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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: Hispanic

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

 
2007CA006 CA A Hispanic welder died when the diesel fuel tank he was welding exploded
2007CA002 CA A Hispanic laborer dies when a stack of paper bales collapses onto him
2007CA001 CA A laborer dies in a street work zone after being backed over by a dump truck
2006CA008 CA A hotel maintenance worker died from injuries received from an electrical flash
2006CA007 CA An electrician was electrocuted while repairing a lighting circuit
2006CA005 CA A Hispanic machine operator died when struck in the abdomen by a piece of acrylic being milled on a vertical milling machine
2006CA002 CA A machine operator’s helper died when caught in a slitting machine
2006CA001 CA A Hispanic laborer operating an overhead crane died when he was crushed between two steel frames when the rigging failed
2005CA011 CA A facility maintenance mechanic died when crushed between an overhead bridge crane and light fixture
2005CA010 CA A Hispanic car wash supervisor died when an air tank exploded in a car wash equipment room
2005CA009 CA A construction elevator operator died when he was struck by the counterweights of a construction elevator in motion
2005CA008 CA A mechanic died when crushed by the lift bed of a trash roll-off truck
2005CA006 CA A supervisor dies when crushed by a machine that manufactures concrete blocks
2005CA005 CA A 17-year-old Hispanic laborer died when crushed by concrete and stone castings
2005CA004 CA A car wash attendant dies when pulled into a side arm rotating brush in a car wash
2005CA003 CA A helper on a steel-slitting machine died when caught in between some sheet metal and the rewind cylinder
2005CA001 CA A backhoe operator died when his backhoe pinned him against a retaining wall
2004CA013 CA Two maintenance mechanics died when a suspended steel dock plate fell on them
2004CA012 CA A forklift operator died when he was crushed in the mast of a forklift
2004CA011 CA A machine operator died when he was caught between a conveyor belt and tension roller underneath an industrial machine
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
2004CA007 CA A youth dies when a forklift rolls over on him
2004CA003 CA A crane oiler dies when crushed between the counterweights and the rotating superstructure of a mobile crane
2004CA002 CA A saw operator dies when struck by an aluminum plate that fell from a vacuum crane
2004CA001 CA A machine operator dies when crushed inside a knitting machine
2003CA009 CA An equipment operator died after being run over by a double trailer truck
2003CA008 CA A butcher died after getting his hand caught in a meat grinder
2003CA006 CA A machine operator died when crushed in a plastic injection molding machine
2003CA005 CA A maintenance mechanic died when the forklift he was working on slipped off a jack and fell on him
2003CA004 CA A machine operator died when caught in a plastic injection molding machine
2003CA003 CA An apprentice mechanic died when crushed in a machine that stacks wooden pallets
2003CA002 CA A laborer died when crushed between the forks and the cab of a trash truck
2003CA001 CA A machine operator died when crushed in an automatic feed system of a cardboard box waxing machine
2002CA010 CA A construction laborer was run over by a front-end loader
2002CA009 CA A machine operator died when his glove caught in a wire drawing machine
2002CA008 CA A Hispanic female laborer was run over by a forklift that was moving a trash bin in a waste transfer and recycling station
2002CA006 CA A truck driver died when he fell off of and was run over by the backhoe he was riding on
2002CA004 CA A welder dies after being crushed by a hydraulic door on a scrap metal shredding machine
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
2002CA002 CA A construction laborer was killed when a rubber tire bulldozer backed over him as he was doing a grade check
2001CA013 CA A construction carpenter was killed when struck by the bucket of a backhoe
2001CA012 CA A heavy equipment spotter died when he was backed over by a front-end loader inside a trash collection transfer station
2001CA010 CA An industrial washing machine operator died when pulled inside a machine while loading sheets
2001CA008 CA A construction surveyor is run over by a motor grader that was backing up
2001CA007 CA Machine operator crushed between the plates of an injection mold while performing maintenance
2001CA005 CA Maintenance worker is killed when backed over by a bucket loader at a glass recycling center
2001CA002 CA A tractor operator dies when his tractor rolls over on him
2001CA001 CA A mechanic dies when struck in the head by a forklift that slipped off a jack
2000CA009 CA A maintenance repairman dies when struck by a piece of metal in the chest
2000CA008 CA A punch press operator dies when struck by a piece of metal in the abdomen
2000CA006 CA A construction flag person dies after being backed over by a truck
2000CA004 CA A highway worker dies when struck by a speeding vehicle while picking up cones on an interstate highway
2000CA003 CA A window washer falls approximately 60 feet off a swing stage scaffold when one of the electric hoists fails
2000CA002 CA A general laborer dies when he falls into a process tank of heated nickel acetate
2000CA001 CA Construction worker is crushed by steel beams when overloaded nylon slings fail
