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: Iowa

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.

IA State FACE Website


Report No.	Incident State	Title

2012IA041	IA	Diesel mechanic died in motor vehicle crash caused by distracted driving.
2012IA009	IA	Bathtub refinishing technician died from inhalation of paint stripper vapors.
2012IA001	IA	Farmer engulfed in soybeans while operating grain vacuum in steel bin.
2011IA075	IA	Truck driver died of thermal injuries after his tractor-trailer crashed into concrete median on the interstate and burst into flames.
2011IA043	IA	Farmer dies from injuries after being attacked by bull.
2011IA035	IA	Convenience store cook died from smoke inhalation.
2010IA054	IA	Construction laborer fell from ladder.
2010IA017	IA	Fatal burn injury while bulldozing and burning brush.
2010IA005	IA	Special-needs sanitation route helper caught in tailgate of waste collection truck.
2009IA037	IA	Farmer caught in compression rollers of hay baler.
2009IA012	IA	Farmer engulfed then asphyxiated by corn in grain bin.
2008IA081	IA	Farmer crushed by corn head when disengaging it from combine.
2006IA007	IA	Farmer attacked and killed by dairy bull.
2005IA075	IA	Farmer fatally injured in tractor posthole auger entanglement.
2005IA042	IA	Handyman plumber asphyxiated in entry into water service manhole vault.
2005IA034	IA	Farmer crushed against tractor tire by gravity flow wagon box while unhitching.
2005IA027	IA	Farmer killed when raised front-end loader bucket attachment falls.
2005IA022	IA	Man, 29, died when tractor with front-end loader full of rocks overturned.
2005IA019	IA	Exit pit worker entangled in horizontal directional drill back reamer.
2005IA004	IA	Part-time metal salvager died when crushed in tractor overturn with loader.
2005IA002	IA	Farmer pitched from cart that tipped while being unloaded by grain vacuum.
2004IA060	IA	53-year-old cattle farmer entangled in exposed rotating conveyor shaft.
2004IA059	IA	45-year-old cattle farmer entangled in exposed rotating conveyor shaft.
2004IA036	IA	Metalworking shop owner crushed between skid steer and forklift attachment.
2004IA021	IA	Farmer run over by tractor and rotary cutter.
2004IA019	IA	Farm boy dies in ATV rollover while helping father chop silage.
2004IA017	IA	12-year-old farm boy dies while hitching up hay wagon.
2004IA014	IA	Farmer crushed under falling dump trailer box while repairing lift cylinder.
2004IA011	IA	Mechanic dies when tractor overturns while removing tree stump in cemetery.
2004IA006	IA	Farmer dies when entangled in old flight elevator PTO shaft.
2004IA005	IA	Hispanic laborer entangled in auger at pork processing plant.
2003IA072	IA	Overturn of a tractor with ROPS folded down kills operator.
2003IA060	IA	Farmer crushed in machine shed doorway while using skid-steer loader (revised).
2003IA058	IA	Hog farmer dies from asphyxiation after manure pit agitation.
2003IA057	IA	Warehouse forklift operator crushed against rack beam.
2003IA056	IA	Farmer killed in tractor rollover while setting a fence post.
2003IA055	IA	Construction worker electrocuted when boom forklift contacted power lines.
2003IA054	IA	Farmer crushed under bucket of a skid-steer loader.
2003IA045	IA	Auto mechanic dies from explosion while welding a barrel in his shop.
2003IA043	IA	Worker falls to his death in a telescoping boom forklift overturn.
2003IA036	IA	Satellite TV company manager dies while preparing pickup truck for transport.
2003IA035	IA	Tractor operator run over and killed while making repairs.
2003IA027	IA	Anhydrous ammonia nurse tank rupture kills agricultural cooperative worker.
2003IA022	IA	Tractor with cable hitched to tow brush overturned rearward on farmer.
2003IA021	IA	Welder falls from boom forklift platform when boom shifts laterally.
2003IA020	IA	Teenager dies in tractor overturn when home-made rollbar fails.
2002IA061	IA	Swine confinement worker dies from carbon monoxide poisoning.
2002IA057	IA	Man crushed between skid-steer loader and dump truck.
2002IA056	IA	Farmer killed when tricycle tractor with front-end loader overturns.
2002IA051	IA	Farmer falls to his death from grain bin ladder.
2002IA050	IA	Young farmer crushed under rolling silage wagon.
2002IA031	IA	Two sewer pipe relining workers killed by toxic sewer gas.
2002IA030	IA	Front hopper gate operator run over by chip spreader during street resurfacing.
2002IA024	IA	Tanker truck driver killed by unshielded PTO shaft.
2002IA003	IA	Construction worker killed when cement forms fell from crane.
2001IA042	IA	Excavator killed using skid-steer loader and tree shear attachment.
2001IA038	IA	Operator of skid-steer loader killed when thrown out of seat.
2001IA021	IA	Two railroad repair workers asphyxiated in damaged tank car.
2001IA020	IA	City street worker was struck and killed by a speeding car.
2001IA017	IA	Farmer suffocates in grain bin while unloading corn.
2001IA005	IA	Farmer caught and killed by input shaft of roller mill.
2001IA004	IA	Farmer was killed when pinned by old skid-steer loader.
2001IA002	IA	Towman crushed to death while hooking up disabled propane truck.
