FACE Reports

A 35-year-old material handler was killed after she was crushed against a podium by a backing forklift. The forklift was in good operating condition and the back-up alarm was working at the time of the incident.

A 47-year-old auto mechanic died when gasoline he was pouring into a motor vehicle ignited and burned him. The victim had worked at the auto shop for two years. His employer did not have a written safety program, Injury and Illness Prevention Program, or job training program that provided safety training to employees.

A 50-year-old janitor was found dead in an office building where he was cleaning floors with a propane-powered buffer.

A 56-year-old warehouse worker was killed after he fell approximately 30 feet through a skylight and onto a concrete floor. The victim had been employed at the warehouse for about seven years and was the chairperson for the facility’s safety committee.

A millwright was killed while welding additional metal to the feed rolls of a debarker at a lumber mill.

A 67-year-old machine operator died from burns when a fire ignited between the engine and cab of a bulldozer. The victim had been working at the company as a full-time heavy equipment operator for about 30 years.

A 33-year-old equipment operator was killed after he was pulled beneath a 45-ton bulldozer. The victim worked for a company that employed about five full-time workers and hired approximately 70 additional contract laborers.

A 45-year-old employee of a ready-mixed cement company was fatally injured when he was backed over by a skid-steer loader.

Construction foreman dies after being struck by steel beam pile

A 56-year-old cleanup worker at a food mill was killed when he fell into a manlift shaft.