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Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program

 

Through the Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program, NIOSH conducts investigations of fatal occupational injuries. The primary intent of this program is to provide interested users with access to the full text of hundreds of fatality investigation reports.

In-house Case Reports: Construction

 

Report No.

Incident State

Title

 
2007-06 SC Hispanic construction worker dies while operating ride-on roller/compactor - South Carolina
2007-01 NC Hispanic laborer dies after falling through a second story floor opening in a single family home under construction - North Carolina
2006-06 TN Laborer dies when a water truck drifts downhill and pins him against a retaining wall - Tennessee
2006-03 VA Laborer dies after being run over by a backing dump truck during a nighttime paving project - Virginia
2006-01 NC Hispanic carpenter’s helper dies after crane boom fell on him during disassembly - North Carolina
2005-11 NC Construction worker dies after being run over by a bulldozer at a commercial construction site - North Carolina
2005-06 NC Hispanic worker dies after falling from a pile of construction debris in the bed of a trash-style body truck to a paved driveway below - North Carolina
2005-04 NC Hispanic laborer dies after footing collapse - North Carolina
2004-10 NC Hispanic flagger dies after being run over by a dump truck - North Carolina
2004-07 NC Chain saw operator dies after being struck by excavator bucket during site clearing - North Carolina
2004-06 SC Sixteen-year-old Hispanic youth dies after falling from a job-made elevated work platform during construction - South Carolina
2004-05 OH Four construction workers die after cantilever launching gantry collapses at bridge construction site - Ohio
2003-13 SC 18-year-old dies after being entangled in a portable mortar mixer - South Carolina
2003-12 SC Hispanic pipe layer dies after being struck by excavator (track hoe) bucket on construction site - South Carolina
2003-07 SC Two Hispanic construction laborers (ages fifteen and sixteen) die after trench collapse - South Carolina
2003-05 NC Hispanic construction laborer dies and two coworkers are injured after falling 10 feet from an unsecured box on the forks of a forklift - North Carolina
2003-01 VA Part-time laborer pinned between scissor lift work platform railing and doorway header - Virginia
2002-11 NC Hispanic construction laborer dies after portable silo collapse - North Carolina
2002-08 TN Hispanic dump-truck driver dies after being caught between frame and dump body of off-road truck while performing routine lubrication - Tennessee
2002-03 NC Construction laborer dies after being run over and crushed by a grader at a road construction site - North Carolina
2001-10 IN Seventeen-year-old part-time road construction laborer dies after being run over by a water truck - Indiana
2001-07 AL Fourteen-year-old laborer dies after falling through a skylight - Alabama
2001-04 FL Fifteen-year-old laborer dies after falling through a skylight - Florida
2001-02 NS State department of transportation highway maintenance worker dies after being struck by a car while installing reflectors on a guardrail
2001-01 NC State Department of Transportation worker (Laborer) dies after being struck by motor vehicle - North Carolina
2000-20 NC Twenty-nine-year-old asphalt compactor operator dies from crushing injuries received during machine rollover - North Carolina
2000-16 AL A 16-year-old died after falling 27 feet at a residential construction site - Alabama
2000-12 OH Carpenter dies after being struck by uncontrolled concrete bucket when crane tips over - Ohio
2000-10 NC Construction laborer dies after being pinned between the bucket of a mini-excavator and an air compressor - North Carolina
2000-07 NC Three tower painters die after falling 1,200 feet when riding the hoist line - North Carolina
