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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.

State-based Case Reports: Motor Vehicles The following reports are the products of our Cooperative State partners and are presented here in their original unedited form from the states. The findings and conclusions in each report are those of the individual Cooperative State partner and do not necessarily reflect the views or policy of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Report No.	Incident State	Title

1995AK005	AK	Soldier killed in vehicle roll-over at Army base
2005CA007	CA	An apprentice mechanic died when the truck tire he was standing over exploded
2004CA008	CA	A construction laborer died when he was struck by a fast moving vehicle as he crossed the roadway in a street construction work zone
2003CA009	CA	An equipment operator died after being run over by a double trailer truck
2002CA003	CA	A construction worker jumps over a cement barrier onto an interstate highway transition road and is killed when struck by an oncoming vehicle
2002CA001	CA	A heavy equipment operator died when the dump truck he was backing slid down an embankment and then tumbled over
2001CA004	CA	A traffic controller is killed when backed over by a dump truck
2000CA006	CA	A construction flag person dies after being backed over by a truck
2000CA005	CA	A construction inspector dies after being backed over by a ten-wheel asphalt dump truck
2000CA004	CA	A highway worker dies when struck by a speeding vehicle while picking up cones on an interstate highway
1999CA001	CA	Truck driver run over by tractor-trailer at trash transfer station and dies in California
1994CA007	CA	Delivery truck driver dies after being crushed by a truck while making a delivery to a local market
2002IA057	IA	Man crushed between skid-steer loader and dump truck
2001IA020	IA	City street worker was struck and killed by a speeding car
2001IA002	IA	Towman crushed to death while hooking up disabled propane truck
2001IA001	IA	Extra rider on garbage truck is killed when he falls under truck
1998IA072	IA	Farmer slips off tractor step into path of a grain semi truck
2006KY079	KY	Dump truck driver dies after being entangled In power-take-off drive shaft
2006KY057	KY	Dump truck driver dies after his vehicle was struck by a train
2005KY036	KY	Dump truck driver dies after unintentional release of asphalt
2005KY008	KY	Male semi-truck driver killed in rollover crash on county road
2005KY001	KY	Emergency roadside technician dies when struck by a single-unit truck on an interstate shoulder
2003KY030	KY	Highway construction worker dies when struck by semi-tractor trailer
1994KY111	KY	Farmer struck by truck and killed on public roadway
1994KY045	KY	Part-time farmer dies after pick-up truck over turns
2004MA043	MA	Airport ramp worker dies after being struck by a deicing truck - Massachusetts
2004MA005	MA	Two tow truck drivers killed when struck in a highway breakdown lane
2003MA066	MA	Watchman dies after being struck by freight train while assisting in snow clearing from train tracks - Massachusetts
2001MA039	MA	Police officer dies after being backed over by a dump truck - Massachusetts
2000MA061	MA	Police officer fatally injured when struck by a backing dump truck at a public roadway construction work zone - Massachusetts
2000MA054	MA	Police officer killed when struck by motorist while directing traffic at roadway work zone
1994MA016	MA	Massachusetts newspaper girl dies after being struck by a jeep while delivering her route from a bicycle
1994MA008	MA	Massachusetts newspaper boy dies when struck by a van while crossing the street on his bicycle
2007MI011	MI	Career fire fighter dies after ejection from his fire engine when it was struck by a vehicle
2006MI135	MI	Unrestrained custom spray applicator died when ejected from a self-propelled sprayer after sprayer struck an oncoming semi-truck trailer
2005MI123	MI	Truck driver dies when straw bales fall off truck and strike him
2005MI077	MI	Race car fuel dispenser operator killed when methanol tank exploded
2005MI045	MI	Tow truck operator dies when car being driven by intoxicated driver leaves road and strikes him
2005MI026	MI	Tow truck operator pinned under sport utility vehicle when working under it
2004MI107	MI	Engineering technician dies when backed over by cement mixer
2003MI025	MI	DPW worker run over by pickup truck exiting the vehicle to open an overhead garage door
2002MI106	MI	Highway worker killed by passenger vehicle while setting up highway work zone warning signal
2002MI040	MI	Truck driver killed when front-end loader secured by chains on a lowboy trailer broke free and rolled onto cab
