Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
Each day about 15 U.S. workers die on the job from traumatic injury. In an effort to address these deaths, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s (NIOSH) Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program and State FACE Programs study fatal workplace injuries and prepare reports with recommendations to prevent similar deaths. Worker safety matters.
Washington State FACE fatality and injury narratives are one page documents that describe occupational incidents and provide safety recommendations. Many of the fatality and injury narratives are available in both English and Spanish.
State Trooper Struck by Tractor Trailer While Conducting a Commercial Vehicle Traffic Stop – Illinois
A trooper assigned to patrol duties as a Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officer initiated a traffic stop of a tractor trailer on the right shoulder of a 4-lane highway. After she conducted her inspection, the trooper was standing on the driver’s side running board of the truck when another tractor trailer struck the trooper, throwing her off the running board and into a ditch. The trooper was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Read the injury prevention recommendations to keep police officers and first responders safe while working on highways. (Report) and (Report Slides)
For more recommendations on ways to prevent law enforcement officers fatalities, see NIOSH FACE Investigation Reports on Motor Vehicle-Law Enforcement Officer Fatalities and State FACE Investigation Reports on Motor Vehicle-Law Enforcement Officer Fatalities. For NIOSH prevention resources see LEO Motor Vehicle Safety.
Created by The Center for Construction Research and Training, the Construction FACE Database (CFD) uses information from NIOSH and State FACE reports on construction-related fatalities.