2000-05 PA Truck driver dies after the off-highway truck he was operating rolled over an embankment and came to rest on its top - Pennsylvania
2000-03 MI Youth laborer dies in trench collapse - Michigan
2000-02 WI Flagger struck from behind and killed by a truck intruding into a highway construction work zone - Wisconsin
1999-03 SC Female construction worker dies in a compactor tip over at a highway construction site - South Carolina
1999-02 AZ Youth dies in trench collapse - Arizona
1999-01 NC Tower hand dies after 230-foot fall from communications tower - North Carolina
1998-21 SC Tower painter dies and a second painter injured after falling 900 feet while inside a man basket - South Carolina
1998-20 NC Tower erector dies after falling 200 feet from telecommunication tower - North Carolina
1998-19 VA Laborer run over by dump truck at roadway resurfacing operation - Virginia
1998-18 VA Equipment operator crushed when chimney falls on hydraulic excavator - Virginia
1998-17 NC Laborer dies after 41-foot fall from roof under construction - North Carolina
1998-16 WV Roofer helper dies after falling 16 and one-half feet from roof to concrete basement way - Kansas
1998-12 NC Fence technician pinned inside cargo van by line laying machine - North Carolina
1998-11 NC Electrical mechanic dies after 45-foot fall through unguarded floor opening - North Carolina
1998-08 SC Scaffold erector dies after falling 60 feet from scaffold inside boiler - South Carolina
1998-07 SC Tower erector dies after falling 125 feet from cellular phone tower - South Carolina
1998-06 VA Construction laborer dies after being run over by asphalt roller at highway construction site - Virginia
1998-05 PA Tower worker dies after falling 130 feet from hoist cable to ground - Pennsylvania
1998-02 VA Truck driver dies after crane boom strikes truck cab at construction site - Virginia
1997-11 PA Construction laborer dies after being stuck by a front end loader at a construction site - Pennsylvania
1997-10 NC Tower erector/inspector dies after falling 200 feet from a telecommunications tower to the ground - North Carolina
1997-08 SC Carpenter's helper dies after 120-Foot fall from an unprotected floor edge of an atrium - South Carolina
1997-03 PA Mechanic fatally injured during dismantling of crane boom at scrap metal yard - Pennsylvania
1996-25 NC Cement finisher dies after being crushed against doorway by cement truck chute - North Carolina
1996-24 SC Steel rack installer dies after being struck by 3,000 pound bundle of rack end pieces - South Carolina, July 25, 1996
1996-21 VA Temporary employee falls through coliseum roof - Virginia, June 27, 1996
1996-20 VA Painter dies after falling from aerial platform - Virginia, May 24, 1996
1996-19 TX Sixteen-year-old electrical-contractor laborer electrocuted - Texas, June 18, 1996
1996-18 VA Supervisor dies as a result of injuries sustained in fall with powered vertical lift aerial platform - Virginia, May 7, 1996
1996-16 VA Equipment operator dies after scraper overturns - Virginia, March 14, 1996
1996-11 SC Welder dies after being struck by a three-ton steel roof truss - South Carolina, February 29, 1996
1996-08 VA Laborer struck and killed by a 700-pound concrete lid - Virginia, November 20, 1995
1996-07 WV Welder/ironworker dies after becoming entangled in a beltline driveshaft - South Carolina, September 8, 1995
1996-05 VA Electrician dies following a 60-foot fall through a roof - Virginia, October 25, 1995
1995-19 SC Sheet metal mechanic dies after falling 25 feet through roofing insulation - South Carolina, July 20, 1995
1995-18 SC Roofer falls to death from roof -- South Carolina, August 3, 1995
1995-09 NC Carpenter dies after falling 16 feet from roof - North Carolina, March 7, 1995
1995-06 TN Painter dies after 35-foot fall from scaffold - Tennessee, November 21, 1994
1995-01 TN Ironworker foreman dies after falling 24 feet from a forklift - Tennessee, October 24, 1994
1994-19 VA Laborer dies after being struck by overturning crane - Virginia, August 8, 1994
1994-18 VA Asphalt milling superintendent crushed under asphalt milling machine - Virginia, August 5, 1994
