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Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) fact sheets

Available for download as PDF printable documents and text-only formats (RTF, DOC, or DOCX).

Note: Some of the below documents have been translated into other languages. You can find links to the translated files under the English titles.

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Carpentry

Open PDF file, 1.33 MB,  Remove Your Gloves When Using Machinery with Accessible Rotating or Moving Parts! (English, PDF 1.33 MB)
Open DOCX file, 14.45 KB,  Remove Your Gloves When Using Machinery with Accessible Rotating or Moving Parts! (English, DOCX 14.45 KB)

Construction

Open PDF file, 385.45 KB,  Protecting workers from falls while using scaffolding (English, PDF 385.45 KB)
Open PDF file, 301.75 KB,  Working in Roadways Exposes Workers to Hazards of Moving Vehicles and Equipment (English, PDF 301.75 KB)
Open DOCX file, 25.08 KB,  Working in Roadways Exposes Workers to Hazards of Moving Vehicles and Equipment (English, DOCX 25.08 KB)
Open PDF file, 673.7 KB,  Use skid-steer loader lift arm supports when performing maintenance that requires lift arms to be raised (English, PDF 673.7 KB)
Open RTF file, 53.93 KB,  Use skid-steer loader lift arm supports when performing maintenance that requires lift arms to be raised (English, RTF 53.93 KB)
Open PDF file, 595.34 KB,  Employees Must Wear Fall Protection when Working from Aerial Lifts (English, PDF 595.34 KB)
Open RTF file, 82.34 KB,  Employees Must Wear Fall Protection when Working from Aerial Lifts (English, RTF 82.34 KB)
Open PDF file, 710.98 KB,  Ladder Safety for Painters: Prep Before You Step (English, PDF 710.98 KB)
Open DOC file, 37 KB,  Ladder Safety for Painters: Prep Before You Step (English, DOC 37 KB)
Open PDF file, 488.81 KB,  Bathtub Refinisher Dies from Exposure to Methylene Chloride (English, PDF 488.81 KB)
Open RTF file, 53.47 KB,  Bathtub Refinisher Dies from Exposure to Methylene Chloride (English, RTF 53.47 KB)
Open PDF file, 1.48 MB,  City Laborer Struck and Killed by a Motor Vehicle while Closing a Water Gate Valve (English, PDF 1.48 MB)
Open RTF file, 1.57 MB,  City Laborer Struck and Killed by a Motor Vehicle while Closing a Water Gate Valve (English, RTF 1.57 MB)
Open PDF file, 120.32 KB,  City Laborer Dies after Falling Off a Moving Refuse Collection Truck (English, PDF 120.32 KB)
Open RTF file, 42.55 KB,  City Laborer Dies after Falling Off a Moving Refuse Collection Truck (English, RTF 42.55 KB)
Open PDF file, 295.74 KB,  Confined Space: Open-top tractor trailers loaded with loose material have the potential to engulf and suffocate workers (English, PDF 295.74 KB)
Open RTF file, 37.39 KB,  Confined Space: Open-top tractor trailers loaded with loose material have the potential to engulf and suffocate workers (English, RTF 37.39 KB)
Open PDF file, 62.49 KB,  Forklift Operator Crushed between Forklift Cage and Mast (English, PDF 62.49 KB)
Open RTF file, 29.34 KB,  Forklift Operator Crushed between Forklift Cage and Mast (English, RTF 29.34 KB)
Open PDF file, 77.18 KB,  Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (English, PDF 77.18 KB)
Open RTF file, 48.42 KB,  Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (English, RTF 48.42 KB)
Open PDF file, 659.96 KB,  Worker Killed When Crushed by Multiple Stone Slabs (English, PDF 659.96 KB)
Open DOC file, 32 KB,  Worker Killed When Crushed by Multiple Stone Slabs (English, DOC 32 KB)
Open PDF file, 4.06 MB,  Roofer Electrocuted When Aluminum Extension Ladder Contacts Overhead Power Line (English, PDF 4.06 MB)
Open RTF file, 28.68 KB,  Roofer Electrocuted When Aluminum Extension Ladder Contacts Overhead Power Line (English, RTF 28.68 KB)
Open PDF file, 447.5 KB,  Wood Floor Sanders Killed When Floor Finishing Product Catches Fire (English, PDF 447.5 KB)
Open DOC file, 27.5 KB,  Wood Floor Sanders Killed When Floor Finishing Product Catches Fire (English, DOC 27.5 KB)
Open PDF file, 53.16 KB,  Sample FACE Facts: 15-Year-Old Student Amputates Fingers While Operating an Unguarded Table Saw in Woodworking Class (English, PDF 53.16 KB)
Open DOC file, 29 KB,  Sample FACE Facts: 15-Year-Old Student Amputates Fingers While Operating an Unguarded Table Saw in Woodworking Class (English, DOC 29 KB)
Open PDF file, 97.68 KB,  Police Officers Killed in Highway and Street Work Zones (English, PDF 97.68 KB)
Open DOC file, 58.5 KB,  Police Officers Killed in Highway and Street Work Zones (English, DOC 58.5 KB)
Open PDF file, 249.3 KB,  Two Vehicle Mounted Work Platforms Overturn Killing the Operators (English, PDF 249.3 KB)
Open DOC file, 109.5 KB,  Two Vehicle Mounted Work Platforms Overturn Killing the Operators (English, DOC 109.5 KB)
Open PDF file, 135.26 KB,  Torch cutting: Massachusetts Welders Killed in Explosions Caused by Torch Cutting Containers (English, PDF 135.26 KB)
Open DOC file, 28.5 KB,  Torch cutting: Massachusetts Welders Killed in Explosions Caused by Torch Cutting Containers (English, DOC 28.5 KB)
Open DOC file, 31.5 KB,  Woodworker Dies When Struck by Toll Knife Launched from Overarm Router (English, DOC 31.5 KB)
Open DOC file, 174.5 KB,  Three Massachusetts Forklift Operators Killed (English, DOC 174.5 KB)

