FACE Reports

A 50-year-old man died at a solid waste facility while working as a picker on a tipping floor, separating compostable from non-compostable trash.

A 47-year-old land surveyor died after being struck by a passenger vehicle as he walked along the road.

A 57-year-old cleanup worker at an animal feed processing plant was killed after falling into a manlift shaft.

A 57-year-old farmer died of injuries he sustained when the tractor he was operating overturned while transporting a round hay bale. The victim was a self-employed mechanic and part-time farmer who had been farming the property his entire life.

A 45-year-old logger working as a choke setter in a skyline yarding operation was killed after being crushed by the skyline carriage. The logging operation was a standing skyline yarder system, where the skyline was spooled off the yarder and attached to a tailhold anchor at the back end of the unit.

A 30-year-old arborist was killed after falling approximately 20 feet from a tree he was trimming. He previously was employed by another professional tree removal service, which had trained him on procedures and safety techniques.

A 53-year-old male service technician died at his repair shop after being assaulted by an intruder. The shop was the only occupant of a two-story building with a parking lot in the back, secured by a chain-link fence and padlock.

A 63-year-old mechanic was killed after being pulled into a snow thrower at a ski resort. Although no one witnessed the incident, investigators believe the worker was attempting to move the snow thrower out of a garage.

A 23-year-old tank mechanic died of asphyxiation after entering a permit-required confined space.

A 33-year-old window cleaner died after falling from an 8-foot stepladder.