1994-17 NC HVAC contractor and employee electrocuted in crawlspace - North Carolina, August 30, 1994
1994-15 SC Carpenter dies after falling 17 feet from a scaffold - South Carolina, June 22, 1994
1994-14 SC Construction foreman dies after falling from aerial lift bucket truck - South Carolina, June 20, 1994
1994-13 SC Drywall mechanic dies after 10-foot fall from an open-sided floor - South Carolina, March 14, 1994
1994-12 SC Carpenter dies after falling 10 feet from a step ladder/porch floor - South Carolina, March 23, 1994
1994-10 WV Journeyman wireman electrocuted after contacting energized switchgear components at power plant - West Virginia, March 14, 1994
1994-03 SC Pipefitter crushed by 5,000-pound shoring plate - South Carolina, September 29, 1993
1993-23 NC Painter dies after fall inside 250,000 gallon water tank - North Carolina, July 2, 1993
1993-22 NC Roofer dies after fall from ladder - North Carolina, June 11, 1993
1993-21 NC Cement finisher dies after 17-foot fall through unguarded floor opening - North Carolina, July 2, 1993
1993-19 SC Electrician apprentice dies following a 33-foot fall through a roof - South Carolina, June 25, 1993
1993-17 MD Two men die in well cleaning operation - Maryland, May 1, 1993
1993-15 SC Painter/sandblaster dies following a 30-foot fall from scaffolding inside a water tank - South Carolina, April 7, 1993
1993-07 PA Technical engineer dies after being struck and crushed by a bulldozer/earth compactor - Pennsylvania, November 18, 1992
1992-40 VA Equipment operator struck and killed by road grader - Virginia, September 4, 1992
1992-37 VA Roofer dies after being struck by a falling counterweight - Virginia, September 4, 1992
1992-36 VA Carpenter's helper dies after falling through stairwell opening - Virginia, September 4, 1992
1992-30 VA Apprentice lineman electrocuted while setting utility pole - Virginia, May 21, 1992
1992-27 VA Painter electrocuted when metal ladder contacts a powerline - Virginia, July 9, 1992
1992-24 SC Roofer's helper electrocuted when ladder platform hoist contacts a powerline - South Carolina, June 24, 1992
1992-20 SC Electrical project supervisor dies after contacting an energized conductor - South Carolina, May 16, 1992
1992-19 SC Construction laborer dies after a water truck and scraper collide - South Carolina, May 22, 1992
1992-13 AK Bulldozer operator crushed by bulldozer during construction of oil exploration island - Alaska
1992-11 AK Ironworker dies following an 18-foot fall from structural steel framework - Alaska, October 20, 1991
1992-08 AK Roofer dies in 16-foot fall from residential roof - Alaska, September 13, 1991
1992-06 SC Roofing mechanic trainee electrocuted - South Carolina
1992-05 IN Painter dies after 80-foot fall from electrical transmission tower - Indiana
1992-04 IN Steel connector dies after falling 19 feet from a bridge under construction to the highway below - Indiana
1992-03 VA Roofer helper dies following a 22-foot fall through a roof opening in Virginia, October 2, 1991
1992-01 VA Electrical contracting company line mechanic electrocuted after contacting energized conductor while working from an aerial bucket - Virginia, September 17, 1991
1991-33 VA Iron worker dies following an 89-foot fall through an opening in temporary metal flooring in Virginia, July 12, 1991
1991-29 SC Crew foreman electrocuted when he contacts energized conductor in South Carolina, August 27, 1991
1991-26 SC Carpenter dies after falling from the roof of a carport addition that collapsed while under construction in South Carolina, August 3, 1991
1991-25 SC Electrical lineman electrocuted after contacting energized trailer-mounted line tensioner in South Carolina, August 5, 1991
1991-22 KY Laborer electrocuted upon contacting an energized conveyor in Kentucky, May 31, 1991
1991-21 KY Construction laborer is electrocuted when crane boom contacts overhead 7200-volt powerline in Kentucky, June 24, 1991
1991-18 MD Journeyman ironworker dies following a 22.5-foot fall from a walkway in Maryland, May 26, 1991