Crossing Guards

Open PDF file, 82.75 KB,  Protect the Crossing Guards that Protect Our Children (8.5"x11" PDF) (English, PDF 82.75 KB)
Open RTF file, 47.75 KB,  Protect the Crossing Guards that Protect Our Children (Text only RTF) (English, RTF 47.75 KB)

Driving

Open PDF file, 1.63 MB,  Keep employees in motor vehicles safe by preventing distracted driving and ensuring seat belts are worn! (English, PDF 1.63 MB)
Open DOCX file, 16.78 KB,  Keep employees in motor vehicles safe by preventing distracted driving and ensuring seat belts are worn! (English, DOCX 16.78 KB)

Inhalation Injury

Open PDF file, 322.74 KB,  Restaurant Worker Fatally Injured from Toxic Fumes Caused from Mixing of Cleaning Chemicals (PDF) (English, PDF 322.74 KB)
Open DOCX file, 18.88 KB,  Restaurant Worker Fatally Injured from Toxic Fumes Caused from Mixing of Cleaning Chemicals (DOCX) (English, DOCX 18.88 KB)

Laborer

Open PDF file, 1.1 MB,  Rollover protective structures and seat belts keep employees safe when operating zero-turn mowers (English, PDF 1.1 MB)
Open DOCX file, 16.46 KB,  Rollover protective structures and seat belts keep employees safe when operating zero-turn mowers (English, DOCX 16.46 KB)
Open PDF file, 1.48 MB,  City Laborer Struck and Killed by a Motor Vehicle while Closing a Water Gate Valve (English, PDF 1.48 MB)
Open RTF file, 1.57 MB,  City Laborer Struck and Killed by a Motor Vehicle while Closing a Water Gate Valve (English, RTF 1.57 MB)
Open PDF file, 120.32 KB,  City Laborer Dies after Falling Off a Moving Refuse Collection Truck (English, PDF 120.32 KB)
Open RTF file, 42.55 KB,  City Laborer Dies after Falling Off a Moving Refuse Collection Truck (English, RTF 42.55 KB)
Open PDF file, 295.74 KB,  Confined Space: Open-top tractor trailers loaded with loose material have the potential to engulf and suffocate workers (English, PDF 295.74 KB)
Open RTF file, 37.39 KB,  Confined Space: Open-top tractor trailers loaded with loose material have the potential to engulf and suffocate workers (English, RTF 37.39 KB)
Open PDF file, 62.49 KB,  Forklift Operator Crushed between Forklift Cage and Mast (English, PDF 62.49 KB)
Open RTF file, 29.34 KB,  Forklift Operator Crushed between Forklift Cage and Mast (English, RTF 29.34 KB)
Open PDF file, 77.18 KB,  Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (English, PDF 77.18 KB)
Open RTF file, 48.42 KB,  Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (English, RTF 48.42 KB)
Open PDF file, 659.96 KB,  Worker Killed When Crushed by Multiple Stone Slabs (English, PDF 659.96 KB)
Open DOC file, 32 KB,  Worker Killed When Crushed by Multiple Stone Slabs (English, DOC 32 KB)
Open PDF file, 4.06 MB,  Roofer Electrocuted When Aluminum Extension Ladder Contacts Overhead Power Line (English, PDF 4.06 MB)
Open RTF file, 28.68 KB,  Roofer Electrocuted When Aluminum Extension Ladder Contacts Overhead Power Line (English, RTF 28.68 KB)
Open PDF file, 447.5 KB,  Wood Floor Sanders Killed When Floor Finishing Product Catches Fire (English, PDF 447.5 KB)
Open DOC file, 27.5 KB,  Wood Floor Sanders Killed When Floor Finishing Product Catches Fire (English, DOC 27.5 KB)
Open PDF file, 229.04 KB,  Worker Killed While Inflating a Tire Mounted on a Multi-Piece Rim (English, PDF 229.04 KB)
Open DOC file, 48.5 KB,  Worker Killed While Inflating a Tire Mounted on a Multi-Piece Rim (English, DOC 48.5 KB)
Open PDF file, 312.24 KB,  Hospital Employee Clearing Snow Killed When His Skid-Steer Loader Broke Through a Ventilation Grate Located in a Sidewalk (English, PDF 312.24 KB)
Open DOC file, 49 KB,  Hospital Employee Clearing Snow Killed When His Skid-Steer Loader Broke Through a Ventilation Grate Located in a Sidewalk (English, DOC 49 KB)
Open PDF file, 469.74 KB,  Forklift: 16-year-old Massachusetts Youth was Fatally Injured at Work While Operating a Forklift (English, PDF 469.74 KB)
Open DOC file, 32 KB,  Forklift: 16-year-old Massachusetts Youth was Fatally Injured at Work While Operating a Forklift (English, DOC 32 KB)
Open DOC file, 470.5 KB,  Temporary Worker Fatally Crushed: Paper Bales Topple at Recycling Plant (English, DOC 470.5 KB)

