scissor Lift Falls Over, California	06/11

What’s New Items for May 2012
Report Number	Title	Date Posted
10CA006	A Gardener Dies When He Falls Out of a Tree While Trimming, California	05/31
10CA005	A Mechanic Dies When He is Crushed by the Hydraulic Arm of a Recyclable Refuse Collection Truck, California	05/31
09CA007	Warehouse Worker Dies When He Falls Through a Skylight, California	05/31
09CA004	A Chemist Dies from Burns Caused by Mixing Chemicals, California	05/29
09CA002	Construction Laborer Dies After Being Crushed Under a Concrete Patio Foundation, California	05/29
MA_Alert_042012	Temporary Agencies and Worksite Employers Share Responsibility for Keeping Temporary Workers Safepdf iconexternal icon	05/23
MA_Brochure_042012	Myths and Facts about Falls in Residential Constructionpdf iconexternal icon	05/23
MA_Fact_042012	Fatal Falls Among Massachusetts Construction Workers, 2007-2011 data reportpdf iconexternal icon fact sheetpdf iconexternal icon	05/23
MA_Update_042011	Fatal Injuries at Work: Massachusetts Fatality Update, 2009pdf iconexternal icon	05/23
08CA009	A Diesel Mechanic Dies When He is Crushed Between the Tire and the Cab of a Fire Truck, California	05/22
08CA006	Laborer Dies When He Falls 35 Feet From a Scaffold After Being Electrocuted,California	05/17
07CA008	Material Handler Dies When She is Crushed Against a Podium by a Backing Forklift, California	05/17
CA_Alert	Methylene chloride linked to worker death in church – Californiapdf iconexternal icon	05/17
WA_81-7-2011	Preventing Injuries and Fatalities Among Landscape Service Workers in Washington State pdf iconexternal icon	05/02

What’s New Items for April 2012
Report Number	Title	Date Posted
CA_Digital_Story	Video: A Solar Panel Installer Falls to His Death	04/25
WA_71-109-2012	Laborer Run Over by Reversing Dump Truck in Highway Work Zonepdf iconexternal icon	04/25
WA_71-106-2011	Orchard Tractor Operator Dies When Tractor Rolls Overpdf iconexternal icon	04/11
MA_Scaffold	SCAFFOLD SAFETY: For Residential Construction Contractorspdf iconexternal icon	04/11
MA_Ladder	LADDER SAFETY: For Residential Construction Contractorspdf iconexternal icon	04/11

What’s New Items for March 2012
Report Number	Title	Date Posted
09IA012	Farmer engulfed then asphyxiated by corn in grain bin	03/29
10MI006	Maintenance Supervisor Killed by Fall While Changing Light Bulb	03/29
09MI085	Truck Driver Struck by Semi-Tractor When Walking in Parking Lot	03/29
09MI082	Golf Course Mechanic Died When Struck by Falling Ash Tree	03/29
09MI049	Commercial Roofer Died When Struck by a Falling Load of Palletized Roofing Material	03/29
09MI009	Construction Laborer Pinned Under Tire of Articulated Machine	03/29
08WA049	Assembler / Fabricator Dies When Struck by “L” Rack Loaded with Glass Mirrors in Washington State	03/29

What’s New Items for February 2012
Report Number	Title	Date Posted
CA_Alert_012012	Methylene chloride linked to worker death in tank – Californiapdf iconexternal icon	02/23
WA_71-106-2011	Skid-Steer Loader Operator Crushed Between Backhoe Attachment and Cab – Washingtonpdf iconexternal icon	02/23
11MA1NF	Two 11th Grade Students Shocked in Separate Incidents in the Same Electrical Technology Vocational School Program – Massachusetts	02/14
10MA032	Immigrant Roofer Struck by a Bag of Gravel that Fell from a Roof	02/14
10MA019	Immigrant Roofer Electrocuted When an Aluminum Ladder Platform Hoist Contacted Overhead Power Line	02/14
09MA044	Mechanic Repairing a Multi Terrain Loader Pinned between the Loader’s Lift Arm and Frame	02/14
09MA042	Warehouse Worker Fatally Injured when Struck by Falling Metal Grates	02/14
08MI009	Journeyman Mason Dies After Stepping Backward Off a Raised Mobile Scaffold	02/02
08KY065	Out-of-State Electrician Electrocuted While Restoring Service at a Personal Residence	02/02

What’s New Items for January 2012
Report Number	Title	Date Posted
07NY033	A Plumber Dies After the Collapse of a Trench Wall	01/31
07NJ077	Construction Laborer Dies After Falling Through Temporary Bridge “Catch” Platform, 75 Feet To Ground	01/09

Page last reviewed: January 12, 2012

Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health