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 10, 2014 | News, News/PR
New logging processes integrate technology to get the job done, revolutionizing one of the oldest professions in the world. Logging is an ancient practice. Dating back to the boom of the Fertile Crescent — parts of the modern-day Middle East — organized or systemic...