1991-11 OH Ironworker dies in Ohio following a 20-foot fall through a skylight opening, January 28, 1991
1991-07 SC Sheet metal worker dies after falling 35 feet to a concrete floor - South Carolina, November 12, 1990
1991-06 VA Construction laborer dies after falling 61 feet from work platform in Virginia, November 1, 1990
1991-05 VA Construction laborer electrocuted after handling damaged energized extension cord in Virginia, October 11, 1990
1991-02 SC Electrician dies after fall in South Carolina, October 11, 1990
1990-39 VA Foreman electrocuted and lineman injured after truck-mounted crane boom contacts 7,200-volt overhead powerline in Virginia, August 22, 1990
1990-38 VA Well driller electrocuted when pipe on crane cable contacts 12,000-volt overhead powerline in Virginia, August 11, 1990
1990-33 OH Three ironworkers die and one was seriously injured in the collapse of a structural steel framework in Ohio, May 22, 1990
1990-32 VA Electrician electrocuted when he contacts energized conductor in a manhole - Virginia
1990-29 NC Laborer touching suspended cement bucket electrocuted when crane cable contacts 7200-volt powerline in North Carolina, March 1, 1990
1990-28 NC Carpenter dies following an 11-foot fall from a roof in North Carolina, February 22, 1990
1990-25 VA Concrete contractor/finisher dies in Virginia following a 36-foot fall through a floor opening, February 6, 1990
1990-24 SC Ironworker foreman dies after falling 50 feet from structural steel in South Carolina, January 27, 1990
1990-23 MD Carpenter falls 62 feet to his death while attempting to enter a personnel basket at a bridge construction site in Maryland, January 26, 1990
1990-21 MD Roofer dies after falling through skylight fixture in Maryland, November 6, 1989
1990-20 MD Mason dies after falling 36 feet from scaffolding - Maryland, November 3, 1989
1990-19 MD Welder dies after falling 22 feet from a roof at mall construction site in Maryland, November 4, 1989
1990-16 OH Painter dies following a 40-foot fall from scaffold inside water tank in Ohio, November 20, 1989
1990-15 IN Ironworker foreman dies following a 37-foot fall through platform opening in Indiana, September 12, 1989
1990-13 IN Asbestos worker dies in fall from scaffold - Indiana
1990-12 IN Painter dies when scaffold falls inside municipal water tank in Indiana, October 21, 1989
1990-11 IN Journeyman glazier dies after being catapulted from manlift - Indiana
1990-10 PA Carpenter electrocuted in Pennsylvania when aluminum edging contacts powerline, October 28, 1990
1990-09 VA Painter electrocuted while repositioning an aluminum extension ladder - Virginia
1990-07 SC Laborer dies after fall from ladder - South Carolina
1990-01 OH One laborer and two steel workers electrocuted when an elevated work platform contacts 69,000-volt powerline in Ohio, September 25, 1989
1989-50 TN Apprentice electrician electrocuted, August 23, 1989
1989-49 GA Window mechanic dies in 250-foot fall, August 17, 1989
1989-47 MD Laborer falls to his death through a skylight opening, July 24, 1989
1989-41 MD Carpenter dies after 13-foot fall through roof opening onto concrete floor, June 8, 1989
1989-37 SC Laborer electrocuted when he contacts 4160-volt power line on rooftop, June 1, 1989
1989-35 SC Stucco mason dies in fall from scaffold, April 21, 1989
1989-34 SC Ironworker dies in fall from a warehouse under construction, April 29, 1989
1989-31 OH Laborer dies from 80-foot fall through a bridge, April 12, 1989
1989-30 MD Electrician's helper falls to his death through a skylight, April 18, 1989
1989-29 VA Caulking mechanic dies in fall when scaffold fails, March 15, 1989
1989-26 SC Apprentice lineman electrocuted while upgrading a power distribution system, March 6, 1989
1989-25 VA Sheet metal mechanic dies following a 22-foot fall through a roof opening, December 20, 1988
1989-24 MD Carpenter dies in 90-foot fall from top of parking garage, October 29, 1988
1989-23 MD Painter dies in 25-foot fall from tank top onto concrete pad, December 8, 1989
