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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: Massachusetts

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

 
2006MA1NF MA Two 10th grade students injured in separate incidents in the same mill/carpentry vocational school shop - Massachusetts
2006MA059 MA Carpenter dies from carbon monoxide poisoning while using a gasoline powered generator Inside a construction-site storage container - Massachusetts
2006MA027 MA A municipal worker struck by a motor vehicle while patching a pothole - Massachusetts
2005MA074 MA Landscaper dies inside the hopper of a truck mounted pneumatic blower - Massachusetts
2005MA059 MA Worker killed when crushed by multiple granite slabs - Massachusetts
2005MA044 MA Floor sander dies when wood floor refinish product ignites
2005MA038 MA Window washer is pulled off a roof and falls 53 feet when the rolling roof outrigger to which his lifeline was attached rolls off the roof - Massachusetts
2005MA035 MA A machine operator dies after becoming caught in a computer numerical controlled vertical milling machine - Massachusetts
2005MA018 MA Temporary laborer was fatally injured when caught between an idler pulley and conveyor belt at a recycling facility - Massachusetts
2004MA2NF MA A 17-year-old student severely injures leg on a construction site while working at a steel erection company as part of a cooperative work experience - Massachusetts
2004MA043 MA Airport ramp worker dies after being struck by a deicing truck - Massachusetts
2004MA038 MA Roofer electrocuted and another severely shocked when the aluminum extension ladder he was moving contacted an overhead power line - Massachusetts
2004MA032 MA Two Vietnamese floor sanders die when wood floor finish product ignites
2004MA006 MA Worker killed when caught inside a palletizer hoist area - Massachusetts
2004MA005 MA Two tow truck drivers killed when struck in a highway breakdown lane
2004MA002 MA Assistant supervisor dies while releasing a jammed product from a plastic injection molding machine - Massachusetts
2003MA2NF MA Four hotel maintenance workers exposed to excessive levels of carbon monoxide in boiler room - Massachusetts
2003MA1NF MA A 15-year-old student amputates fingers while operating an unguarded table saw in woodworking class - Massachusetts
2003MA066 MA Watchman dies after being struck by freight train while assisting in snow clearing from train tracks - Massachusetts
2003MA057 MA Laborer killed while inflating a tire mounted on a multi-piece rim wheel
2003MA041 MA City equipment operator killed when run over by a rotary riding mower
2003MA034 MA Youth killed while operating a forklift at a plumbing supply company
2003MA030 MA Crane operator killed when outrigger sinks into unstable soil causing the crane to overturn
2003MA018 MA Laborer is killed when backed over by asphalt milling machine
2003MA010 MA Two window washers fall 90 feet when their horizontal static line failed
2003MA006 MA Vibratory hammer operator killed when crushed between a crane superstructure and its left rear track
2003MA001 MA Hospital employee clearing snow killed when his skid-steer loader broke through a ventilation grate located in a sidewalk
2002MA042 MA A Portuguese speaking laborer working for a Korean speaking employer is fatally injured after falling from an extension ladder - Massachusetts
2002MA030 MA A Spanish speaking roofer dies after falling from a roof of a residential structure - Massachusetts
2002MA016 MA Temporary Hispanic laborer dies after being struck by a turning devices at a concrete product manufacturing facility - Massachusetts
2002MA010 MA Vessel mechanic drowns after falling from a ladder between a tugboat and the dock - Massachusetts
2002MA002 MA Machine operator dies after becoming caught in a shirt pressing machine - Massachusetts
2002MA001 MA Massachusetts laborer dies after arm is caught in rock crushing machine conveyor belt
2001MA041 MA Vehicle mounted work platform tips killing bridge inspector - Massachusetts
2001MA039 MA Police officer dies after being backed over by a dump truck - Massachusetts
2001MA037 MA Boat handler is fatally crushed while placing wooden blocks under a partially supported boat - Massachusetts
2001MA020 MA Country club maintenance employee run over by a tractor while training a new employee - Massachusetts
2001MA016 MA Massachusetts tractor operator killed while wheel harrowing a tobacco field
2000MA070 MA A 61-year-old salesman dies after falling 10 feet from an operator-up high lift truck
2000MA069 MA State worker fatally injured while operating a bulldozer at a state mental health facility - Massachusetts
2000MA061 MA Police officer fatally injured when struck by a backing dump truck at a public roadway construction work zone - Massachusetts
2000MA058 MA Massachusetts youth killed while operating forklift at seafood processing facility
2000MA055 MA Construction laborer killed after a backhoe slid into an excavation - Massachusetts
2000MA054 MA Police officer killed when struck by motorist while directing traffic at roadway work zone
