FatalityAssessment

ControlEvaluation

May 25, 2005

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

FACE Project

Surveillance

Field investigations of targeted causes of fatalities

Present Target Areas

Youth <18 years of ageHighway/Street ConstructionMachinesHispanic

Previously Targeted Fatality Areas

Confined Spaces

Excavations

Electrocutions

Falls from Elevations

Logging

FACE Project Components

In HouseNC, OH, SC, PA, TN, VA

NIOSH personnel

Surveillance and investigation of targeted fatalities

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

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Project

Agent

Host Environment

Pre-event Event Post-event

In-Depth Investigations of Targeted Fatalities

FACE Program Surveillance

First Report of FatalityCause of deathIndustryOccupationDemographic information on victimBrief narrative of Incident

Targeted Investigation Guidelines Core information on employer Incident specific information

OSHA—W&H investigatorsM.E. or coronerPolice or sheriffFirst respondersInsurance investigatorsManufacturersEquipment dealers

Information Sources

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

The FACE Investigative Report

Summary

Bullet List of Recommendations

Introduction

Investigation

Cause of Death

Recommendations and Discussion

References and Web Links

Dissemination Efforts

ASSE ChaptersOSHA Consultation ProgramsOSHA Training and Education CenterSelect Employer GroupsTrade Journals and Associations

NIOSH AlertsNIOSH Workplace SolutionsFACE ReportsAssorted NIOSH Publications

Youth Forklift Mailing

Lowe’s, 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

Crane Mailing

Crane rental establishments

Crane service centers

Case Study One

FACE Report Number: 2003-07

Two Hispanic Construction Laborers (Ages Fifteen and Sixteen) Die After Trench Collapse—South Carolina

Electrical Conduit

Data andcommunication conduit

Location of victims

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

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

WEB PAGES

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/face/

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh