Safety & Health Assessment & Research for Prevention (SHARP) — Research for Safe Work
This Web page allows you to access data summaries and a list of all workplace fatalities included in the fatality assessment and control evaluation (FACE) program. These data may not be identical to those listed in the Workers' Memorial Day ceremony because of different inclusion criteria.
See the Learning From Workplace Fatalities page for narratives of select fatal incidents.
Data summaries
- Data by year: Annual summaries of workplace fatalities.
- Lists of incidents by quarter: Workplace fatalities by quarter.
- Lists of incidents by year: Workplace fatalities by year.
- Trends over time: Fatalities and incidents by year.
- Industry and other reports: Summaries of fatalities by a variety of topics.
- Criteria for inclusion in the FACE system: Incidents included in the FACE system.
Data by year
Data summaries of all workplace fatalities included in the fatality assessment and control evaluation (FACE) program.
| Data by year |
|---|
| Title/Description |
| New 2009 data (361 KB PDF) last updated January 14, 2010. |
| 2008 data (249 KB PDF) last updated January 20, 2009. |
| 2007 data (79 KB PDF) last updated January 16, 2008. |
| 2006 data (60 KB PDF) last updated on January 11, 2007. |
| 2005 data (67 KB PDF) last updated on January 12, 2006. |
| 2004 data (84 KB PDF) last updated on January 31, 2005. |
| 2003 data (145 KB PDF) last updated on May 5, 2004. |
| 2002 data (145 KB PDF) last updated on May 5, 2004. |
| 2001 data (309 KB PDF) last updated on January 23, 2003. |
| 2000 data (183 KB PDF) last updated on March 7, 2001. |
| 1999 data (147 KB PDF) last updated on July 7, 2000. |
| 1998 data (71 KB PDF) last updated on April 10, 2001. |
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Lists of incidents by quarter
| List of incidents by quarter |
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| Title/Description |
| New 2009 Q3 construction fatalities (61 KB PDF).
New 2009 Q3 non-construction fatalities (80 KB PDF). |
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Lists of incidents by year
Lists of all workplace fatalities included in the fatality assessment and control evaluation (FACE) program by year.
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Trends over time
| Trends over time |
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| Title/Description |
| Total deaths/incidents and by industry (13 KB PDF) last updated on May 5, 2004. |
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Industry and other reports
Summary of Work-Related Fatalities with Hispanic Victims: 1998-2002 (122 KB PDF) last updated on April 29, 2004.
Criteria for inclusion in the FACE system
Who is included
All people who were working in the state or in or on the waters of the state and died due to a work-related incident. This includes workers based in other states, but have fatal injury incidents in Washington.
The data listed are subject to change due to the lack of information at the time of publishing.
Types of incidents included
- Acute trauma fatalities.
- Acute chemical exposures.
- Suicide.
- Motor vehicle incidents.
Types of incidents not included
- Naturally caused deaths (heart attacks, aneurysms, etc.) unless there is a work-related component.
- Diseases due to long-term exposure (asbestos and silica).
