Jan 31, 2020 | Logging Safety
Winch/Tiedown Bar Strikes Driver’s Face BACKGROUND: On a dry summer morning in the Appalachians, a log trucker was binding down a load of pine pulpwood at the landing. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: The 57-year-old driver was a contract trucker with 30...
Sep 3, 2019 | Logging Safety
Center Mount Boom Left Up Makes Contact with Powerline BACKGROUND: On a winter afternoon day in the Lake States, a logging business owner was training a new employee. The business owner and employee scaled-in and were directed by the scaler to...
Aug 6, 2019 | Logging Safety
Chip Hauler Falls Asleep at the Wheel BACKGROUND: On an early morning winter day in the Lake States Region, a driver was hauling sawmill chips to a paper mill. The driver was on his last trip after a long night shift. He was 15 miles from his...
Mar 26, 2019 | Logging Safety
Skidder Operator Cuts Leg When Topping Tree BACKGROUND:In the southeastern U.S., a logging crew was select cutting grade logs. Most trees were felled with a three-wheeled feller-buncher, but over-sized trees and timber in the SMZ’s were manually...
Jan 29, 2019 | Logging Safety
Lodged Tree Breaks Loose And Injures Timber Cutter BACKGROUND:On a clear, dry, spring afternoon in the southeastern U.S., a logging crew was select cut thinning on a tract with mixed hardwoods and pines. The timber cutter had just manually felled...
Nov 1, 2018 | Logging Safety
Background: On a winter day in the Pacific Northwest, two rigging crew members were setting chokers. One of them went to retrieve chokers from a dropline under a motorized carriage. Incident: As the one crew member was retrieving the chokers, the 5 ¼” by 5 ¼” metal...