1999CA010 CA Fitter/welder is crushed between two pressure vessels and dies in California
1999CA009 CA Forklift operator dies when his straddle fork overturns and crushes him in California
1999CA006 CA Mechanic dies when bus falls off jack stands and crushes him in California
1999CA005 CA Laborer/forklift operator dies when crushed by a forklift driven by a co-worker in California
1999CA002 CA Ornamental iron installer dies when crushed by load that fell off forklift in California
1998CA017 CA Hod carrier dies and three co-workers injured in fall from rolling tower scaffold in California
1998CA015 CA Crane operator/foreman is impaled and dies when moving crane strikes gate in California
1998CA014 CA Equipment operator dies when ejected from and run over by his pavement compactor in California
1998CA013 CA Janitor falls from personnel platform resting on forklift prongs and dies in California
1998CA011 CA Laborer falls through skylight opening in warehouse roof to the ground below and dies in California
1998CA009 CA Longshoreman/swingman falls from personnel platform being lowered into ship and dies in California
1998CA005 CA Laborer/helper falls through opening in warehouse roof to the floor below and dies in California
1998CA004 CA Poultry worker is caught in the metal paddles of a feather dryer and dies in California
1998CA002 CA Fumigator falls off roof during tenting and dies in California
1997CA009 CA Laborer is crushed by a clam shell bucket when it disconnects from its crane in California
1997CA008 CA Operating engineer is crushed by a backhoe attachment when it disconnects from its tractor in California
1997CA007 CA Forklift operator is crushed by a roll of paper when it falls out of a railroad boxcar in California
1997CA002 CA Supervisor dies when caught between an adjusting bar and the frame of a knitting machine in California
1996CA015 CA Electrician apprentice dies in a fall from a ladder in California
1996CA013 CA Carpenter dies in a fall from a ladder when circular saw slashes his neck in California
1996CA012 CA Truck driver dies when run over by heavy equipment in California
1996CA009 CA Shipfitter/welder dies when an oxygen cylinder explodes in California
1996CA008 CA Welder dies when crushed by a falling structural steel beam tipped over by a crane in California
1996CA007 CA Laborer dies in trench cave-in in California
1996CA005 CA Maintenance engineer dies after falling approximately 45 feet from a catwalk in California
1996CA002 CA Student worker (laborer) is electrocuted when street light standard makes electrical contact in California
1996CA001 CA Truck driver dies when crushed by forklift in California
1995CA017 CA Laborer dies in trench cave-in in California
1995CA006 CA Recycling packer dies after being crushed by a recycling ram in California
1995CA005 CA Wood fabricating assembler died after being crushed by a wooden flange in California
1994CA017 CA Tile setter dies after falling approximately 30 feet while at work at a commercial office building in California
1994CA013 CA While installing metal frames on a residential building, a handyman falls 20 feet from a scaffold and dies in California
1994CA012 CA Lumberyard orderman died from injuries sustained after a laminated beam falls on him in California
1994CA009 CA Warehouseman dies from asphyxiation in salt storage bin in California
1994CA005 CA Construction foreman dies after falling approximately 28 feet during roofing retro-fit operation in California
1994CA001 CA Two equipment operators electrocuted when irrigation pipe made contact with an overhead electrical line in California
1993CA009 CA Welder dies in explosion while working inside a tanker trailer in California
1993CA007 CA Tree trimmer falls from tree and dies in California
1993CA006 CA Tree trimmer electrocuted by high voltage line in California
1992CA017 CA Courtesy clerk at grocery store falls from a ladder and dies in California
1992CA015 CA Warehouse laborer falls and dies after being lifted by a forklift to retrieve boxes in warehouse in California
1992CA012 CA Apprentice roofer falls nine feet from roof and dies in California
1992CA011 CA Maintenance laborer electrocuted during renovation of an office building in California
1992CA010 CA Equipment operator dies after being crushed by a beam during a demolition operation in California
1992CA007 CA Laborer drowns in flooded pipeline after water main was ruptured by a backhoe in California
1992CA006 CA Construction laborer electrocuted by energized crane in California
1992CA005 CA Insulation plant operator electrocuted while changing an electrode in California
1992CA004 CA Machine operator crushed in conveyor belt in California
1992CA001 CA Laborer dies after inhaling fumes and drowning in California
2003IA072 IA Overturn of a tractor with ROPS folded down kills operator
2007KY008 KY Hispanic carpenter dies after falling from homemade platform
2003KY097 KY Roofing laborer dies after 60-foot fall
2003KY017 KY Hispanic laborer dies from fall off roof
2002KY108 KY Hispanic worker dies due to trench cave-in
2005MA018 MA Temporary laborer was fatally injured when caught between an idler pulley and conveyor belt at a recycling facility - 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
2001MA016 MA Massachusetts tractor operator killed while wheel harrowing a tobacco field
2000MA035 MA Massachusetts laborer crushed in baler at paper recycling facility
2006MI174 MI Hispanic laborer dies as a result of a trench collapse
