1. Fatality Assessment Control Evaluation May 25, 2005

2. 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

3. FACE Project  Surveillance  Field investigations of targeted causes of fatalities

4. Present Target Areas  Youth <18 years of age  Highway/Street Construction  Machines  Hispanic

5. Previously Targeted Fatality Areas  Confined Spaces  Excavations  Electrocutions  Falls from Elevations  Logging

6. FACE Project Components In House NC, OH, SC, PA, TN, VA  NIOSH personnel  Surveillance and investigation of targeted fatalities

7. 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

8. Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Project Agent Host Environment Pre-event Event Post-event In-Depth Investigations of Targeted Fatalities

9. 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

10.  OSHA—W&H investigators  M.E. or coroner  Police or sheriff  First responders  Insurance investigators  Manufacturers  Equipment dealers Information Sources

11. 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

12. The FACE Investigative Report  Summary  Bullet List of Recommendations  Introduction  Investigation  Cause of Death  Recommendations and Discussion  References and Web Links

13. 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

14. 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

15. Crane Mailing  Crane rental establishments  Crane service centers

16. Case Study One FACE Report Number: 2003-07 Two Hispanic Construction Laborers (Ages Fifteen and Sixteen) Die After Trench Collapse—South Carolina

19. Electrical Conduit Data and communication conduit Location of victims

20. 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

25. 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

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