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 Construction

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

2009MI009	MI	Construction laborer pinned under tire of articulated machine.
2007NY080	NY	Mechanic killed when aerial work platform collapses.
2006OR005	OR	Mechanic killed when collar caught on PTO driveline.
2006NY010	NY	Equipment operator killed when pinned to a tree by an excavator.
2006NJ078	NJ	43-year-old construction foreman dies after struck by steel pile.
2006MI209	MI	Heavy equipment operator dies after being pinned between the boom and cab of an excavator.
2006CA004	CA	A heavy equipment mechanic died when a scraper tire exploded.
2006CA003	CA	A construction foreman dies when the construction equipment he was operating tipped over on him.
2005OK117	OK	A construction laborer was struck in the head and killed by a falling steel beam.
2005OK011	OK	A plumber was killed when a skid-steer loader tipped forward and struck him in the head.
2005NE012	NE	Construction worker struck by falling steel roof beam.
2005IA019	IA	Exit pit worker entangled in horizontal directional drill back reamer.
2004OR010	OR	Forklift crushes operator working underneath on starter.
2004NY135	NY	Maintenance mechanic killed when improperly installed overhead garage door toppled scissors lift.
2004MI066	MI	Landscaper died when the arms of a skid-steer loader crushed his upper body and head.
2004CA004	CA	Two heavy equipment mechanics electrocuted while working on a large earth moving piece of construction equipment called a scraper.
2003WI003	WI	Laborer dies after being struck by detached excavator bucket.
2003OR040	OR	Effort to clear rock jam in operating rock crusher fatal.
2003OR016	OR	Load of lumber shifts and falls on construction worker killing him.
2003OR015	OR	Construction worker dies when he leans out of the protective cage of a skid steer forklift and is crushed.
2003NJ086	NJ	Laborer crushed under overturned road milling machine.
2003NJ085	NJ	Hispanic construction worker killed when struck by excavator bucket.
2003NJ010	NJ	Construction worker struck and killed by a pile falling from a crane.
2003MA057	MA	Laborer killed while inflating a tire mounted on a multi-piece rim wheel.
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.
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.
2003KY049	KY	Bulldozer owner/operator dies when thrown off bulldozer track.
2003IA055	IA	Construction worker electrocuted when boom forklift contacted power lines.
2003IA043	IA	Worker falls to his death in a telescoping boom forklift overturn.
2002NY027	NY	Truck driver killed when struck by laminated veneer beams falling from a forklift.
2002NE013	NE	Telecommunications tower maintenance worker struck by cable.
2002IA057	IA	Man crushed between skid-steer loader and dump truck.
2002IA030	IA	Front hopper gate operator run over by chip spreader during street resurfacing.
2002CA006	CA	A truck driver died when he fell off of and was run over by the backhoe he was riding on.
2002CA002	CA	A construction laborer was killed when a rubber tire bulldozer backed over him as he was doing a grade check.
2001NE038	NE	Construction worker caught between forklift and cement truck.
2001NE026	NE	Youth landscaper pinned underneath front end loader.
2001MA041	MA	Vehicle mounted work platform tips killing bridge inspector - Massachusetts.
2001CA013	CA	A construction carpenter was killed when struck by the bucket of a backhoe.
2001CA008	CA	A construction surveyor is run over by a motor grader that was backing up.
2001CA006	CA	A crane operator is knocked off a truck bed and crushed by an unsecured 40-foot tower crane jib.
2001CA002	CA	A tractor operator dies when his tractor rolls over on him.
2000WV012	WV	Operator dies after being run over by his bulldozer in West Virginia.
2000WI074	WI	Construction laborer killed when run over by dump truck in highway work zone - Wisconsin.
2000NE050	NE	Steel erector falls from scissors lift.
2000NE034	NE	Construction zone worker hit by gravel truck in Nebraska.
2000NE016	NE	Equipment operator drowns in canal.
2000MN030	MN	Worker dies after being crushed between rock spreader and pneumatic roller in Minnesota.
2000IA031	IA	Worker dies when tower crane and water tower crash to the ground.
2000CA007	CA	Electrician dies when crushed between the rails of a workbasket mounted on a hydraulic crane and the face of an industrial neon-fluorescent sign.
2000CA001	CA	Construction worker is crushed by steel beams when overloaded nylon slings fail.