2001MI025	MI	Delivery man struck by vehicle while stopped on roadway to change delivery van flat tire
1995MN063	MN	Custodian dies from injuries sustained while attempting to stop a pickup truck that was rolling away
1994MN031	MN	Highway construction worker dies after being struck while crossing roadway
1992MN014	MN	Highway construction flagman dies after being struck by a pickup truck
1996MO061	MO	Special road district foreman struck by oil distributor truck
1993MO008	MO	Commercial route refuse collector crushed when refuse truck slid into semi-truck trailer
2004NE040	NE	Hispanic laborer run over and killed by backing dump truck in roadway construction zone
2004NE007	NE	Engineering technician run over and killed by backing dump truck
2001NE038	NE	Construction worker caught between forklift and cement truck
2001NE008	NE	Snowplow operator caught between two trucks in Nebraska
2001NE006	NE	Maintenance worker crushed between forklift and truck
2000NE034	NE	Construction zone worker hit by gravel truck in Nebraska
2000NE005	NE	Worker crushed by tanker
1999NE021	NE	Member of road striping crew struck by semi
1998NE011	NE	Worker run over by compactor at landfill
1998NE010	NE	Security guard run over by own truck
1995NE013	NE	Worker crushed between forklift and flatbed trailer
1995NE009	NE	Driver crushed between semi tractor and trailer
2005NJ090	NJ	School crossing guard struck and killed by a sport utility vehicle
2003NJ070	NJ	Highway worker struck and killed by an auto while filling potholes
2003NJ054	NJ	Municipal road worker struck by a truck at a worksite
2002NJ021	NJ	17-year-old pizza delivery driver killed in a motor vehicle accident
2001NJ129	NJ	Field engineer struck by vehicle while painting highway markings
2001NJ098	NJ	Jackhammer operator run over by a truck in a highway work zone
2001NJ020	NJ	Truck driver killed in highway work zone collision
2004NY012	NY	Flagger dies after being struck by a pickup truck in a highway work zone
2004OK066	OK	A forklift operator was killed when his forklift was struck from behind by a motor vehicle
2003OK098	OK	Hispanic laborer died after being struck by a vehicle in a roadway work zone
2003OK047	OK	A road construction worker was killed when he was run over by an asphalt dump truck
2003OK016	OK	Waste disposal worker was crushed between a waste disposal truck and a dumpster
2000OK045	OK	A 17-year old on a hay hauling crew died from injuries received when he fell from a moving hay truck and was apparently run over by the vehicle's tire in Oklahoma
1999OK088	OK	A roller operator and a work crew foreman died when they were struck by a motorist in a highway work zone
2006OR005	OR	Mechanic killed when collar caught on PTO driveline
2003OR032	OR	Vehicle strikes utility worker in short-duration work zone
1998TX112	TX	A rear load helper, for a refuse collection company in Texas, died when he was crushed by the rear wheels of a refuse collection vehicle
2000WA041	WA	City worker killed when struck by a dump truck in Washington State
2000WA040	WA	Lineman killed after being struck by a car in Washington State
1999WA070	WA	Flagger killed when struck by a dump truck, during road construction, in Washington State
2003WI020	WI	Youth newspaper carrier dies after being struck by an automobile while delivering newspapers on a bicycle
2001WI002	WI	Youth reserve recruit killed in automobile collision while traveling on duty
2000WI106	WI	Youth newspaper delivery assistant dies in motor vehicle collision
2000WI074	WI	Construction laborer killed when run over by dump truck in highway work zone - Wisconsin
2000WI048	WI	Youth newspaper delivery person killed when he fell out of the open door of a minivan and was run over
1999WI076	WI	Florist pinned between bucket of an industrial truck and semi trailer in Wisconsin
1991WI013	WI	General laborer at a feed mill dies after presumed fall followed by vehicle run over
1994WY006	WY	Speeding truck hits signal equipment in Wyoming
1994WY003	WY	Electrician run over by 170 ton truck in Wyoming
1993WY020	WY	Police officer killed in traffic collision in Wyoming
1993WY018	WY	Worker hit by truck in off-road incident in Wyoming
1993WY016	WY	Trucker killed in high speed rollover in Wyoming
1993WY013	WY	Truck driver in two vehicle head-on crash in Wyoming
1993WY009	WY	Salesman strikes backhoe with pickup in Wyoming
1993WY008	WY	Counselor dies in traffic crash in Wyoming
1993WY006	WY	Salesman dies from vehicle rollover in Wyoming
1993WY003	WY	Truck driver killed in vehicle overturn in Wyoming
1992WY010	WY	Construction foreman motor vehicle crash in Wyoming
1992WY005	WY	Explosives representative head-on crash in Wyoming