FATALITY ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL EVALUATION (FACE) PROGRAM
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Each day, between 12 to 13 U.S. workers die as a result of a traumatic injury on the job. Investigations conducted through the FACE program allow the identification of factors that contribute to these fatal injuries. This information is used to develop comprehensive recommendations for preventing similar deaths. This web page provides access to NIOSH investigation reports and other safety resources.
Fatality Investigation Reports Indexed by Program
Spotlight
Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction
More construction workers die from falls than from any other on-the-job injury. NIOSH and its partners have launched a new campaign to prevent construction falls Safety Pays, Falls Cost. In support of the campaign, the NIOSH FACE program has added new categories to the FACE web page to expedite access to FACE reports dealing with falls in construction. Please visit the NIOSH FACE pages: NIOSH FACE Reports Indexed by Industry or Cause and State FACE Reports Indexed by Industry or Cause.
FACE Resources
Contact FACE
FACE Project Officer
Fatality Investigations Team
Division of Safety Research
NIOSH
ndr4@cdc.gov
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