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: Machine Manufacturing

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

2009CA006	CA	Print machine operator is strangled when his shirt is caught on a rotating knob.
2008WA049	WA	Assembler/fabricator dies when struck by "L" rack loaded with glass mirrors in Washington State.
2008MI062	MI	Machinist dies when he came into contact with a rotating vertical cutting head of a gantry mill.
2008MI010	MI	Manufacturing traffic supervisor dies when struck by forklift.
2008MI003	MI	Steel mill supervisor pulled from catwalk by contact with belt conveyor.
2008MA019	MA	Forklift operator crushed between forklift cage and mast while loading waste paper into a trailer - Massachusetts.
2007CA011	CA	Machine operator dies when a molding press machine closes on him.
2006MI007	MI	Forklift driver pinned under an overturned forklift dies.
2006CA006	CA	A machine operator died when caught in the threads being wound onto the take-up spool of a warping machine.
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.
2005OR008	OR	Mechanic killed while inspecting masonry stacker machine.
2005OR005	OR	Operator crushed while repairing running machine.
2005OK024	OK	A temporary production worker died when he was caught in a tread scrap machine.
2005OK005	OK	A press brake operator died when he was struck by a steel lug.
2005NJ003	NJ	Worker killed in a fall in a bakery fermentation tank.
2005MA059	MA	Worker killed when crushed by multiple granite slabs - Massachusetts.
2005MA035	MA	A machine operator dies after becoming caught in a computer numerical controlled vertical milling machine - Massachusetts.
2005CA006	CA	A supervisor dies when crushed by a machine that manufactures concrete blocks.
2005CA003	CA	A helper on a steel-slitting machine died when caught in between some sheet metal and the rewind cylinder.
2004OR015	OR	Fabricator killed by ruptured hydraulic press fitting.
2004OR005	OR	Machine operator electrocuted while shoveling pellets.
2004NY024	NY	Machinist crushed by a steel spool while working on a hydraulic lift table.
2004NJ074	NJ	Maintenance supervisor crushed under a falling gantry crane.
2004MI180	MI	Mill hand dies when drill was thrown from shattered hardened steel tool extension and strikes him in chest.
2004MA006	MA	Worker killed when caught inside a palletizer hoist area - Massachusetts.
2004MA002	MA	Assistant supervisor dies while releasing a jammed product from a plastic injection molding machine - Massachusetts.
2004IA036	IA	Metalworking shop owner crushed between skid steer and forklift attachment.
2004CA011	CA	A machine operator died when he was caught between a conveyor belt and tension roller underneath an industrial machine.
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.
2003OR021	OR	Worker killed in wood-dust fire sparked by faulty fuse.
2003MN039	MN	Paper mill maintenance employee dies after being pinned by the arm of a control mechanism in a roll wrap machine.
2003KY124	KY	Metal fabrication shop owner dies when crushed by falling steel plate.
2003CA006	CA	A machine operator died when crushed in a plastic injection molding machine.
2003CA004	CA	A machine operator died when caught in a plastic injection molding machine.
2003CA001	CA	A machine operator died when crushed in an automatic feed system of a cardboard box waxing machine.
2002NY096	NY	Worker fatally injured by steel blade while cleaning a dough machine.
2002NY055	NY	Contractor dies in tractor overturn while skidding logs.
2002NY026	NY	Machine operator dies of crushing injuries when caught by a bridle roller on a hot tin coating line.
2002NE044	NE	Worker falls into mixing tank.
2002MA016	MA	Temporary Hispanic laborer dies after being struck by a turning devices at a concrete product manufacturing facility - Massachusetts.
2002CA009	CA	A machine operator died when his glove caught in a wire drawing machine.
2002CA004	CA	A welder dies after being crushed by a hydraulic door on a scrap metal shredding machine.
2001NJ027	NJ	Warehouseman crushed between two rolls of coiled steel.
2001NJ019	NJ	Machine operator killed while trying to repair a conveyor belt.
2001NE006	NE	Maintenance worker crushed between forklift and truck.
2001CA007	CA	Machine operator crushed between the plates of an injection mold while performing maintenance.
2000WA012	WA	Temporary worker killed when caught in machinery at a bottling pant in Washington State.
