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: Falls-Construction-Commercial

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

2011MA008	MA	Municipal lead custodian dies in fall from mobile scaffolding.
2011CA004	CA	A roofing supervisor dies when he falls through a skylight.
2011CA001	CA	A plumber dies when he falls from the second floor of a building after stepping on unsupported plywood formwork.
2010MI006	MI	Maintenance supervisor killed by fall while changing light bulb.
2010KY043	KY	Steel worker falls from highway bridge and dies (revised).
2010IA054	IA	Construction laborer fell from ladder.
2009WA051	WA	Carpet installer dies after falling 32 feet at a commercial jobsite.
2009NJ099	NJ	Hispanic construction worker wearing fall protection dies after falling 40 feet from roof.
2009CA007	CA	Warehouse worker dies when he falls through a skylight.
2009CA003	CA	An electrical worker dies when he falls through a skylight while installing solar panels on the roof of a warehouse.
2008MI009	MI	Journeyman mason dies after stepping backward off a raised mobile scaffold.
2008CA006	CA	Laborer dies when he falls 35 feet from a scaffold after being electrocuted - California.
2007NJ077	NJ	Construction laborer dies after falling through temporary bridge "catch" platform, 75 feet to ground.
2007MI136	MI	Hotel assistant manager dies due to a fall from a ladder during installation of wood trim.
2007MI013	MI	Construction foreman dies from fall while climbing the tower of a hydromobile scaffold.
2006OK002	OK	A carpenter died after falling 20 feet from a roof.
2006NE002	NE	Hispanic asbestos remover falls to death from ladder.
2006MI006	MI	Truck driver killed after falling through unprotected skylight.
2005OK117	OK	A construction laborer was struck in the head and killed by a falling steel beam.
2005MI088	MI	69-year-old male construction contractor dies after falling from open folding chair he was standing on.
2004NY135	NY	Maintenance mechanic killed when improperly installed overhead garage door toppled scissors lift.
2003WI097	WI	Amish carpenter dies after falling from scaffold.
2003WI048	WI	Hispanic laborer dies after falling through roof of old building.
2003OR010	OR	Home construction worker falls down elevator shaft.
2003MA010	MA	Two window washers fall 90 feet when their horizontal static line failed.
2001KY046	KY	Brick mason dies from fall through scaffolding.
2000NE050	NE	Steel erector falls from scissors lift.
1999OK013	OK	Supervisor for a drywall contractor was fatally injured when he fell and became entangled in the frame of a manually propelled 6-foot mobile scaffold.
1999OK009	OK	Construction laborer dies from injuries received in a 33-foot fall through a skylight opening.
1999MN015	MN	Sheet metal worker dies after falling 45 feet from air duct.
1999MA002	MA	Fourteen-foot fall kills ironworker at a Massachusetts construction site.
1998TX236	TX	TX laborer for a general contractor in Texas died when the personnel lift he was standing in fell over and he struck his head on a concrete floor.
1998TX128	TX	A roofer's helper, working for a roofing contractor in Texas, died when he fell through a three-foot square opening in a roof and struck a concrete floor.
1998NE013	NE	Ironworker falls into elevator pit.
1998MN013	MN	Worker dies after falling 15 feet from an extension ladder.
1998MN001	MN	Construction employee dies after falling from building roof.
1998MA030	MA	Massachusetts elevator mechanic dies in twenty foot fall from a fixed ladder on the side of a building.
1998KY014	KY	Electrician dies in 6-foot fall from ladder.
1998IA053	IA	Electrician falls to his death from an old wooden transformer platform.
1998CA017	CA	Hod carrier dies and three co-workers injured in fall from rolling tower scaffold in California.
1998CA016	CA	Tile roofer supervisor falls from roof of multi-story building and dies in California.
1998CA011	CA	Laborer falls through skylight opening in warehouse roof to the ground below and dies in California.
1998CA010	CA	Structural ironworker foreman falls off beams of warehouse roof to the floor below and dies in California.
1998CA006	CA	Sheet metal worker falls off step ladder and dies in California.
1998AK027	AK	Pipefitter dies from 40-foot fall.
