FACE Reports

Lexington, KY — Spurred by the deaths of five tow truck operators who were struck by passing vehicles over the past decade, the Kentucky...

Washington — As NIOSH evaluates future opportunities for its Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program, one agency official is hopeful about expanding participation at...

On the day of the incident, he was part of an experienced six-worker crew raising an external wood-framed wall that was around 14 feet high and weighed 2,100 pounds.

On the day of the incident, the worker arrived at a residential jobsite with a dump truck containing 5,000 pounds of gravel. The victim backed the truck into the driveway and raised the hydraulically controlled dump bed 2 feet.

Case report #: 25KY009 Date of report: Dec. 17, 2025 Issued by: Kentucky State Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program A 25-year-old general laborer had worked for...

A 53-year-old day laborer had worked for his employer, a general contractor, for four years doing random jobs. He and an assistant were installing vinyl flooring in a commercial building under renovation.

On the day of the incident, the technician was mounting a used automotive tire on a single-piece spare trailer rim for a customer.

On the day of the incident, he responded to a call to recover a disabled SUV on the shoulder of a major four-lane interstate.

A 44-year-old experienced framer had worked for his employer, a residential contractor, for five years. He and a co-worker were removing previously installed second-level floor joists to relocate an inside kitchen wall that was framed in the wrong place.

An experienced tree trimmer was the climber on a five-member crew removing a 120-foot fir tree.