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 FACE Reports: Alaska

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

2003AK006	AK	Worker struck by multi-piece rim during wheel installation.
2001AK027	AK	A 14-year-old laborer crushed under 5-ton beam.
2001AK018	AK	Construction materials technician electrocuted after contacting power line at quarry.
2001AK015	AK	Construction laborer/equipment operator crushed by skid-steer loader.
2001AK008	AK	Mechanic struck-by backhoe while assisting with excavator disassembly.
2001AK005	AK	Yardman fatally injured after struck-by beam.
2000AK024	AK	Logger and logging supervisor killed by uprooted tree.
2000AK011	AK	Lineman killed after contacting charged switch.
2000AK007	AK	Truck driver fatally injured after falling into an ore hopper.
2000AK006	AK	Welder killed in tank explosion.
1999AK027	AK	Heavy equipment operator killed during rollover of front-end loader.
1999AK021	AK	Logger killed when struck by rebounding tree.
1999AK020	AK	Deckhand killed when struck by collapsed boom.
1999AK019	AK	Driller's helper electrocuted when mast of drill rig contacted overhead power lines.
1999AK015	AK	Logger killed when struck by a dislodged limb.
1999AK014	AK	Warehouseman crushed while unloading pipe from a trailer.
1999AK012	AK	Drill operator crushed between drillrig and transport vehicle.
1999AK011	AK	Laborer/rigger electrocuted during an aerial lift of equipment.
1998AK027	AK	Pipefitter dies from 40-foot fall.
1998AK023	AK	Apprentice lineman killed when caught in trencher.
1998AK021	AK	Scrap metal cutter dies from injuries sustained in storage tank explosion.
1998AK018	AK	Ironworker crushed between crane outrigger and back of stretch deck trailer.
1998AK016	AK	Assistant mountaineering guide falls on Denali.
1998AK015	AK	Apprentice plumber killed while using power lift.
1998AK012	AK	Volunteer ranger dies from fall on Denali.
1998AK006	AK	Worker fatally mauled by brown bear.
1997AK040	AK	Worker crushed under forklift tines.
1997AK033	AK	Laborer dies from crush injuries when he was struck-by a suspended overhaul ball.
1997AK027	AK	Logger killed while attempting to dislodge a previously felled tree with another tree.
1997AK023	AK	Logger killed while felling tree - Alaska.
1997AK019	AK	A low bed trailer operator was crushed during a surface compactor tipover - Alaska.
1997AK013	AK	Concrete pump truck operator electrocuted when boom contacts overhead power Line - Alaska.
1997AK011	AK	Bulldozer operator dies following equipment submersion - Alaska.
1996AK045	AK	Crew member struck-by grease fitting during maintenance of vessel steering quadrant - Alaska.
1996AK035	AK	Ski patrol/guide crushed by snow cat during ski trail grooming operations - Alaska.
1995AK023	AK	Commercial fishing vessel skipper dies after being pulled into a deck winch - Alaska.
1995AK018	AK	Independent contractor dies in boom truck roll-over - Alaska.
1995AK008	AK	Operator crushed when dockside crane tips over.
1995AK005	AK	Soldier killed in vehicle roll-over at army base.
1995AK004	AK	Mail transportation pilot dies in crash of Cessna 207.
1995AK003	AK	Stevedore falls to deck of tug in Dutch Harbor.
1995AK002	AK	Crabbing vessel capsizes in the Bering Sea.
1995AK001	AK	Crabbing vessel capsizes in the Bering Sea.
1994AK051	AK	Logging crane operator dies in crane tip-over - Alaska.
1994AK050	AK	Logging equipment manager dies in helicopter tail rotor strike - Alaska.
1994AK012	AK	Welder's helper asphyxiated in argon-inerted pipe - Alaska.
1993AK045	AK	Carpenter dies after 12 foot fall from ladder - Alaska.
1993AK024	AK	Welder dies as a result of a fishing vessel explosion - Alaska.
1993AK011	AK	Independent contractor dies in sewer line excavation engulfment - Alaska.
1993AK006	AK	School bus driver crushed while preparing to install tire chains on minibus - Alaska.
1993AK004	AK	Owner of logging company crushed by rootwad of windfall tree during bucking operation - Alaska.
1993AK003	AK	Truck driver killed when struck by log that rolled off truck during loading operation - Alaska.
1992AK061	AK	Truck driver dies from asphyxiation after entanglement in dump truck power take-off (PTO) - Alaska.
1992AK036	AK	Operator dies in oxygen-deficient compartment of ice-making barge - Alaska.
1992AK032	AK	Commercial fisherman drowned after fishing vessel capsized - Alaska.
1992AK017	AK	Mountain expedition guide dies in fall into crevasse on Mt. McKinley - Alaska.
1992AK016	AK	Police officer dies in 41-foot fall from roof of fire training tower - Alaska.
1992AK015	AK	Tree faller crushed by dislodged tree - Alaska.
1992AK014	AK	Commercial fisherman presumed drowned after fishing vessel capsized - Alaska.
1992AK013	AK	Bulldozer operator crushed by bulldozer during construction of oil exploration island - Alaska.
1992AK012	AK	Powerline worker electrocuted while performing maintenance on overhead powerline - Alaska.
1992AK011	AK	Ironworker dies following an 18-foot fall from structural steel framework - Alaska.
1992AK010	AK	Tree faller/bucker crushed between two logs while bucking a fallen tree - Alaska.
1992AK009	AK	Tree faller killed when struck by decayed slab jarred loose by fallen tree - Alaska.
1991AK053	AK	Roofer dies in 16-foot fall from residential roof - Alaska.
1991AK013	AK	Assistant manager at ice rink asphyxiated by an oxygen-deficient atmosphere - Alaska.