Landscaping

Open PDF file, 305.44 KB,  Preventing Fatalities from Falling Limbs in the Tree Care Industry (English, PDF 305.44 KB)
Open DOCX file, 21.86 KB,  Preventing Fatalities from Falling Limbs in the Tree Care Industry (English, DOCX 21.86 KB)
Open PDF file, 308.83 KB,  Company Owner Crushed by Skid Steer While Performing Maintenance (English, PDF 308.83 KB)
Open DOCX file, 18.95 KB,  Company Owner Crushed by Skid Steer While Performing Maintenance (English, DOCX 18.95 KB)
Open PDF file, 161.65 KB,  Tree Worker Electrocuted from Power Lines While Trimming Trees (English, PDF 161.65 KB)
Open DOCX file, 17.27 KB,  Tree Worker Electrocuted from Power Lines While Trimming Trees (English, DOCX 17.27 KB)
Open PDF file, 1.1 MB,  Rollover protective structures and seat belts keep employees safe when operating zero-turn mowers (English, PDF 1.1 MB)
Open DOCX file, 16.46 KB,  Rollover protective structures and seat belts keep employees safe when operating zero-turn mowers (English, DOCX 16.46 KB)
Open PDF file, 673.7 KB,  Use skid-steer loader lift arm supports when performing maintenance that requires lift arms to be raised (English, PDF 673.7 KB)
Open RTF file, 53.93 KB,  Use skid-steer loader lift arm supports when performing maintenance that requires lift arms to be raised (English, RTF 53.93 KB)
Open PDF file, 595.34 KB,  Employees Must Wear Fall Protection when Working from Aerial Lifts (English, PDF 595.34 KB)
Open RTF file, 82.34 KB,  Employees Must Wear Fall Protection when Working from Aerial Lifts (English, RTF 82.34 KB)
Open PDF file, 710.98 KB,  Ladder Safety for Painters: Prep Before You Step (English, PDF 710.98 KB)
Open DOC file, 37 KB,  Ladder Safety for Painters: Prep Before You Step (English, DOC 37 KB)

Machinery

Open PDF file, 1.33 MB,  Remove Your Gloves When Using Machinery with Accessible Rotating or Moving Parts! (English, PDF 1.33 MB)
Open DOCX file, 14.45 KB,  Remove Your Gloves When Using Machinery with Accessible Rotating or Moving Parts! (English, DOCX 14.45 KB)
Open PDF file, 135.26 KB,  Torch cutting: Massachusetts Welders Killed in Explosions Caused by Torch Cutting Containers (English, PDF 135.26 KB)
Open DOC file, 28.5 KB,  Torch cutting: Massachusetts Welders Killed in Explosions Caused by Torch Cutting Containers (English, DOC 28.5 KB)

Maintenance

Open PDF file, 1.1 MB,  Rollover protective structures and seat belts keep employees safe when operating zero-turn mowers (English, PDF 1.1 MB)
Open DOCX file, 16.46 KB,  Rollover protective structures and seat belts keep employees safe when operating zero-turn mowers (English, DOCX 16.46 KB)
Open PDF file, 595.34 KB,  Employees Must Wear Fall Protection when Working from Aerial Lifts (English, PDF 595.34 KB)
Open RTF file, 82.34 KB,  Employees Must Wear Fall Protection when Working from Aerial Lifts (English, RTF 82.34 KB)
Open PDF file, 710.98 KB,  Ladder Safety for Painters: Prep Before You Step (English, PDF 710.98 KB)
Open DOC file, 37 KB,  Ladder Safety for Painters: Prep Before You Step (English, DOC 37 KB)

