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: Massachusetts
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011MA1NF | MA | Two 11th grade students shocked in separate incidents in the same electrical technology vocational school program - Massachusetts. | |
| 2011MA008 | MA | Municipal lead custodian dies in fall from mobile scaffolding. | |
| 2010MA036 | MA | Carpenter fell from the roof of a single family home under construction. | |
| 2010MA032 | MA | Immigrant roofer struck by a bag of gravel that fell from a roof - Massachusetts. | |
| 2010MA019 | MA | Immigrant roofer electrocuted when an aluminum ladder platform hoist contacted overhead power line - Massachusetts. | |
| 2009MA044 | MA | Mechanic repairing a multi terrain loader pinned between the loader's lift arm and frame - Massachusetts. | |
| 2009MA042 | MA | Warehouse worker fatally injured when struck by falling metal grates - Massachusetts. | |
| 2009MA031 | MA | Municipal laborer dies after being struck by a motor vehicle while closing a water gate valve - Massachusetts. | |
| 2009MA020 | MA | Municipal laborer dies after falling off the back of a forward moving refuse collection truck - Massachusetts. | |
| 2008MA1NF | MA | A cooperative placement 11th grade student was injured while operating a jointer in a millwork shop - Massachusetts. | |
| 2008MA054 | MA | Municipal forestry foreman drowns while on emergency duty during an ice storm - Massachusetts. | |
| 2008MA046 | MA | School traffic supervisor was fatally injured when struck by a motor vehicle - Massachusetts. | |
| 2008MA042 | MA | Laborer dies after falling from an aluminum extension ladder at a residential construction site - Massachusetts. | |
| 2008MA037 | MA | Police officer dies when struck by a car at night while directing traffic at a local fair - Massachusetts. | |
| 2008MA028 | MA | Laborer dies after being backed over by dump truck at a nighttime highway work zone construction site - Massachusetts. | |
| 2008MA026 | MA | Plumbing supply warehouse worker dies in a fall from a raised order picker - Massachusetts. | |
| 2008MA019 | MA | Forklift operator crushed between forklift cage and mast while loading waste paper into a trailer - Massachusetts. | |
| 2008MA001 | MA | Truck driver suffocates when engulfed while clearing jammed woodchips being unloaded from an open top trailer with a movable floor unloading system - Massachusetts. | |
| 2007MA058 | MA | Mechanic dies while changing a tire mounted on a multi-piece split rim wheel - Massachusetts. | |
| 2007MA045 | MA | Iron worker crushed in collapse of a telescopic boom lift - Massachusetts. | |
| 2007MA040 | MA | Two hospital workers die when a motor vehicle crashes into a hospital lobby - Massachusetts. | |
| 2007MA025 | MA | A painter falls 12 feet while painting a pump hose platform system - Massachusetts. | |
| 2007MA019 | MA | Laborer struck by skid-steer loader while exiting from a tarp-enclosed area on a construction site - Massachusetts. | |
| 2006MA1NF | MA | Two 10th grade students injured in separate incidents in the same mill/carpentry vocational school shop - Massachusetts. | |
| 2006MA059 | MA | Carpenter dies from carbon monoxide poisoning while using a gasoline powered generator Inside a construction-site storage container - Massachusetts. | |
| 2006MA045 | MA | Dockworker dies due to carbon monoxide poisoning while using a gasoline powered pressure washer to clean inside a freshwater tank - Massachusetts. | |
| 2006MA043 | MA | Apprentice electrician electrocuted while wiring an elevator disconnect switch - Massachusetts. | |
| 2006MA027 | MA | A municipal worker struck by a motor vehicle while patching a pothole - Massachusetts. | |
| 2006MA024 | MA | Trackman dies after being caught between a people mover and a clip applicator while replacing railroad ties - Massachusetts. | |
| 2005MA074 | MA | Landscaper dies inside the hopper of a truck mounted pneumatic blower - Massachusetts. | |