1997NJ087	NJ	Roofer dies after falling 23 feet through a school skylight in New Jersey.
1997NJ086	NJ	Iron worker dies after falling 17 feet while building a roof.
1997NJ067	NJ	Iron worker dies after falling 26 feet from a steel beam.
1997NJ062	NJ	Painter dies after falling from a stepladder while painting an outdoor stairway.
1997NJ045	NJ	Maintenance contractor dies after falling from a ladder.
1997NE035	NE	30 foot fall from steel girder.
1997MA050	MA	Carpenter dies in fall through wall opening in factory renovation site.
1997KY071	KY	Professional roofer dies in fall.
1997KY022	KY	Migrant worker killed in 22-foot fall inside building.
1996NJ059	NJ	Iron worker dies after falling 18 feet while constructing a roof.
1996NJ024	NJ	Construction worker killed after falling through a wall opening in a stairwell.
1996NJ003	NJ	Laborer dies after falling 30 feet through a fire-vent skylight.
1996MN085	MN	Construction worker dies after falling 13 feet from a scaffold.
1996MN074	MN	Construction worker dies after falling 17 feet from an elevated platform in a steel warehouse.
1996MD036	MD	Plumber dies of injuries received from a twenty-two-foot fall, off an extension ladder, at a construction site.
1996MA029	MA	New Jersey carpenter dies in fall from scaffold in Massachusetts.
1996KY093	KY	Welder dies after 30-foot fall from steel structure.
1996IN123	IN	Laborer falls 48 feet to his death while painting inside of empty storage silo.
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.
1996IA003	IA	Iron worker falls 19 stories after welding lead melts steel cage cable - Iowa.
1996CA015	CA	Electrician apprentice dies in a fall from a ladder in California.
1995NJ037	NJ	Carpenter dies after falling from a ladder at a construction site.
1995NJ031	NJ	Demolition laborer dies after falling 23 feet through a warehouse skylight.
1995NE017	NE	Worker falls 33 feet while constructing elevator shaft.
1995MO049	MO	Construction foreman dies following 45-foot fall from roof of condominium.
1995MN066	MN	Steel worker falls 28 feet to the ground from warehouse construction site.
1995MD050	MD	Steel erector falls 55 feet from I-beam.
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.
1995IN059	IN	Laborer dies following a 13-foot fall from roof of city garage.
1995IA007	IA	Construction worker falls to his death while repairing elevator - Iowa.
1995CA016	CA	Journeyman iron worker dies after falling from a freeway bent cap in California.
1995CA015	CA	Iron worker foreman dies after falling from a catwalk in California.
1995CA011	CA	Crane operator falls 30 feet from a crane while working from a freeway overpass in California.
1994WI344	WI	Construction laborer falls 26 feet from leading edge of roof.
1994WI340	WI	Plaster laborer dies after falling from a scaffold.
1994WI284	WI	Carpenter dies following a fall from ladder scaffolding.
1994NJ011	NJ	Brick mason dies after falling 6 feet while climbing off a scaffold.
1994NE012	NE	Construction worker dies after 25 foot fall from I-beams.
1994MO120	MO	Construction worker dies as a result of an 11-foot fall from unguarded residential deck.
1994MO077	MO	Journeyman roofer dies after 14.5 foot fall through roof opening.
1994MN064	MN	Highway technician dies after falling 55 feet from bridge scaffold.
1994MN013	MN	Construction worker dies after falling from a wind turbine tower.
1994MD004	MD	Carpenter dies following 13-foot fall from a scaffold collapse while setting trusses on a barn construction in Maryland.
1994MA011	MA	Massachusetts construction worker dies in fall through a roof opening while performing iron work.
1994MA004	MA	Massachusetts steel company field superintendent dies in thirty foot fall from ladder.
1994MA001	MA	Massachusetts mason dies in fall from construction site scaffolding.
1994KY051	KY	Demolition foreman dies after 35-foot fall through hole in flat roof.
1994CA017	CA	Tile setter dies after falling approximately 30 feet while at work at a commercial office building in California.
1994CA005	CA	Construction foreman dies after falling approximately 28 feet during roofing retro-fit operation in California.