1999WI041	WI	Heavy equipment operator pinned after bulldozer slides off flatbed trailer.
1999TX468	TX	A laborer for a boring and tunneling company in Texas, died when he was struck by a hydraulic hose.
1999TX390	TX	A plumber repairing a water line in a trench in Texas died when he was struck by the bucket of a backhoe.
1999MO090	MO	Equipment operator dies following crane overturn incident.
1999IA085	IA	Construction worker crushed between falling dump box and truck frame.
1999CA002	CA	Ornamental iron installer dies when crushed by load that fell off forklift in California.
1998TX145	TX	A pipe layer working in a trench for a general contractor in Texas, died when a trench wall gave way and he was fully engulfed in sand/dirt.
1998NJ082	NJ	Heavy equipment operator killed when pinned under a backhoe tire.
1998NJ018	NJ	Equipment operator killed when tree trunk crashes through window of excavator.
1998MA021	MA	Massachusetts pile driver dies when struck by pile in trench.
1998CA014	CA	Equipment operator dies when ejected from and run over by his pavement compactor in California.
1998CA012	CA	Laborer dies when run over by heavy equipment in California.
1998CA003	CA	Electrician apprentice dies when his neck is crushed by a scissor lift in California.
1998AK023	AK	Apprentice lineman killed when caught in trencher.
1997WV041	WV	Bulldozer operator/logger crushed by crawler bulldozer after pulling logging truck from mud on logging road in West Virginia.
1997NE041	NE	Backhoe bucket crushes worker in trench.
1997NE011	NE	Worker crushed by equipment support leg.
1997MN047	MN	Worker dies after being run over by a Caterpillar.
1997MN019	MN	Excavation laborer dies after being run over by a Caterpillar.
1997CA011	CA	Heavy duty equipment operator is crushed when front-end loader falls off a trailer during backing in California.
1997CA009	CA	Laborer is crushed by a clam shell bucket when it disconnects from its crane in California.
1997CA008	CA	Operating engineer is crushed by a backhoe attachment when it disconnects from its tractor in California.
1997CA005	CA	Heavy equipment operator dies when excavator slips down a hill and becomes buried in mud in California.
1997CA001	CA	Crane oiler dies when crushed between a crawler crane cab and track in California.
1996NJ058	NJ	Masonry laborer killed when run over by a rough terrain forklift truck.
1996MN084	MN	Construction worker dies after being run over by bulldozer he had been operating.
1996IA055	IA	Asphalt machine runs over and kills worker.
1996IA008	IA	Construction worker killed by hydraulic excavator while working in trench.
1996CA012	CA	Truck driver dies when run over by heavy equipment in California.
1996CA011	CA	Backhoe operator dies when run over by his backhoe in California.
1996CA008	CA	Welder dies when crushed by a falling structural steel beam tipped over by a crane in California.
1996CA003	CA	Construction superintendent dies when crushed by a falling crane boom in California.
1995WY004	WY	Surveyor killed in ATV turnover in Wyoming.
1995NJ030	NJ	Construction laborer killed after being entangled on a rotating directional drilling machine pipe.
1995NE034	NE	Skid steer operator crushed by lift arm.
1995NE025	NE	Construction worker crushed under skid steer loader bucket.
1995MN047	MN	Construction worker dies after 9-wheel pneumatic roller rolls over on her.
1995CA011	CA	Crane operator falls 30 feet from a crane while working from a freeway overpass in California.
1995CA010	CA	Equipment operator dies after the backhoe he was operating rolled off an embankment in California.
1994NE059	NE	Asphalt roller crushes flagman.
1994MN031	MN	Highway construction worker dies after being struck while crossing roadway.
1994MD063	MD	Construction foreman crushed by excavator - Maryland.
1993NJ090	NJ	Road construction laborer dies after falling underneath the wheel of a front end loader.
1993MA007	MA	Massachusetts specialty foundation company laborer dies in machinery entanglement.
1992MN018	MN	Excavation company owner dies after bulldozer slips over the side of a flat bed trailer.
1992MN014	MN	Highway construction flagman dies after being struck by a pickup truck.
1992CA010	CA	Equipment operator dies after being crushed by a beam during a demolition operation in California.
1992CA006	CA	Construction laborer electrocuted by energized crane in California.