1989-22 MD Roofer/carpenter dies after 26-foot fall from roof, January 3, 1989
1989-21 MD Cement finisher dies after 160-foot fall from scaffold, December 19, 1988
1989-20 IN Construction worker dies in 36-foot fall at construction site, January 18, 1989
1989-17 NC Electrical foreman and groundman electrocuted when guy wire contacts 13,200- volt power line, October 12, 1988
1989-16 NC Roofer electrocuted when ladder contacts 7200-volt power line, October 20, 1988
1989-15 NC Laborer electrocuted as boom of bucket truck contacts a 7200-volt power line, January 11, 1989
1989-14 MD Carpenter's helper dies in 24-foot fall from building under construction, January 6, 1989
1989-13 MD Ironworker dies following a 25-foot fall through a roof opening, December 14, 1988
1989-12 MD Ironworker dies following a 12-foot fall from metal decking onto concrete, December 13, 1989
1989-11 NC Lineman supervisor dies following contact with energized conductor, October 25, 1988
1989-10 NC Machine operator electrocuted when crane contacts overhead power line, December 5, 1988
1989-07 OH Foreman and painter die in 48-foot fall when scaffold collapses, November 15, 1988
1989-05 KY Painter dies in a 140-foot fall at a municipal water tower, September 22, 1988
1989-03 MD Painter dies in 96-doot fall from highway bridge, October 29, 1988
1989-02 MD Ironworker dies following a 35-foot fall at construction site, October 8, 1988
1988-47 IN Equipment operator/lineman electrocuted in Indiana, September 12, 1988
1988-45 SC Electrical contractor crew leader electrocuted in South Carolina, September 1, 1988
1988-44 NH Construction sub-contractor asphyxiated in manhole in New Hampshire, August 20, 1988
1988-43 SC Carpenter dies in 14-foot fall from roof in South Carolina, August 17, 1988
1988-42 SC Female cement finisher dies in 165-foot fall at construction site in South Carolina, August 25, 1988
1988-40 KY Laborer electrocuted after contacting crane touching power pine in Kentucky, August 22, 1988
1988-38 MD Construction foreman falls to his death from a roof in Maryland, August 11, 1988
1988-37 VA Electrician electrocuted when he contacted an energized wire in Virginia, July 7, 1988
1988-36 GA Three construction supervisors die from asphyxiation in manhole in Georgia, August 19, 1988
1988-34 OH Laborer electrocuted when metal work platform became energized in Ohio, August 5, 1988
1988-32 SC Welder electrocuted by contact with an energized overhead crane conductor in South Carolina, July 9, 1988
1988-31 SC Welder/pipefitter electrocuted in South Carolina, July 20, 1988
1988-29 VA Painter falls to his death from a scaffold in Virginia March 24, 1988
1988-28 OH Asbestos worker electrocuted in Ohio, July 6, 1988
1988-27 SC Dry wall finisher dies in fall from ladder on scaffold in South Carolina, June 23, 1988
1988-24 NC Laborer electrocuted in North Carolina, June 8, 1988
1988-22 NC Two pipefitters electrocuted in North Carolina, March 26, 1988
1988-18 SC Sheetmetal helper falls to his death through a skylight opening in South Carolina, January 6, 1988
1988-17 SC Foreman falls to his death from a steel beam in South Carolina, March 2, 1988
1988-15 IN Ironworker falls to his death from a steel column in Indiana, March 28, 1988
1988-13 OH Cement finisher electrocuted in Ohio, February 25, 1988
1988-12 OH Company president falls to his death from roof in Ohio February 23, 1988
1988-09 OH Ironworker falls to his death from a steel truss in Ohio, December 16, 1987
1988-08 OH Construction laborer falls to his death from a roof in Ohio, December 7, 1987
1988-07 MD Roofer falls to his death from a roof in Maryland, November 16, 1987
1988-06 MD Plumber falls to his death through a roof opening in Maryland, October 30, 1987
1988-05 NC Construction worker electrocuted in North Carolina, September 24, 1987
1988-04 NC Painter electrocuted in North Carolina, September 1, 1987
1987-69 TN Electrician electrocuted in Tennessee, August 20, 1987
1987-68 IN Electrician electrocuted in Indiana, July 29, 1987
