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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: Iowa 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

2006IA007	IA	Farmer attacked and killed by dairy bull
2005IA075	IA	Farmer fatally injured in tractor posthole auger entanglement
2005IA042	IA	Handyman plumber asphyxiated in entry into water service manhole vault
2005IA034	IA	Farmer crushed against tractor tire by gravity flow wagon box while unhitching
2005IA027	IA	Farmer killed when raised front-end loader bucket attachment falls
2005IA004	IA	Part-time metal salvager died when crushed in tractor overturn with loader
2005IA002	IA	Farmer pitched from cart that tipped while being unloaded by grain vacuum
2004IA060	IA	53-year-old cattle farmer entangled in exposed rotating conveyor shaft
2004IA059	IA	45-year-old cattle farmer entangled in exposed rotating conveyor shaft
2004IA036	IA	Metalworking shop owner crushed between skid steer and forklift attachment
2004IA021	IA	Farmer run over by tractor and rotary cutter
2004IA019	IA	Farm boy dies in ATV rollover while helping father chop silage
2004IA017	IA	12-year-old farm boy dies while hitching up hay wagon
2004IA006	IA	Farmer dies when entangled in old flight elevator PTO shaft
2003IA072	IA	Overturn of a tractor with ROPS folded down kills operator
2003IA060	IA	Farmer crushed in machine shed doorway while using skid-steer loader (revised)
2003IA058	IA	Hog farmer dies from asphyxiation after manure pit agitation
2003IA057	IA	Warehouse forklift operator crushed against rack beam
2003IA056	IA	Farmer killed in tractor rollover while setting a fence post
2003IA055	IA	Construction worker electrocuted when boom forklift contacted power lines
2003IA054	IA	Farmer crushed under bucket of a skid-steer loader
2003IA045	IA	Auto mechanic dies from explosion while welding a barrel in his shop
2003IA043	IA	Worker falls to his death in a telescoping boom forklift overturn
2003IA036	IA	Satellite TV company manager dies while preparing pickup truck for transport
2003IA035	IA	Tractor operator run over and killed while making repairs
2003IA027	IA	Anhydrous ammonia nurse tank rupture kills agricultural cooperative worker
2003IA021	IA	Welder falls from boom forklift platform when boom shifts laterally
2003IA020	IA	Teenager dies in tractor overturn when home-made rollbar fails
2002IA061	IA	Swine confinement worker dies from carbon monoxide poisoning
2002IA057	IA	Man crushed between skid-steer loader and dump truck
2002IA056	IA	Farmer killed when tricycle tractor with front-end loader overturns
2002IA051	IA	Farmer falls to his death from grain bin ladder
2002IA050	IA	Young farmer crushed under rolling silage wagon
2002IA031	IA	Two sewer pipe relining workers killed by toxic sewer gas
2002IA024	IA	Tanker truck driver killed by unshielded PTO shaft
2002IA003	IA	Construction worker killed when cement forms fell from crane
2001IA042	IA	Excavator killed using skid-steer loader and tree shear attachment
2001IA038	IA	Operator of skid-steer loader killed when thrown out of seat
2001IA021	IA	Two railroad repair workers asphyxiated in damaged tank car
2001IA020	IA	City street worker was struck and killed by a speeding car
2001IA017	IA	Farmer suffocates in grain bin while unloading corn
2001IA005	IA	Farmer caught and killed by input shaft of roller mill
2001IA004	IA	Farmer was killed when pinned by old skid-steer loader
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
2000IA082	IA	Farmer fatally injured by rotary mower when tractor seat falls off
2000IA064	IA	Tree trimmer falls to his death as boom truck lift arm collapses in Iowa
2000IA055	IA	Two farmers/brothers killed by young bull
2000IA048	IA	Worker crushed in rubber tire assembly machine
2000IA031	IA	Worker dies when tower crane and water tower crash to the ground
2000IA005	IA	Sanitation assistant crushed between garbage truck and compactor
2000IA003	IA	Operator of horizontal boring machine is crushed to death
1999IA093	IA	Operator crushed by backhoe boom while doing maintenance
1999IA085	IA	Construction worker crushed between falling dump box and truck frame
1999IA038	IA	Sewer maintenance worker killed by nozzle tip on jet/vac hose