2000MA050 MA Youth killed while driving golf cart at country club - Massachusetts
2000MA042 MA Massachusetts mechanic killed when a 55-gallon drum exploded
2000MA035 MA Massachusetts laborer crushed in baler at paper recycling facility
2000MA014 MA Massachusetts self-employed farmer killed when a corn chopper head attachment for a forage harvester falls onto him
2000MA003 MA Massachusetts stock clerk dies from fall out of a tipped vertical lift
1999MA070 MA Massachusetts foundry manager dies when caught in die casting machine
1999MA068 MA Separate rotating shafts entanglements kills two Massachusetts fishermen
1999MA058 MA Massachusetts inventory control clerk dies after falling from a high lift order picker truck
1999MA033 MA A Massachusetts drill press operator strangled after his shirtsleeve was caught and tightened by rotating drill bit
1999MA032 MA A self-employed welder fatally injured during an explosion while welding a rim wheel to repair air leaks
1999MA026 MA Massachusetts bakery worker fatally injured in a fall from a stepladder
1999MA022 MA Self-employed residential contractor dies in ten foot fall through floor opening on Massachusetts construction site
1999MA002 MA Fourteen-foot fall kills ironworker at a Massachusetts construction site
1998MA049 MA Operator dies when caught between mast and cage of forklift in a Massachusetts warehouse
1998MA043 MA Self-employed electrician dies while driving aerial lift in parking garage
1998MA035 MA Temporary laborer dies in fish processing plant in Massachusetts
1998MA033 MA Carpet installer killed in forklift tipover at a Massachusetts warehouse
1998MA030 MA Massachusetts elevator mechanic dies in twenty foot fall from a fixed ladder on the side of a building
1998MA021 MA Massachusetts pile driver dies when struck by pile in trench
1997MA050 MA Carpenter dies in fall through wall opening in factory renovation site
1997MA044 MA Project engineer dies in fall from roof in Massachusetts
1997MA038 MA Pest control technician dies in 100 foot fall from roof in Massachusetts
1997MA031 MA Construction laborer dies in trench cave-in at oil tank removal site in Massachusetts
1996MA037 MA Independent contractor dies when struck by protective hood from chipper/shredder at waste management facility in Massachusetts
1996MA031 MA Construction laborer crushed by unattended rolling street sweeper at asphalt plant in Massachusetts
1996MA029 MA New Jersey carpenter dies in fall from scaffold in Massachusetts
1996MA027 MA Self-employed Massachusetts siding installer dies after 11 foot fall from scaffold
1996MA023 MA Self-employed painter in Massachusetts dies in fall of twelve feet from "widow's walk" at a single-family home
1996MA016 MA Landscaper dies when struck by front end loader in Massachusetts
1996MA011 MA Massachusetts temporary laborer is crushed in baler at recycling facility
1995MA043 MA Massachusetts construction machine operator dies under conveyor of stone crushing machine
1995MA042 MA Massachusetts plumber falls when extension ladder collapses
1995MA041 MA Massachusetts mason falls when granite block tips onto scaffold
1995MA039 MA Construction laborer crushed by asphalt truck while paving interstate highway
1995MA027 MA New Jersey painter/de-leader dies in fall from suspended scaffold in water tank in Massachusetts
1995MA026 MA Foreman dies when struck by front end loader at a Massachusetts scrap metal recycling plant
1995MA020 MA Massachusetts woodworker dies when struck by knife launched from overhead router
1995MA016 MA Iron worker apprentice dies in fall of fifty feet on Massachusetts construction site
1995MA014 MA Massachusetts iron worker dies in fall from structural steel framework
1995MA013 MA Night crew associate dies after fall at retail building supply outlet in Massachusetts
1995MA007 MA Production employee crushed to death by toppled metal coils at Massachusetts steel fabrication facility
1995MA002 MA Massachusetts assembler/welder crushed to death beneath twelve ton steel tank
1994MA070 MA Massachusetts warehouseman dies in fall from mezzanine
1994MA069 MA Massachusetts maintenance man dies when crushed beneath container box of dump truck
1994MA068 MA Massachusetts public utility electrician electrocuted during routine operations and maintenance
1994MA067 MA New Hampshire construction project manager dies when crushed by five ton concrete slab on Massachusetts construction site
1994MA066 MA Massachusetts warehouse/delivery worker dies when crushed by toppled granite slabs
1994MA021 MA Massachusetts laborer dies when caught in conveyor machinery at scrap metal business
1994MA019 MA Pilot plant operator killed in pressure vessel release at a Massachusetts biotechnology company
1994MA018 MA Temporary worker dies when crushed in screen printing press
1994MA016 MA Massachusetts newspaper girl dies after being struck by a jeep while delivering her route from a bicycle
1994MA014 MA Massachusetts landscaper/laborer dies when crushed in small skid steer loader