| 2005MA059 | MA | Worker killed when crushed by multiple granite slabs - Massachusetts. | |
| 2005MA044 | MA | Floor sander dies when wood floor refinish product ignites. | |
| 2005MA038 | MA | Window washer is pulled off a roof and falls 53 feet when the rolling roof outrigger to which his lifeline was attached rolls off the roof - Massachusetts. | |
| 2005MA035 | MA | A machine operator dies after becoming caught in a computer numerical controlled vertical milling machine - Massachusetts. | |
| 2005MA018 | MA | Temporary laborer was fatally injured when caught between an idler pulley and conveyor belt at a recycling facility - Massachusetts. | |
| 2004MA2NF | MA | A 17-year-old student severely injures leg on a construction site while working at a steel erection company as part of a cooperative work experience - Massachusetts. | |
| 2004MA043 | MA | Airport ramp worker dies after being struck by a deicing truck - Massachusetts. | |
| 2004MA038 | MA | Roofer electrocuted and another severely shocked when the aluminum extension ladder he was moving contacted an overhead power line - Massachusetts. | |
| 2004MA032 | MA | Two Vietnamese floor sanders die when wood floor finish product ignites. | |
| 2004MA006 | MA | Worker killed when caught inside a palletizer hoist area - Massachusetts. | |
| 2004MA005 | MA | Two tow truck drivers killed when struck in a highway breakdown lane. | |
| 2004MA002 | MA | Assistant supervisor dies while releasing a jammed product from a plastic injection molding machine - Massachusetts. | |
| 2003MA2NF | MA | Four hotel maintenance workers exposed to excessive levels of carbon monoxide in boiler room - Massachusetts. | |
| 2003MA1NF | MA | A 15-year-old student amputates fingers while operating an unguarded table saw in woodworking class - Massachusetts. | |
| 2003MA066 | MA | Watchman dies after being struck by freight train while assisting in snow clearing from train tracks - Massachusetts. | |
| 2003MA057 | MA | Laborer killed while inflating a tire mounted on a multi-piece rim wheel. | |
| 2003MA041 | MA | City equipment operator killed when run over by a rotary riding mower. | |
| 2003MA034 | MA | Youth killed while operating a forklift at a plumbing supply company. | |
| 2003MA030 | MA | Crane operator killed when outrigger sinks into unstable soil causing the crane to overturn. | |
| 2003MA018 | MA | Laborer is killed when backed over by asphalt milling machine. | |
| 2003MA010 | MA | Two window washers fall 90 feet when their horizontal static line failed. | |
| 2003MA006 | MA | Vibratory hammer operator killed when crushed between a crane superstructure and its left rear track. | |
| 2003MA001 | MA | Hospital employee clearing snow killed when his skid-steer loader broke through a ventilation grate located in a sidewalk. | |
| 2002MA042 | MA | A Portuguese speaking laborer working for a Korean speaking employer is fatally injured after falling from an extension ladder - 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. | |
| 2002MA010 | MA | Vessel mechanic drowns after falling from a ladder between a tugboat and the dock - Massachusetts. | |
| 2002MA002 | MA | Machine operator dies after becoming caught in a shirt pressing machine - Massachusetts. | |
| 2002MA001 | MA | Massachusetts laborer dies after arm is caught in rock crushing machine conveyor belt. | |
| 2001MA041 | MA | Vehicle mounted work platform tips killing bridge inspector - Massachusetts. | |
| 2001MA039 | MA | Police officer dies after being backed over by a dump truck - Massachusetts. | |
| 2001MA037 | MA | Boat handler is fatally crushed while placing wooden blocks under a partially supported boat - Massachusetts. | |
| 2001MA020 | MA | Country club maintenance employee run over by a tractor while training a new employee - Massachusetts. | |
| 2001MA016 | MA | Massachusetts tractor operator killed while wheel harrowing a tobacco field. | |
| 2000MA070 | MA | A 61-year-old salesman dies after falling 10 feet from an operator-up high lift truck. | |
