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-Residential

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

2011CA005	CA	A house painter dies when he falls through a roof opening.
2011CA002	CA	A day laborer dies when he falls off a scaffold.
2010MI144	MI	Hispanic roofer dies after falling through an improperly secured roof hatch cover.
2010MI137	MI	Carpenter died from extension ladder fall.
2010MA036	MA	Carpenter fell from the roof of a single family home under construction.
2008MI015	MI	Construction worker dies from 69-foot fall through roof opening.
2008MA042	MA	Laborer dies after falling from an aluminum extension ladder at a residential construction site - Massachusetts.
2008KY007	KY	Roofing foreman dies from telescopic boom lift fall.
2007NY107	NY	Master stonemason dies in a 30-foot fall from a handmade work platform attached to a powered industrial truck.
2007MI172	MI	Roofer dies from fall off residential roof.
2007MI007	MI	Carpenter dies after fall from a ladder that slipped from its base while positioned on frozen sand.
2007KY008	KY	Hispanic carpenter dies after falling from homemade platform.
2006OR003	OR	Novice drywall installer dies in 7-foot fall from scaffold.
2006MI117	MI	Male siding installer dies after falling from a roof while installing a J channel on a dormer.
2005MI163	MI	Construction laborer dies after falling from ladder.
2005MI051	MI	Carpenter dies after he jumped/lost balance from an unsecured ladder that fell due to a wind gust.
2003WI042	WI	Hispanic painter dies after falling from a new house roof.
2003NJ091	NJ	Hispanic construction worker dies after fall from an improvised scaffold.
2002WA019	WA	Temporary construction worker dies after falling from a scaffold plank in Washington State.
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.
1999MA022	MA	Self-employed residential contractor dies in ten foot fall through floor opening on Massachusetts construction site.
1998WA086	WA	Construction contractor killed by fall from a ladder - Washington State.
1998NJ055	NJ	Carpenter dies after falling into a stairwell while installing a staircase.
1998NJ020	NJ	Construction worker dies after falling 21 feet from a load of lumber on a forklift truck.
1998NE032	NE	Falling portable scaffold kills carpenter.
1998MO035	MO	Siding installer dies after six foot fall from ladder-jack scaffolding.
1998MD016	MD	Painter falls 24-feet from a ladder placed on mobile tubular steel scaffold.
1998CA005	CA	Laborer/helper falls through opening in warehouse roof to the floor below and dies in California.
1997WV055	WV	Roofer dies in West Virginia following a fall from a roof.
1997NJ069	NJ	Worker killed by 90 foot fall from roof canopy.
1997MN008	MN	Construction worker dies after falling 9 feet from the ground into the basement of a townhouse that was being constructed.
1997MD045	MD	A laborer dies following a forty-six-foot fall from a scaffold.
1997MA044	MA	Project engineer dies in fall from roof in Massachusetts.
1997KY111	KY	Construction worker dies in 7-foot fall.
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.
1995NE010	NE	Roofer falls 20 feet to his death.
1995MO074	MO	Roofer dies following 22-foot fall from residence.
1995MN027	MN	Teacher/handy-man dies after falling from second-story roof of house.
1995MN011	MN	Carpenter dies from injuries sustained after falling 14 feet when scaffold collapsed.
1995IN075	IN	Roofer dies following a 15-foot fall from residential roof.
1994NJ124	NJ	Handy man dies after falling 25 feet from a house roof.
1994NJ073	NJ	Iron worker dies after falling 55 Feet through a bridge deck under construction.
1994MD041	MD	Carpenter dies following 30-foot fall through deteriorated roof while estimating job.
1994MD024	MD	45-year-old drywall installer dies after falling 5'4" from a mobile scaffold - Maryland.
1994MD015	MD	Gutter product installer dies as a result of falling 22.5 feet from a roof in Maryland.
1994MA005	MA	Building contractor dies in fall from second story porch on residential construction site.
1994CO031	CO	A 35-year-old owner of a construction company died as a result of a fall from an unguarded floor opening.
1994CA013	CA	While installing metal frames on a residential building, a handyman falls 20 feet from a scaffold and dies in California.
1993WY005	WY	Roofer falls from top of new home in Wyoming.
1993WI239	WI	Laborer dies following a 13-foot fall from a porch-roof.
1993WI222	WI	Mason dies following three-story fall from improvised scaffolding.
1993NJ090	NJ	Road construction laborer dies after falling underneath the wheel of a front end loader.
1993NJ069	NJ	Roofer dies after falling 30 feet from a ladder when an aluminum pole contacts an overhead power line.
1993NJ036	NJ	Laborer dies from fall from second floor window.
1993MA013	MA	Massachusetts carpenter dies in fall through floor opening at a home construction site.
1992MO034	MO	Roofing installer dies after 16-foot fall from a suspended runway in Missouri.
1992MN021	MN	Male roofer dies after falling from a house roof.
1992MN010	MN	Carpenter dies from falling off a porch roof of a private home.
1992MA006	MA	Self-employed general contractor dies in fall from rooftop in Massachusetts.
1992MA005	MA	Carpentry foreman dies in fall from scaffolding in Massachusetts.
1992CO065	CO	Construction company owner dies when he falls from roof of home under construction in Colorado.
1992CA012	CA	Apprentice roofer falls nine feet from roof and dies in California.
1991NJ018	NJ	Carpenter dies after falling 19 feet through a floor opening.
1991NJ008	NJ	Roofer dies after 25 foot fall from a house roof.
1991MA005	MA	Roofer dies after backing off a roof and falling 33 feet to the ground in Massachusetts.
1991CO002	CO	Mason dies after falling 18 feet from scaffolding.
1991AK053	AK	Roofer dies in 16-foot fall from residential roof - Alaska.
1990MA003	MA	Roofer dies after falling from a flat roof.
1990MA001	MA	A roofer falls to his death.
1990CO032	CO	Spray painter dies after falling 30 feet to the ground from roof.