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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: Nebraska 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

2006NE002	NE	Hispanic asbestos remover falls to death from ladder
2005NE028	NE	Hispanic carpenter killed when struck by piece of concrete that fell from rigging device during hoist in highway work zone
2005NE012	NE	Construction worker struck by falling steel roof beam
2004NE099	NE	Cattle rancher hospitalized after accidental injection of micotil
2004NE044	NE	Hispanic carpet laborer overcome by carbon monoxide fumes
2004NE040	NE	Hispanic laborer run over and killed by backing dump truck in roadway construction zone
2004NE034	NE	Hispanic laborer falls with ladder to concrete pad
2004NE016	NE	Warehouse manager killed in fall from wooden ladder
2004NE007	NE	Engineering technician run over and killed by backing dump truck
2004NE002	NE	Worker electrocuted in bucket truck
2003NE027	NE	Irrigation system serviceman electrocuted
2003NE022	NE	Farmer electrocuted exiting grain bin
2003NE019	NE	Hispanic tower erector falls to death from television tower
2003NE004	NE	Cattleman dies due to accidental injection
2003NE003	NE	Trucker crushed by irrigation pipe
2002NE044	NE	Worker falls into mixing tank
2002NE032	NE	Trailer court owner killed in mobile trash compactor
2002NE028	NE	Concrete block truck operator struck by falling pre-cast steps
2002NE017	NE	Farm supply store manager killed when engulfed by corn in grain bin
2002NE013	NE	Telecommunications tower maintenance worker struck by cable
2002NE011	NE	Standup forklift operator asphyxiated by warning chain
2002NE004	NE	Farmer killed by propane/methane flash fire
2001NE038	NE	Construction worker caught between forklift and cement truck
2001NE026	NE	Youth landscaper pinned underneath front end loader
2001NE008	NE	Snowplow operator caught between two trucks in Nebraska
2001NE006	NE	Maintenance worker crushed between forklift and truck
2000NE050	NE	Steel erector falls from scissors lift
2000NE034	NE	Construction zone worker hit by gravel truck in Nebraska
2000NE016	NE	Equipment operator drowns in canal
2000NE008	NE	Machine operator falls from order picker in Nebraska
2000NE005	NE	Worker crushed by tanker
1999NE028	NE	Farm youth suffocated in corn bin
1999NE021	NE	Member of road striping crew struck by semi
1999NE018	NE	Mechanic crushed by bus falling off jack
1999NE017	NE	Machine operator crushed by robotic platform
1999NE016	NE	Two feedlot workers suffocated in grain bin
1999NE009	NE	Farmer crushed by stock shredder
1999NE004	NE	Mechanic killed while dismantling paper baler
1998NE032	NE	Falling portable scaffold kills carpenter
1998NE029	NE	Tractor overturn kills temporary worker
1998NE025	NE	Three fiber optic cable installers killed by contact with power line
1998NE013	NE	Ironworker falls into elevator pit
1998NE012	NE	Farmer killed in tractor rollover
1998NE011	NE	Worker run over by compactor at landfill
1998NE010	NE	Security guard run over by own truck
1998NE001	NE	Shop worker run over by tractor
1997NE045	NE	Farmer crushed in stacker
1997NE041	NE	Backhoe bucket crushes worker in trench
1997NE035	NE	30 foot fall from steel girder
1997NE030	NE	Lineman electrocuted on tower
1997NE019	NE	Fall from stepladder
1997NE011	NE	Worker crushed by equipment support leg
1997NE010	NE	Tractor overturn
1997NE006	NE	Lineman struck by falling power pole
1996NE051	NE	Forklift overturn
1996NE045	NE	Worker falls from tipping forklift
1996NE043	NE	Crane tips over on barge
1996NE035	NE	Maintenance mechanic crushed in machinery
1996NE020	NE	Window washer falls 40 feet
1996NE009	NE	Fall from forklift pallet
1996NE006	NE	Worker crushed in forklift overturn
1996NE005	NE	Hydrogen sulfide poisoning kills two
1996NE004	NE	Fall from overhead crane
1995NE040	NE	Worker buried in trench cave in
1995NE034	NE	Skid steer operator crushed by lift arm
1995NE031	NE	Laborer struck by steel pipe
1995NE025	NE	Construction worker crushed under skid steer loader bucket
1995NE024	NE	Hydraulic hammer rollover crushes operator
1995NE017	NE	Worker falls 33 feet while constructing elevator shaft
1995NE016	NE	Pressman falls from printing press
1995NE013	NE	Worker crushed between forklift and flatbed trailer
1995NE012	NE	Iron production worker crushed in machinery
1995NE010	NE	Roofer falls 20 feet to his death
1995NE009	NE	Driver crushed between semi tractor and trailer
1994NE059	NE	Asphalt roller crushes flagman
1994NE039	NE	Commercial garage door falls, fatally crushing worker
1994NE012	NE	Construction worker dies after 25 foot fall from I-beams