| 2000MA069 | MA | State worker fatally injured while operating a bulldozer at a state mental health facility - Massachusetts. | |
| 2000MA061 | MA | Police officer fatally injured when struck by a backing dump truck at a public roadway construction work zone - Massachusetts. | |
| 2000MA058 | MA | Massachusetts youth killed while operating forklift at seafood processing facility. | |
| 2000MA055 | MA | Construction laborer killed after a backhoe slid into an excavation - Massachusetts. | |
| 2000MA054 | MA | Police officer killed when struck by motorist while directing traffic at roadway work zone. | |
| 2000MA050 | MA | Youth killed while driving golf cart at country club - Massachusetts. | |
| 2000MA042 | MA | Massachusetts mechanic killed when a 55-gallon drum exploded. | |
| 2000MA035 | MA | Massachusetts laborer crushed in baler at paper recycling facility. | |
| 2000MA014 | MA | Massachusetts self-employed farmer killed when a corn chopper head attachment for a forage harvester falls onto him. | |
| 2000MA003 | MA | Massachusetts stock clerk dies from fall out of a tipped vertical lift. | |
| 1999MA070 | MA | Massachusetts foundry manager dies when caught in die casting machine. | |
| 1999MA068 | MA | Separate rotating shafts entanglements kills two Massachusetts fishermen. | |
| 1999MA058 | MA | Massachusetts inventory control clerk dies after falling from a high lift order picker truck. | |
| 1999MA033 | MA | A Massachusetts drill press operator strangled after his shirtsleeve was caught and tightened by rotating drill bit. | |
| 1999MA032 | MA | A self-employed welder fatally injured during an explosion while welding a rim wheel to repair air leaks. | |
| 1999MA026 | MA | Massachusetts bakery worker fatally injured in a fall from a stepladder. | |
| 1999MA022 | MA | Self-employed residential contractor dies in ten foot fall through floor opening on Massachusetts construction site. | |
| 1999MA002 | MA | Fourteen-foot fall kills ironworker at a Massachusetts construction site. | |
| 1998MA049 | MA | Operator dies when caught between mast and cage of forklift in a Massachusetts warehouse. | |
| 1998MA043 | MA | Self-employed electrician dies while driving aerial lift in parking garage. | |
| 1998MA035 | MA | Temporary laborer dies in fish processing plant in Massachusetts. | |
| 1998MA033 | MA | Carpet installer killed in forklift tipover at a Massachusetts warehouse. | |
| 1998MA030 | MA | Massachusetts elevator mechanic dies in twenty foot fall from a fixed ladder on the side of a building. | |
| 1998MA021 | MA | Massachusetts pile driver dies when struck by pile in trench. | |
| 1997MA050 | MA | Carpenter dies in fall through wall opening in factory renovation site. | |
| 1997MA044 | MA | Project engineer dies in fall from roof in Massachusetts. | |
| 1997MA038 | MA | Pest control technician dies in 100 foot fall from roof in Massachusetts. | |
| 1997MA031 | MA | Construction laborer dies in trench cave-in at oil tank removal site in Massachusetts. | |
| 1996MA037 | MA | Independent contractor dies when struck by protective hood from chipper/shredder at waste management facility in Massachusetts. | |
| 1996MA031 | MA | Construction laborer crushed by unattended rolling street sweeper at asphalt plant in Massachusetts. | |
| 1996MA029 | MA | New Jersey carpenter dies in fall from scaffold in Massachusetts. | |
| 1996MA027 | MA | Self-employed Massachusetts siding installer dies after 11 foot fall from scaffold. | |
| 1996MA023 | MA | Self-employed painter in Massachusetts dies in fall of twelve feet from "widow's walk" at a single-family home. | |
| 1996MA016 | MA | Landscaper dies when struck by front end loader in Massachusetts. | |
| 1996MA011 | MA | Massachusetts temporary laborer is crushed in baler at recycling facility. | |
| 1995MA043 | MA | Massachusetts construction machine operator dies under conveyor of stone crushing machine. | |
