Apr 29, 2020 | Logging Safety
Sawhead Projects Wood Splinter into Vehicle Tire BACKGROUND: On a clear summer morning in the Appalachians, a logging crew was harvesting hardwood timber in rolling terrain. The logging crew had parked a service truck on the edge of the log deck...
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...
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...
Aug 30, 2018 | Logging Safety
Logger Struck And Killed By Log Truck BACKGROUND:On a late fall morning in the Northeast, a flatbed truck delivering logging equipment to a site had stopped at the beginning of an icy logging road to put tire chains on. PERSONAL...
