Fatality

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Fatality Assessment Control Evaluation
May 25, 2005
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FACE Program Objective
To identify work situations at high risk for
fatal injury and formulate and disseminate
prevention strategies to those who can intervene
in the workplace
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FACE Project

• Surveillance
• Field investigations of targeted causes of
  fatalities

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Present Target Areas

• Youth
• Highway/Street Construction
• Machines
• Hispanic

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Previously Targeted Fatality Areas

• Confined Spaces
• Excavations
• Electrocutions
• Falls from Elevations
• Logging

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FACE Project Components
In House
NC, OH, SC, PA, TN, VA

• NIOSH personnel
• Surveillance and investigation of targeted
  fatalities

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State Based FACE
AK, CA, IA, KY, MA, MI, MN, NE, NJ, NY, OK, OR,
WA, WV, WI

• Establish surveillance system
• Surveillance of all occupational fatalities
  within state
• Investigation of targeted fatalities

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Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE)
Project
Agent
Environment
Host
Pre-event Event
Post-event
In-Depth Investigations of Targeted Fatalities
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FACE Program Surveillance
First Report of Fatality
Cause of death Industry Occupation Demographic
information on victim Brief narrative of Incident
Targeted Investigation Guidelines
Core information on employer Incident specific
information
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Information Sources

• OSHAWH investigators
• M.E. or coroner
• Police or sheriff
• First responders
• Insurance investigators
• Manufacturers
• Equipment dealers

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The FACE Investigation

• Notification of Fatality
• Site Visit
• Employer Interview
• Co-worker Interview
• Witness Interviews
• Interaction With Relevant Parties
• FACE Report
• Dissemination of FACE Report

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The FACE Investigative Report

• Summary
• Bullet List of Recommendations
• Introduction
• Investigation
• Cause of Death
• Recommendations and Discussion
• References and Web Links

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Dissemination Efforts

• ASSE Chapters
• OSHA Consultation Programs
• OSHA Training and Education Center
• Select Employer Groups
• Trade Journals and Associations
• NIOSH Alerts
• NIOSH Workplace Solutions
• FACE Reports
• Assorted NIOSH Publications

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Youth Forklift Mailing

• Lowes, Home Depot, Builders Surplus
• Food storage warehouses
• OSHA field offices, state plans, consultation
  programs
• Mass Retail Association
• Vocational/Industrial Clubs of America
• National Safety Council

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Crane Mailing

• Crane rental establishments
• Crane service centers

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Case Study One
FACE Report Number 2003-07 Two Hispanic
Construction Laborers (Ages Fifteen and Sixteen)
Die After Trench CollapseSouth Carolina
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Data and communication conduit
Electrical Conduit
Location of victims
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Case Study Two
FACE Report Number 2001-10 Seventeen-Year-Old
Part-Time Road Construction Laborer Dies After
Being Run Over by a Water Truck--Indiana
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FACE Webpage

• Over 1,600 Investigative reports
• List Serv for automatic notification
• Evaluation form linked to reports
• All NIOSH and State FACE staff are listed on the
  FACE contact sheet

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WEB PAGES
http//www.cdc.gov/niosh/face/
http//www.cdc.gov/niosh