| 1995MA042 | MA | Massachusetts plumber falls when extension ladder collapses. | |
| 1995MA041 | MA | Massachusetts mason falls when granite block tips onto scaffold. | |
| 1995MA039 | MA | Construction laborer crushed by asphalt truck while paving interstate highway. | |
| 1995MA027 | MA | New Jersey painter/de-leader dies in fall from suspended scaffold in water tank in Massachusetts. | |
| 1995MA026 | MA | Foreman dies when struck by front end loader at a Massachusetts scrap metal recycling plant. | |
| 1995MA020 | MA | Massachusetts woodworker dies when struck by knife launched from overhead router. | |
| 1995MA016 | MA | Iron worker apprentice dies in fall of fifty feet on Massachusetts construction site. | |
| 1995MA014 | MA | Massachusetts iron worker dies in fall from structural steel framework. | |
| 1995MA013 | MA | Night crew associate dies after fall at retail building supply outlet in Massachusetts. | |
| 1995MA007 | MA | Production employee crushed to death by toppled metal coils at Massachusetts steel fabrication facility. | |
| 1995MA002 | MA | Massachusetts assembler/welder crushed to death beneath twelve ton steel tank. | |
| 1994MA070 | MA | Massachusetts warehouseman dies in fall from mezzanine. | |
| 1994MA069 | MA | Massachusetts maintenance man dies when crushed beneath container box of dump truck. | |
| 1994MA068 | MA | Massachusetts public utility electrician electrocuted during routine operations and maintenance. | |
| 1994MA067 | MA | New Hampshire construction project manager dies when crushed by five ton concrete slab on Massachusetts construction site. | |
| 1994MA066 | MA | Massachusetts warehouse/delivery worker dies when crushed by toppled granite slabs. | |
| 1994MA021 | MA | Massachusetts laborer dies when caught in conveyor machinery at scrap metal business. | |
| 1994MA019 | MA | Pilot plant operator killed in pressure vessel release at a Massachusetts biotechnology company. | |
| 1994MA018 | MA | Temporary worker dies when crushed in screen printing press. | |
| 1994MA016 | MA | Massachusetts newspaper girl dies after being struck by a jeep while delivering her route from a bicycle. | |
| 1994MA014 | MA | Massachusetts landscaper/laborer dies when crushed in small skid steer loader. | |
| 1994MA012 | MA | Massachusetts loading dock worker dies in explosion of beer truck. | |
| 1994MA011 | MA | Massachusetts construction worker dies in fall through a roof opening while performing iron work. | |
| 1994MA010 | MA | Massachusetts concrete plant driver/yardman asphyxiated in materials hopper. | |
| 1994MA008 | MA | Massachusetts newspaper boy dies when struck by a van while crossing the street on his bicycle. | |
| 1994MA007 | MA | Massachusetts plant operator dies in fall at a petroleum marketing terminal. | |
| 1994MA005 | MA | Building contractor dies in fall from second story porch on residential construction site. | |
| 1994MA004 | MA | Massachusetts steel company field superintendent dies in thirty foot fall from ladder. | |
| 1994MA003 | MA | Massachusetts arborist electrocuted on contact with 13,800 volt public utility powerline. | |
| 1994MA002 | MA | Massachusetts maintenance supervisor dies in twenty foot fall through rooftop skylight opening. | |
| 1994MA001 | MA | Massachusetts mason dies in fall from construction site scaffolding. | |
| 1993MA016 | MA | Massachusetts roofing company laborer dies in fall through skylight. | |
| 1993MA015 | MA | Massachusetts mason dies in 85 foot fall when tower climbing work platform collapses. | |
| 1993MA014 | MA | Massachusetts window washer dies in six floor fall from a ten floor building. | |
| 1993MA013 | MA | Massachusetts carpenter dies in fall through floor opening at a home construction site. | |
| 1993MA012 | MA | Massachusetts metal building assembler dies in fall from rooftop. | |
| 1993MA011 | MA | Massachusetts carpenter dies when crushed beneath prefabricated modular roof panel. | |