2001IA001	IA	Extra rider on garbage truck is killed when he falls under truck.
2000IA082	IA	Farmer fatally injured by rotary mower when tractor seat falls off.
2000IA064	IA	Tree trimmer falls to his death as boom truck lift arm collapses in Iowa.
2000IA055	IA	Two farmers/brothers killed by young bull.
2000IA048	IA	Worker crushed in rubber tire assembly machine.
2000IA031	IA	Worker dies when tower crane and water tower crash to the ground.
2000IA005	IA	Sanitation assistant crushed between garbage truck and compactor.
2000IA003	IA	Operator of horizontal boring machine is crushed to death.
1999IA093	IA	Operator crushed by backhoe boom while doing maintenance.
1999IA085	IA	Construction worker crushed between falling dump box and truck frame.
1999IA038	IA	Sewer maintenance worker killed by nozzle tip on jet/vac hose.
1999IA011	IA	Farmer crushed to death under broken corn planter.
1999IA010	IA	Operator of three-wheeled agricultural sprayer was killed when machine overturned.
1999IA007	IA	Farmer was pinned by a skid-steer loader lift arm as he leaned out to close a gate.
1999IA005	IA	Tractor operator was killed in an overturn while moving a sandblasting trailer.
1999IA003	IA	Youth farm worker is killed when he becomes entangled in PTO driveline of an old grinder-mixer.
1998IA075	IA	Sawmill worker killed while unplugging wood chips from a chipper duct.
1998IA074	IA	Female machine operator killed when working on a punch press.
1998IA073	IA	Farmer is run over by a tractor while starting it when not In the operator's seat.
1998IA072	IA	Farmer slips off tractor step into path of a grain semi truck.
1998IA071	IA	Two mechanics crushed to death when tow truck falls from jack stand.
1998IA067	IA	Farmwife was killed as a gravity flow wagon filled with beans tipped over on her.
1998IA058	IA	Tractor operator backs into tree branch and is crushed against steering wheel.
1998IA056	IA	Farmer crushed underneath rotary mower while changing blades.
1998IA053	IA	Electrician falls to his death from an old wooden transformer platform.
1998IA048	IA	Farmer falls to his death from a combine during maintenance.
1998IA045	IA	Arc welder dies in explosion while using an old barrel as a worktable.
1998IA043	IA	Farm worker suffocates in flowing grain while clearing a blocked grain auger.
1998IA035	IA	Farmer suffocates under grain while using a grain vacuum.
1998IA017	IA	Salesman killed while lifting portable elevator that had tipped over in street.
1998IA003	IA	Paper mill employee killed as winder safety plate pins him against a beam.
1997IA052	IA	Mobile tower crane falls 180 feet to the ground killing the crane operator.
1997IA031	IA	Farmer crushed under a skid-steer loader bucket.
1996IA067	IA	Sheet metal roofer slips and falls through joint in ceiling - Iowa.
1996IA065	IA	Construction worker falls head first into 16-foot concrete pit - Iowa.
1996IA061	IA	Wife is pinned between tractor loader bucket and foundation wall while helping husband build new home - Iowa.
1996IA055	IA	Asphalt machine runs over and kills worker.
1996IA042	IA	Tractor avoids oncoming car but rolls in a ditch killing the operator.
1996IA041	IA	Farmer crushed under corn planter while changing flat tire - Iowa.
1996IA033	IA	Gravel pit worker dies while cleaning off a stalled conveyor belt - Iowa.
1996IA015	IA	Farmer is killed by skid-steer loader when it rolls into creekbed - Iowa.
1996IA008	IA	Construction worker killed by hydraulic excavator while working in trench.
1996IA003	IA	Iron worker falls 19 stories after welding lead melts steel cage cable - Iowa.
1995IA047	IA	Man dies after getting his leg caught in a grain auger.
1995IA042	IA	Farmer slips while climbing into tractor and is run over and killed.
1995IA040	IA	Farmer crushed to death while changing u-joint on older farm truck.
1995IA035	IA	Farmer dies after getting caught in auger of a combine header.
1995IA033	IA	Auto salvage yard worker crushed while working under car - Iowa.
1995IA029	IA	Farmer killed from tractor rollover while loading hay on hillside.
1995IA027	IA	Metal conveyor belt slides down incline crushing supervisor - Iowa.
1995IA024	IA	Boom truck arm breaks causing tree trimmer to fall to his death - Iowa.
1995IA021	IA	Youth falls from ladder and dies while changing light bulb - Iowa.
1995IA019	IA	Loading dock worker crushed between forklift and flatbed truck - Iowa.
1995IA017	IA	Farmer dies when a tree falls on him from a front end loader.
1995IA009	IA	12 year old boy dies from a tractor rollover in a roadside ditch.
1995IA007	IA	Construction worker falls to his death while repairing elevator - Iowa.
1995IA006	IA	Retired farmer dies in barnyard from tractor rollover.
1995IA005	IA	Silo maintenance worker dies after getting caught in unloading auger.
1995IA001	IA	Farmer dies while cleaning foot pedals of skid-steer loader.
1993IA015	IA	Lineman electrocuted after contacting 7,200 volt transmission line while installing new pole.
1993IA014	IA	Iowa farm worker suffocates after becoming trapped in a storage bin filled with an unstable grain product.