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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: West Virginia 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

2004WV001	WV	Timber cutter dies after being struck from behind by a tree which became entangled with the tree he was felling in West Virginia
2003WV045	WV	Timber cutter dies after being struck by elevated butt of previously felled tree which dropped as he walked under it in West Virginia
2003WV044	WV	Tractor owner dies after being pinned by tractor attachment which fell on him during disassembly in West Virginia
2003WV022	WV	Logging site heavy equipment operator dies after being pinned by the dozer he was operating in West Virginia
2003WV012	WV	Logging company owner dies after being struck by a set-back as he began topping another tree in West Virginia
2003WV001	WV	Farmer dies following a tractor rollover in West Virginia
2002WV040	WV	Logger in training dies after being struck by a previously felled tree which rolled off of a bank in West Virginia
2002WV024	WV	Part-time farmer dies following a tractor rollover in West Virginia
2002WV018	WV	Timber cutter dies after being struck by the tree he was felling in West Virginia
2002WV009	WV	West Virginia dozer operator dies after being struck-by a tree which was pushed over by the worker he was training
2002WV007	WV	Worker dies after being run over by the skidder he was operating in West Virginia
2002WV003	WV	Part-time farmer dies following a tractor rollover in West Virginia
2002WV002	WV	Dairy farmer dies following a tractor rollover while trying to roll-start tractor in West Virginia
2001WV060	WV	Livestock farmer dies following a tractor rollover in West Virginia
2001WV034	WV	Timber cutter dies after being pinned by the tree he was felling in West Virginia
2000WV012	WV	Operator dies after being run over by his bulldozer in West Virginia
2000WV011	WV	Maintenance supervisor dies after being pinned between dump body and truck frame during troubleshooting inspection West Virginia
1999WV038	WV	Tree feller dies after being struck by snag while felling tree in West Virginia
1999WV035	WV	Rental property general laborer dies following a tractor roll over in West Virginia
1999WV033	WV	Tree feller dies after being struck by entangled tree while felling tree in West Virginia
1999WV026	WV	Tree feller dies after being struck by tree being felled in West Virginia
1999WV025	WV	Dairy farm worker dies following a tractor rollover in West Virginia
1999WV020	WV	Logging company owner dies after being struck by log that fell from logging truck in West Virginia
1999WV005	WV	Tree feller dies after being struck by limb of tree being felled in West Virginia
1998WV029	WV	Dump truck driver dies in West Virginia after being pinned between dump body and truck frame during trouble shooting inspection
1998WV028	WV	Tree feller dies in West Virginia after being struck by boulder that rolled down hillside
1998WV015	WV	Tree cutter dies after being struck by log that fell from logging truck in West Virginia
1998WV002	WV	Bulldozer operator/logger crushed when struck by falling tree in West Virginia
1997WV073	WV	Paramedic dies in West Virginia following a fall from a bridge
1997WV057	WV	Farmer dies following a tractor rollover in West Virginia
1997WV056	WV	Log cutter dies in West Virginia after being struck by a limb from a dead tree
1997WV055	WV	Roofer dies in West Virginia following a fall from a roof
1997WV041	WV	Bulldozer operator/logger crushed by crawler bulldozer after pulling logging truck from mud on logging road in West Virginia
1997WV034	WV	Pipefitter testing chill water lines dies following an unexpected pressure release which resulted in a four-foot fall from a stepladder in West Virginia