1999IA011	IA	Farmer crushed to death under broken corn planter
1999IA010	IA	Operator of three-wheeled agricultural sprayer was killed when machine overturned
1999IA007	IA	Farmer was pinned by a skid-steer loader lift arm as he leaned out to close a gate
1999IA005	IA	Tractor operator was killed in an overturn while moving a sandblasting trailer
1999IA003	IA	Youth farm worker is killed when he becomes entangled in PTO driveline of an old grinder-mixer
1998IA075	IA	Sawmill worker killed while unplugging wood chips from a chipper duct
1998IA074	IA	Female machine operator killed when working on a punch press
1998IA073	IA	Farmer is run over by a tractor while starting it when not In the operator’s seat
1998IA072	IA	Farmer slips off tractor step into path of a grain semi truck
1998IA071	IA	Two mechanics crushed to death when tow truck falls from jack stand
1998IA067	IA	Farmwife was killed as a gravity flow wagon filled with beans tipped over on her
1998IA058	IA	Tractor operator backs into tree branch and is crushed against steering wheel
1998IA056	IA	Farmer crushed underneath rotary mower while changing blades
1998IA053	IA	Electrician falls to his death from an old wooden transformer platform
1998IA048	IA	Farmer falls to his death from a combine during maintenance
1998IA045	IA	Arc welder dies in explosion while using an old barrel as a worktable
1998IA043	IA	Farm worker suffocates in flowing grain while clearing a blocked grain auger
1998IA035	IA	Farmer suffocates under grain while using a grain vacuum
1998IA017	IA	Salesman killed while lifting portable elevator that had tipped over in street
1998IA003	IA	Paper mill employee killed as winder safety plate pins him against a beam
1997IA052	IA	Mobile tower crane falls 180 feet to the ground killing the crane operator
1997IA031	IA	Farmer crushed under a skid-steer loader bucket
1996IA067	IA	Sheet metal roofer slips and falls through joint in ceiling - Iowa
1996IA065	IA	Construction worker falls head first into 16-foot concrete pit - Iowa
1996IA061	IA	Wife is pinned between tractor loader bucket and foundation wall while helping husband build new home - Iowa
1996IA055	IA	Asphalt machine runs over and kills worker
1996IA042	IA	Tractor avoids oncoming car but rolls in a ditch killing the operator
1996IA041	IA	Farmer crushed under corn planter while changing flat tire - Iowa
1996IA033	IA	Gravel pit worker dies while cleaning off a stalled conveyor belt - Iowa
1996IA015	IA	Farmer is killed by skid-steer loader when it rolls into creekbed - Iowa
1996IA008	IA	Construction worker killed by hydraulic excavator while working in trench
1996IA003	IA	Iron worker falls 19 stories after welding lead melts steel cage cable - Iowa
1995IA047	IA	Man dies after getting his leg caught in a grain auger
1995IA042	IA	Farmer slips while climbing into tractor and is run over and killed
1995IA040	IA	Farmer crushed to death while changing u-joint on older farm truck
1995IA035	IA	Farmer dies after getting caught in auger of a combine header
1995IA033	IA	Auto salvage yard worker crushed while working under car - Iowa
1995IA029	IA	Farmer killed from tractor rollover while loading hay on hillside
1995IA027	IA	Metal conveyor belt slides down incline crushing supervisor - Iowa
1995IA024	IA	Boom truck arm breaks causing tree trimmer to fall to his death - Iowa
1995IA021	IA	Youth falls from ladder and dies while changing light bulb - Iowa
1995IA019	IA	Loading dock worker crushed between forklift and flatbed truck - Iowa
1995IA017	IA	Farmer dies when a tree falls on him from a front end loader
1995IA009	IA	12 year old boy dies from a tractor rollover in a roadside ditch
1995IA007	IA	Construction worker falls to his death while repairing elevator - Iowa
1995IA006	IA	Retired farmer dies in barnyard from tractor rollover
1995IA005	IA	Silo maintenance worker dies after getting caught in unloading auger
1995IA001	IA	Farmer dies while cleaning foot pedals of skid-steer loader
1993IA015	IA	Lineman electrocuted after contacting 7,200 volt transmission line while installing new pole
1993IA014	IA	Iowa farm worker suffocates after becoming trapped in a storage bin filled with an unstable grain product