Mechanic

Open PDF file, 229.04 KB,  Worker Killed While Inflating a Tire Mounted on a Multi-Piece Rim (English, PDF 229.04 KB)
Open DOC file, 48.5 KB,  Worker Killed While Inflating a Tire Mounted on a Multi-Piece Rim (English, DOC 48.5 KB)
Open PDF file, 97.68 KB,  Police Officers Killed in Highway and Street Work Zones (English, PDF 97.68 KB)
Open DOC file, 58.5 KB,  Police Officers Killed in Highway and Street Work Zones (English, DOC 58.5 KB)

Municipal Workers

Open PDF file, 301.75 KB,  Working in Roadways Exposes Workers to Hazards of Moving Vehicles and Equipment (English, PDF 301.75 KB)
Open DOCX file, 25.08 KB,  Working in Roadways Exposes Workers to Hazards of Moving Vehicles and Equipment (English, DOCX 25.08 KB)
Open PDF file, 1.1 MB,  Rollover protective structures and seat belts keep employees safe when operating zero-turn mowers (English, PDF 1.1 MB)
Open DOCX file, 16.46 KB,  Rollover protective structures and seat belts keep employees safe when operating zero-turn mowers (English, DOCX 16.46 KB)
Open PDF file, 1.48 MB,  City Laborer Struck and Killed by a Motor Vehicle while Closing a Water Gate Valve (English, PDF 1.48 MB)
Open RTF file, 1.57 MB,  City Laborer Struck and Killed by a Motor Vehicle while Closing a Water Gate Valve (English, RTF 1.57 MB)
Open PDF file, 120.32 KB,  City Laborer Dies after Falling Off a Moving Refuse Collection Truck (English, PDF 120.32 KB)
Open RTF file, 42.55 KB,  City Laborer Dies after Falling Off a Moving Refuse Collection Truck (English, RTF 42.55 KB)

Police

Open PDF file, 301.75 KB,  Working in Roadways Exposes Workers to Hazards of Moving Vehicles and Equipment (English, PDF 301.75 KB)
Open DOCX file, 25.08 KB,  Working in Roadways Exposes Workers to Hazards of Moving Vehicles and Equipment (English, DOCX 25.08 KB)
Open PDF file, 82.75 KB,  Protect the Crossing Guards that Protect Our Children (8.5"x11" PDF) (English, PDF 82.75 KB)
Open RTF file, 47.75 KB,  Protect the Crossing Guards that Protect Our Children (Text only RTF) (English, RTF 47.75 KB)
Open PDF file, 97.68 KB,  Police Officers Killed in Highway and Street Work Zones (English, PDF 97.68 KB)
Open DOC file, 58.5 KB,  Police Officers Killed in Highway and Street Work Zones (English, DOC 58.5 KB)

Retail

Open PDF file, 1.33 MB,  Remove Your Gloves When Using Machinery with Accessible Rotating or Moving Parts! (English, PDF 1.33 MB)
Open DOCX file, 14.45 KB,  Remove Your Gloves When Using Machinery with Accessible Rotating or Moving Parts! (English, DOCX 14.45 KB)

Temp Workers

Open PDF file, 176.46 KB,  Temporary Agencies and Worksite Employers Share Responsibility for Keeping Temporary Workers Safe (English, PDF 176.46 KB)
Open RTF file, 44.54 KB,  Temporary Agencies and Worksite Employers Share Responsibility for Keeping Temporary Workers Safe (English, RTF 44.54 KB)
Open PDF file, 469.74 KB,  Forklift: 16-year-old Massachusetts Youth was Fatally Injured at Work While Operating a Forklift (English, PDF 469.74 KB)
Open DOC file, 32 KB,  Forklift: 16-year-old Massachusetts Youth was Fatally Injured at Work While Operating a Forklift (English, DOC 32 KB)
Open DOC file, 470.5 KB,  Temporary Worker Fatally Crushed: Paper Bales Topple at Recycling Plant (English, DOC 470.5 KB)
Open DOC file, 258 KB,  Two Massachusetts News Carriers Killed: Struck by Cars While Delivering from Bicycles (English, DOC 258 KB)

Warehouse

Open PDF file, 469.74 KB,  Forklift: 16-year-old Massachusetts Youth was Fatally Injured at Work While Operating a Forklift (English, PDF 469.74 KB)
Open DOC file, 32 KB,  Forklift: 16-year-old Massachusetts Youth was Fatally Injured at Work While Operating a Forklift (English, DOC 32 KB)

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