1987-67 IN Two construction workers die inside sewer manhole in Indiana, July 21, 1987
1987-66 VA Laborer electrocuted in Virginia, August 10, 1987
1987-63 MD 30 year-old electrician electrocuted in Maryland, July 29, 1987
1987-58 MD 19 year-old electrician's apprentice electrocuted in Maryland, June 18, 1987
1987-55 NC Electrician electrocuted in North Carolina, June 23, 1987
1987-52 VA Driller electrocuted in Virginia, June 13, 1987
1987-48 SC Two workers (a carpenter and a laborer) electrocuted in South Carolina, June 5, 1987
1987-44 MD Construction worker electrocuted in Maryland, April 29, 1987
1987-41 NC 56 year-old pipe layer electrocuted in North Carolina, April 23, 1987
1987-40 VA Painter electrocuted in Virginia, April 17, 1987
1987-34 GA 19 year-old electrician's apprentice electrocuted in Georgia, March 17, 1986
1987-32 GA 27 year-old painter electrocuted in Georgia, July 21, 1986
1987-28 OH Two painters electrocuted in Ohio, November 17, 1986
1987-19 MD 20 year-old bricklayer electrocuted in Maryland, November 24, 1986
1987-15 KY 19 year-old laborer electrocuted in Kentucky, August 27, 1986
1987-13 TN Laborer electrocuted in Tennessee, October 23, 1986
1987-10 MD Pump operator/truck driver electrocuted in Maryland, October 27, 1986
1987-09 MD Laborer electrocuted in Maryland, October 22, 1986
1987-05 CA Owner/foreman of construction company dies in 15 foot-deep manhole in California, October 14, 1986
1987-04 TN Apprentice sheetmetal worker electrocuted in Tennessee, September 10, 1986
1986-54 GA Insufficient oxygen level in sewer claims the life of plumbing contractor in Georgia
1986-47 NC Electrician electrocuted in North Carolina
1986-44 NC Electrician dies in North Carolina, July 27, 1986
1986-39 TN Two laborers electrocuted in Tennessee
1986-36 KY 22 year-old construction worker electrocuted in Kentucky
1986-33 SC Electrician electrocuted in South Carolina
1986-28 IN 24 year-old mobile home installer electrocuted in Indiana
1986-20 NC 23 year-old lineman electrocuted in North Carolina
1986-18 NC A telephone contracting company groundman electrocuted in North Carolina
1986-11 KY Two electrical contractor employees electrocuted in Kentucky
1986-08 NC 18 year-old electrician's apprentice electrocuted in North Carolina
1986-02 NC A journeyman electrician electrocuted in North Carolina
1985-47 IN 18 year-old iron worker electrocuted at Indiana construction site
1985-45 OH Worker killed in cave-in at Ohio excavation site
1985-33 CA Construction worker dies as a result of spraying coating material in confined space in California
1985-32 KY 20-year old electrocuted when backhoe breaks 7200 volt power line at construction site in Kentucky
1985-29 TN Two construction workers electrocuted when crane contacts one phase of a 13.4 kv system in Tennessee, June 26, 1985
1985-20 PA Worker killed by trench cave-in in Pennsylvania
1985-18 NC Worker electrocuted during installation of 7200 volt power pine in North Carolina
1985-15 PA Worker electrocuted while guiding a load suspended from a crane in Pennsylvania
1985-14 AZ Construction worker electrocuted when crane boom contacts 13,800 volt power line in Arizona
1985-13 AZ Worker dies in excavation collapse in Arizona
1985-12 MO One dead, one injured in elevator fall at construction site in Missouri
1985-10 GA 22 year old construction worker dies when excavation collapses
1985-08 NS Workman electrocuted when crane load line contacts 7200 volt power line
1985-07 TN Two workers electrocuted by 23,000 volt power line erecting a steel support structure, December 11, 1984
1985-04 NS Crew foreman dies due to electric arc from powerline
1984-13 AZ Two confined space fatalities during construction of a sewer line
1983-06 PA Scaffold collapse involving a painter
1982-03 PA Investigative report of an occupational fatal accident occurring in Greene County, Pennsylvania on October 15, 1982
1982-02 WV Fall from a scaffold involving a construction foreman
1982-01 MA Decapitation of a construction foreman

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