2000NJ040	NJ	Machine assembler crushed between machine sections during assembly.
2000NE008	NE	Machine operator falls from order picker in Nebraska.
2000IA048	IA	Worker crushed in rubber tire assembly machine.
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.
1999WI076	WI	Florist pinned between bucket of an industrial truck and semi trailer in Wisconsin.
1999WI072	WI	Part-time logger pinned by tractor wheel after being knocked from operator's seat by falling tree.
1999WI004	WI	Supervisor at plastics company crushed in injection molding machine.
1999NJ108	NJ	Municipal utility worker falls while clearing a clog in a conveyor chute.
1999NJ090	NJ	Laborer crushed between the cross member of the boom lift-arms and frame of a skid-steer loader.
1999NJ062	NJ	Machine operator crushed in a paper-pulp storage tank.
1999NJ024	NJ	Recycling plant laborer engulfed by a load of plastics on a conveyor in New Jersey.
1999NE017	NE	Machine operator crushed by robotic platform.
1999NE004	NE	Mechanic killed while dismantling paper baler.
1999MA070	MA	Massachusetts foundry manager dies when caught in die casting machine.
1999MA033	MA	A Massachusetts drill press operator strangled after his shirtsleeve was caught and tightened by rotating drill bit.
1999CA003	CA	Maintenance welder dies when his electric cart is struck by a forklift in California.
1998WI074	WI	Youth worker dies after being pinned under tractor at a food processing plant.
1998WA060	WA	Sawmill unscrambler operator killed when struck by a board ejected by trim saw in Washington State.
1998TX468	TX	A laborer for a boring and tunneling company in Texas, died when he was struck by a hydraulic hose.
1998TX074	TX	A cross tie processor working at an East Texas sawmill died when struck by a guard thrown from a wood chipper machine as he stood at his work station.
1998TX004	TX	Front-end loader operator dies when crushed between the front bucket of the loader and a low-boy trailer at a cattle feed lot in Texas.
1998NJ047	NJ	Worker suffocated when engulfed in a sand hopper.
1998NJ038	NJ	Laborer killed when forklift truck he was operating overturned.
1998NJ012	NJ	Machine operator crushed while servicing a die cutting machine.
1998NE032	NE	Falling portable scaffold kills carpenter.
1998MO064	MO	PVC blender-operator crushed by blending machine.
1998MO056	MO	Die setter crushed by machinery at plastic molding company in Missouri.
1998MN044	MN	Laborer dies after being crushed by Caterpillar that fell from railroad trestle.
1998MN004	MN	Worker dies after crane tips into holding pond.
1998KY077	KY	Tractor driver killed in overturn while mowing.
1998KY044	KY	Factory worker entangled in conveyor belt rollers.
1998KY031	KY	Factory worker caught in overhead conveyor while hanging transformers.
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.
1998IA003	IA	Paper mill employee killed as winder safety plate pins him against a beam.
1998CA004	CA	Poultry worker is caught in the metal paddles of a feather dryer and dies in California.
1998CA001	CA	Supervisor has head crushed by an injection molding machine when it cycles during set-up in California.
1997WI110	WI	Logger dies after a log skidder rolled downhill and struck him as he was felling a tree.
1997WI097	WI	Utilities worker dies after being pinned in a pulpwood belt conveyor at a paper company.
1997NJ114	NJ	Worker asphyxiated when caught in rotating shaft of cable reel trailer.
1997NJ093	NJ	Maintenance mechanic struck and killed by a falling conveyor platform.
1997NJ078	NJ	Recycling plant worker killed when caught in a closing overhead bay door.
1997NJ047	NJ	Forklift operator crushed to death between forklift truck cage and metal beam.
1997MN028	MN	Machinist dies after being struck by object thrown from turning lathe.
1997KY110	KY	Skidder operator thrown from vehicle during rollover.
1997IA052	IA	Mobile tower crane falls 180 feet to the ground killing the crane operator.
1997CA002	CA	Supervisor dies when caught between an adjusting bar and the frame of a knitting machine in California.
1996NJ062	NJ	Warehouse checker crushed under a 4,000 pound crate falling from a forklift truck.
1996NJ037	NJ	Machinist crushed to death while cleaning a grinding machine.