2006MI007 MI Forklift driver pinned under an overturned forklift dies
2006MI004 MI 29-year old male Hispanic landscape laborer dies when nine foot deep trench collapses
2005MI065 MI Hispanic brick mason electrocuted when rerod contacts powerline
2002MI157 MI Hispanic laborer dies when dump mechanism of lift truck activates and crushes him between the truck bed bulkhead and bridge beam
2001MI015 MI Farmer pinned beneath tractor overturned to the rear
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
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
2004NE002 NE Worker electrocuted in bucket truck
2003NE019 NE Hispanic tower erector falls to death from television tower
2002NE044 NE Worker falls into mixing tank
2001NE026 NE Youth landscaper pinned underneath front end loader
1999NE021 NE Member of road striping crew struck by semi
1995NE012 NE Iron production worker crushed in machinery
2005NJ077 NJ Recycling collector dies after falling under the wheels of his truck
2005NJ007 NJ Three Hispanic acetylene manufacturing plant workers killed in explosion
2005NJ003 NJ Worker killed in a fall in a bakery fermentation tank
2004NJ059 NJ Hispanic factory worker dies of burns after improperly testing a 480-volt electrical bus bar
2003NJ091 NJ Hispanic construction worker dies after fall from an improvised scaffold
2003NJ085 NJ Hispanic construction worker killed when struck by excavator bucket
2003NJ043 NJ Hispanic arborist's helper struck and killed by a falling tree
2003NJ042 NJ Hispanic tree trimmer killed after being pulled into a wood chipper
2003NJ021 NJ Hispanic quarry supervisor struck by machine part during maintenance
2002NJ025 NJ Landscaper crushed between backhoe and truck
2002NJ003 NJ Industrial metals recovery worker killed in explosion
2001NJ118 NJ 15-year-old youth crushed while cleaning a dough mixing machine
2001NJ098 NJ Jackhammer operator run over by a truck in a highway work zone
2001NJ019 NJ Machine operator killed while trying to repair a conveyor belt
2000NJ111 NJ Laborer killed when a truck struck a backhoe and pinned the victim between the backhoe and a dumpster
1999NJ090 NJ Laborer crushed between the cross member of the boom lift-arms and frame of a skid-steer loader
1999NJ031 NJ Laborer dies after falling down stairs at a plastic bag manufacturing plant
1999NJ024 NJ Recycling plant laborer engulfed by a load of plastics on a conveyor in New Jersey
1998NJ064 NJ Building maintenance worker dies after falling down a material lift shaft
1998NJ012 NJ Machine operator crushed while servicing a die cutting machine
1997NJ078 NJ Recycling plant worker killed when caught in a closing overhead bay door
1997NJ069 NJ Worker killed by 90 foot fall from roof canopy
1996NJ003 NJ Laborer dies after falling 30 feet through a fire-vent skylight
1995NJ080 NJ Electrical helper electrocuted after contacting 460 volts while servicing an overhead light fixture
1994NJ124 NJ Handy man dies after falling 25 feet from a house roof
1994NJ086 NJ Construction foreman killed and two workers injured when exposed to toxic gasses in a sewage pumping station dry well
1993NJ087 NJ Construction worker dies after falling 20 feet through an equipment hatch into a sewage pumping station wet well
1992NJ005 NJ Machine operator crushed to death after falling into a plastic pellet blender
2005NY034 NY Guatemalan tree-service worker killed when pulled into brush chipper
2006OK002 OK A carpenter died after falling 20 feet from a roof
2005OK117 OK A construction laborer was struck in the head and killed by a falling steel beam
2005OK076 OK A utility cleanup worker for a brick manufacturer suffocated in a storage silo
2004OK046 OK Hispanic youth laborer died after being struck by lightning
2004OK010 OK Hispanic heavy equipment operator was killed while jump-starting a pad-foot drum compactor
2004OK001 OK A 54-year-old Hispanic worker was killed when he was crushed by a forklift
2003OK098 OK Hispanic laborer died after being struck by a vehicle in a roadway work zone
2003OK058 OK Three workers died following a propane gas explosion on a quail/pheasant farm
2006OR003 OR Novice drywall installer dies in 7-foot fall from scaffold
2005OR038 OR Window cleaner killed in fall due to unsecured line
2005OR028 OR Bulldozer movement kills operator standing on track
2004OR004 OR Parked forklift crushes operator against semi-trailer
2003OR033 OR Farm driver overturns truck in irrigation ditch and drowns
2003OR016 OR Load of lumber shifts and falls on construction worker killing him
2003OR008 OR Hispanic laborer drowns after falling into landscaping pond
1999WA011 WA Logger killed by log during helicopter logging operation in Washington State
1998WA063 WA Night foreman killed after falling from a hay de-stacker in Washington State
2005WI001 WI Hispanic butcher dies after being struck by semi-trailer gate
2003WI048 WI Hispanic laborer dies after falling through roof of old building
2003WI042 WI Hispanic painter dies after falling from a new house roof
2002WI011 WI Hispanic laborers drowned in pond on golf course
2000WI048 WI Youth newspaper delivery person killed when he fell out of the open door of a minivan and was run over
1995WI062 WI Office assistant at sod farm dies when forklift slides into ditch and she is pinned in
1995WI055 WI Machinist is pinned between parts of metal materials handling equipment
1993WI222 WI Mason dies following three-story fall from improvised scaffolding

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