1994MA012 MA Massachusetts loading dock worker dies in explosion of beer truck
1994MA011 MA Massachusetts construction worker dies in fall through a roof opening while performing iron work
1994MA010 MA Massachusetts concrete plant driver/yardman asphyxiated in materials hopper
1994MA008 MA Massachusetts newspaper boy dies when struck by a van while crossing the street on his bicycle
1994MA007 MA Massachusetts plant operator dies in fall at a petroleum marketing terminal
1994MA005 MA Building contractor dies in fall from second story porch on residential construction site
1994MA004 MA Massachusetts steel company field superintendent dies in thirty foot fall from ladder
1994MA003 MA Massachusetts arborist electrocuted on contact with 13,800 volt public utility powerline
1994MA002 MA Massachusetts maintenance supervisor dies in twenty foot fall through rooftop skylight opening
1994MA001 MA Massachusetts mason dies in fall from construction site scaffolding
1993MA016 MA Massachusetts roofing company laborer dies in fall through skylight
1993MA015 MA Massachusetts mason dies in 85 foot fall when tower climbing work platform collapses
1993MA014 MA Massachusetts window washer dies in six floor fall from a ten floor building
1993MA013 MA Massachusetts carpenter dies in fall through floor opening at a home construction site
1993MA012 MA Massachusetts metal building assembler dies in fall from rooftop
1993MA011 MA Massachusetts carpenter dies when crushed beneath prefabricated modular roof panel
1993MA010 MA Massachusetts maintenance foreman dies when crushed beneath steel framework
1993MA009 MA Self-employed Massachusetts electrician dies during electrical connection of equipment
1993MA008 MA Bridge painter dies in fall while working on Massachusetts bridge
1993MA007 MA Massachusetts specialty foundation company laborer dies in machinery entanglement
1993MA006 MA Rhode Island window washer dies in seven story fall from Massachusetts rooftop
1993MA005 MA Massachusetts swimming pool company president drowns during routine service call
1993MA004 MA Cleaning company laborer crushed by toppled paper bales while working at Massachusetts recycling plant
1993MA003 MA Massachusetts carpentry foreman dies when metal ladder contacts overhead public utility powerline
1993MA002 MA Night watchman drowns from fall into Massachusetts river
1993MA001 MA Self-employed general contractor dies in fall from ladder in Massachusetts
1992MA020 MA Massachusetts trash collection company operations manager dies when crushed between conveyor truck and dumpster
1992MA019 MA Massachusetts plater dies following hydrofluoric acid spill exposure during transfer process
1992MA018 MA Massachusetts water works specialty valve foreman dies in oxygen deficient valve chamber
1992MA017 MA Self-employed Massachusetts real estate developer/builder electrocuted by construction site generator
1992MA016 MA Carpentry/roofing foreman dies in fall through roof opening in Massachusetts
1992MA015 MA Massachusetts drill foreman dies in fall when portion of offshore marine rockdrilling rig resettles in ocean floor
1992MA013 MA Lumber company/sawmill laborer dies following strike in the head
1992MA012 MA Massachusetts bridge painter dies in fall from toppled aerial scissor lift
1992MA011 MA Laborer/tender dies in fall from scaffolding In Massachusetts
1992MA010 MA Elevator service/repair helper electrocuted in Massachusetts
1992MA009 MA Massachusetts lead chemical technician dies in explosion during chemical synthesis process
1992MA008 MA Truck driver dies in fall from flat bed trailer in Massachusetts
1992MA007 MA Demolition laborer dies in fall through roof opening in Massachusetts
1992MA006 MA Self-employed general contractor dies in fall from rooftop in Massachusetts
1992MA005 MA Carpentry foreman dies in fall from scaffolding in Massachusetts
1992MA004 MA Off-duty municipal firefighter/EMT drowns in Massachusetts River
1992MA003 MA Self-employed carpentry specialist electrocuted when he contacted energized public utility powerline in Massachusetts
1992MA002 MA Facilities maintenance foreman dies in fall from ladder in Massachusetts
1992MA001 MA Massachusetts public utility lineman dies of thermal burns when aerial lift hydraulic hoses ruptured and ignited
1991MA007 MA Employee electrocuted while dismantling a metal edged box resting on a flexible electrical cord
1991MA006 MA Sign erector dies in falling 90 feet from a ladder hung over a billboard in Massachusetts
1991MA005 MA Roofer dies after backing off a roof and falling 33 feet to the ground in Massachusetts
1991MA004 MA Carpenter dies after falling 11 feet off a ladder jack scaffold in Massachusetts
1991MA002 MA Custodian dies in a confined space in a hospital laundry
1991MA001 MA Insulator dies after falling 26 feet to the ground in Massachusetts
1990MA005 MA A tree worker dies after falling from a tree
1990MA004 MA Construction laborer crushed by steel plate in trench
1990MA003 MA Roofer dies after falling from a flat roof
1990MA001 MA A roofer falls to his death

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