1996NJ026	NJ	Recycling center laborer crushed in a vertical upstroke baling machine.
1996NE045	NE	Worker falls from tipping forklift.
1996NE043	NE	Crane tips over on barge.
1996NE035	NE	Maintenance mechanic crushed in machinery.
1996MO061	MO	Special road district foreman struck by oil distributor truck.
1996MN050	MN	Industrial worker dies after being struck by a steel bar while operating a computerized turning center.
1996MN028	MN	Worker dies after being crushed by a soft drink palletizer lift.
1996MD038	MD	An operator dies of crushing injuries when caught between bridle rollers of a hot dip coating line.
1996KY125	KY	Pug mill operator killed after entanglement.
1996KY050	KY	Front end loader overturns on seed/fertilizer store owner.
1996KY028	KY	Welder is crushed by rock chipper.
1996IA061	IA	Wife is pinned between tractor loader bucket and foundation wall while helping husband build new home - Iowa.
1996CA016	CA	Warehouseman dies when crushed by forklift in California.
1995WI055	WI	Machinist is pinned between parts of metal materials handling equipment.
1995WI034	WI	Crew leader crushed when forklift load carrier falls from forklift.
1995WI024	WI	Machinist fatally injured from being pinned in vertical lathe.
1995NJ108	NJ	Machine operator crushed in a recycling center baling machine.
1995NJ018	NJ	Maintenance mechanic killed after being caught in a conveyor belt.
1995NJ017	NJ	Electrician killed when caught between a personnel lift and an overhead bay door.
1995NE031	NE	Laborer struck by steel pipe.
1995NE024	NE	Hydraulic hammer rollover crushes operator.
1995NE016	NE	Pressman falls from printing press.
1995NE013	NE	Worker crushed between forklift and flatbed trailer.
1995NE012	NE	Iron production worker crushed in machinery.
1995MO078	MO	Machine operator struck by rubber injection molding machine.
1995MN012	MN	Laborer dies after being caught between automatic back saw and a guardrail.
1995MA020	MA	Massachusetts woodworker dies when struck by knife launched from overhead router.
1995MA002	MA	Massachusetts assembler/welder crushed to death beneath twelve ton steel tank.
1995KY068	KY	Welder is crushed by an unmanned pipelayer.
1995IA019	IA	Loading dock worker crushed between forklift and flatbed truck - Iowa.
1995CO032	CO	Colorado equipment maintenance laborer dies when crushed in small skid steer loader.
1995CA018	CA	Vineyard equipment operator dies after being crushed by a forklift in California.
1995CA012	CA	Sheet operator dies after being crushed by the forks on a sheeting unit in California.
1995CA008	CA	Shop foreman dies after being crushed by a forklift 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.
1995CA004	CA	Transportation coordinator dies after being crushed by a large wind machine in California.
1994WY018	WY	Skull fractured in skid loader incident in Wyoming.
1994WI373	WI	Maintenance machinist trainee entangled in revolving shaft of vertical boring mill.
1994NJ009	NJ	Foreman crushed to death after being caught in a screw conveyor.
1994MD058	MD	Laborer caught in chipper/shredder machine - Maryland.
1994MD057	MD	Rewinder operator's assistant crushed in paper rewinder machine - Maryland.
1994MA018	MA	Temporary worker dies when crushed in screen printing press.
1994CA011	CA	Forklift driver dies from injuries sustained after being crushed by a forklift California.
1993WY017	WY	Road equipment operator run over by roller in Wyoming.
1993NJ005	NJ	Worker dies from multiple injuries after fall into baling machine.
1993MN076	MN	Product specialist/service manager dies after falling 4 1/2 feet during machine assembly.
1993MN004	MN	Male machinist dies after falling from the top of a disc screen machine.
1992WY015	WY	Oilfield service machine tip over in Wyoming.
1992NJ005	NJ	Machine operator crushed to death after falling into a plastic pellet blender.
1992CA004	CA	Machine operator crushed in conveyor belt in California.
1992AK061	AK	Truck driver dies from asphyxiation after entanglement in dump truck power take-off (PTO) - Alaska.
1991WI014	WI	Paper mill worker dies after falling 15.5 feet down a vertical conveyor.