1994CA003	CA	Carpenter dies from injuries sustained after falling approximately 20 feet while doing earthquake repair work in California.
1993WY021	WY	Roofer falls from top of 18' building in Wyoming.
1993WI254	WI	Electrician apprentice dies following a 55-foot fall from a roof.
1993NJ112	NJ	Iron worker dies after falling 26 feet from structural steel.
1993NJ094	NJ	Roofing estimator dies after falling 14 feet from the roof of a shopping center strip mall.
1993NJ087	NJ	Construction worker dies after falling 20 feet through an equipment hatch into a sewage pumping station wet well.
1993NJ085	NJ	Construction foreman dies after falling 32 feet through a floor opening.
1993NJ067	NJ	Iron worker dies from fall from structural steel.
1993MO154	MO	Journeyman roofer dies from 25-foot-fall through structural decking.
1993MO152	MO	Journeyman roofer dies from 12-foot-fall from ladder.
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.
1993MA012	MA	Massachusetts metal building assembler dies in fall from rooftop.
1993MA008	MA	Bridge painter dies in fall while working on Massachusetts bridge.
1993MA001	MA	Self-employed general contractor dies in fall from ladder in Massachusetts.
1993IN103	IN	Iron worker dies in fall from a roof support to the concrete floor of a framed structural steel building.
1993CA001	CA	Construction supervisor falls from an unguarded mezzanine and dies during a restaurant renovation project in California.
1993AK045	AK	Carpenter dies after 12 foot fall from ladder - Alaska.
1992WI036	WI	Road maintenance worker died 15 months after falling backwards off a dump truck onto pavement.
1992NJ054	NJ	Plumber dies after falling 13 feet into a stairwell while repairing a pipe.
1992NJ046	NJ	Welder dies following a 100 foot fall from a water tower.
1992NJ038	NJ	Maintenance worker dies after falling 3 feet into a construction excavation.
1992NJ035	NJ	Bridge painter falls 364 feet after suspension scaffold collapses.
1992NJ008	NJ	Overhead door mechanic dies after falling 16 feet from a ladder.
1992NJ006	NJ	Iron worker dies after falling 20 feet from structural steel.
1992NJ001	NJ	Dock builder dies after falling 35 feet from a steel sheet pile.
1992MO023	MO	Journeyman ironworker dies following a twenty-two feet six inch fall from a steel structure in Missouri.
1992MO002	MO	Iron worker dies from injuries received from 20-foot fall from working platform in Missouri.
1992MN022	MN	Cement finisher dies after falling from the wing-wall of a highway bridge.
1992MA016	MA	Carpentry/roofing foreman dies in fall through roof opening in Massachusetts.
1992MA012	MA	Massachusetts bridge painter dies in fall from toppled aerial scissor lift.
1992MA007	MA	Demolition laborer dies in fall through roof opening in Massachusetts.
1992AK011	AK	Ironworker dies following an 18-foot fall from structural steel framework - Alaska.
1991WI008	WI	Construction foreman dies after falling 3 feet from a ladder to a concrete floor.
1991NJ011	NJ	Industrial painter dies after a 24 foot fall from an elevated pipeline.
1991MA004	MA	Carpenter dies after falling 11 feet off a ladder jack scaffold in Massachusetts.
1991MA001	MA	Insulator dies after falling 26 feet to the ground in Massachusetts.
1991CO017	CO	Crane operator dies after falling 14 feet from icy embankment.
1990NJ019	NJ	Bridge worker falls 140 feet to his death in New Jersey.
1990NJ017	NJ	Roofer dies after fall from church roof.
1990NJ016	NJ	Worker falls 25 feet to his death from an extension ladder in New Jersey.
1990NJ009	NJ	Roofing mechanic falls 50 feet to his death in New Jersey.
1990NJ007	NJ	Apprentice boilermaker falls 122 feet to his death in New Jersey.
1990NJ005	NJ	Pipe fitter falls 42 feet to his death in New Jersey.
1990NJ004	NJ	Construction worker falls to his death from a collapsed scaffold tower in New Jersey.