| 1993MA010 | MA | Massachusetts maintenance foreman dies when crushed beneath steel framework. | |
| 1993MA009 | MA | Self-employed Massachusetts electrician dies during electrical connection of equipment. | |
| 1993MA008 | MA | Bridge painter dies in fall while working on Massachusetts bridge. | |
| 1993MA007 | MA | Massachusetts specialty foundation company laborer dies in machinery entanglement. | |
| 1993MA006 | MA | Rhode Island window washer dies in seven story fall from Massachusetts rooftop. | |
| 1993MA005 | MA | Massachusetts swimming pool company president drowns during routine service call. | |
| 1993MA004 | MA | Cleaning company laborer crushed by toppled paper bales while working at Massachusetts recycling plant. | |
| 1993MA003 | MA | Massachusetts carpentry foreman dies when metal ladder contacts overhead public utility powerline. | |
| 1993MA002 | MA | Night watchman drowns from fall into Massachusetts river. | |
| 1993MA001 | MA | Self-employed general contractor dies in fall from ladder in Massachusetts. | |
| 1992MA020 | MA | Massachusetts trash collection company operations manager dies when crushed between conveyor truck and dumpster. | |
| 1992MA019 | MA | Massachusetts plater dies following hydrofluoric acid spill exposure during transfer process. | |
| 1992MA018 | MA | Massachusetts water works specialty valve foreman dies in oxygen deficient valve chamber. | |
| 1992MA017 | MA | Self-employed Massachusetts real estate developer/builder electrocuted by construction site generator. | |
| 1992MA016 | MA | Carpentry/roofing foreman dies in fall through roof opening in Massachusetts. | |
| 1992MA015 | MA | Massachusetts drill foreman dies in fall when portion of offshore marine rockdrilling rig resettles in ocean floor. | |
| 1992MA013 | MA | Lumber company/sawmill laborer dies following strike in the head. | |
| 1992MA012 | MA | Massachusetts bridge painter dies in fall from toppled aerial scissor lift. | |
| 1992MA011 | MA | Laborer/tender dies in fall from scaffolding In Massachusetts. | |
| 1992MA010 | MA | Elevator service/repair helper electrocuted in Massachusetts. | |
| 1992MA009 | MA | Massachusetts lead chemical technician dies in explosion during chemical synthesis process. | |
| 1992MA008 | MA | Truck driver dies in fall from flat bed trailer in Massachusetts. | |
| 1992MA007 | MA | Demolition laborer dies in fall through roof opening in Massachusetts. | |
| 1992MA006 | MA | Self-employed general contractor dies in fall from rooftop in Massachusetts. | |
| 1992MA005 | MA | Carpentry foreman dies in fall from scaffolding in Massachusetts. | |
| 1992MA004 | MA | Off-duty municipal firefighter/EMT drowns in Massachusetts River. | |
| 1992MA003 | MA | Self-employed carpentry specialist electrocuted when he contacted energized public utility powerline in Massachusetts. | |
| 1992MA002 | MA | Facilities maintenance foreman dies in fall from ladder in Massachusetts. | |
| 1992MA001 | MA | Massachusetts public utility lineman dies of thermal burns when aerial lift hydraulic hoses ruptured and ignited. | |
| 1991MA007 | MA | Employee electrocuted while dismantling a metal edged box resting on a flexible electrical cord. | |
| 1991MA006 | MA | Sign erector dies in falling 90 feet from a ladder hung over a billboard in Massachusetts. | |
| 1991MA005 | MA | Roofer dies after backing off a roof and falling 33 feet to the ground in Massachusetts. | |
| 1991MA004 | MA | Carpenter dies after falling 11 feet off a ladder jack scaffold in Massachusetts. | |
| 1991MA002 | MA | Custodian dies in a confined space in a hospital laundry. | |
| 1991MA001 | MA | Insulator dies after falling 26 feet to the ground in Massachusetts. | |
| 1990MA005 | MA | A tree worker dies after falling from a tree. | |
| 1990MA004 | MA | Construction laborer crushed by steel plate in trench. | |
| 1990MA003 | MA | Roofer dies after falling from a flat roof. | |
| 1990MA001 | MA | A roofer falls to his death. | |
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