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High Risk While Securing A Load

High Risk While Securing A Load

High Risk While Securing A Load       BACKGROUND: On a clear spring day in the Appalachians, a timber harvesting operation was actively working. The loader operator was engaged in loading a tractor-trailer with two bunks of 20′ pulpwood. The first...
Felled Tree Strikes Crew Cab Truck

Felled Tree Strikes Crew Cab Truck

Felled Tree Strikes Crew Cab Truck       BACKGROUND: On a summer morning in the Southeastern U.S., a crew cab truck transporting three logging company employees was traveling to the deck to begin their shift. Conditions were clear that day and weather...
Logging Equipment Loss Due To Fire

Logging Equipment Loss Due To Fire

Logging Equipment Loss Due To Fire       BACKGROUND: On a logging job in the Lake States Region during February, an operator of harvesting equipment had blown a hydraulic hose. He called for assistance from a skidder operator for a tow to the landing...