Logging Safety
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CUTTING TORCH/WELDING SAFETY: WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?
BACKGROUND: On a sunny summer day in the Northeast, a forester noticed an employee of a contractor cutting a piece of steel pate for repairs to equipment at the contractors’ garage. The accompanying illustration is based on a photo taken by the forester. What’s wrong…
EASY ACCESS TO EMERGENCY CONTACT INFO AT LOGGING SITE
INTRODUCTION: We have heard stories about ambulances that could not reach a site because employees were not aware of the current location. Maybe the crew members remembered yesterday’s logging site but had no idea what road intersects what intersection at this new...
WINDSHIELD GLASS TREATMENT IMPROVES WET-WEATHER VISION
INTRODUCTION: Loggers, foresters, and other forest industry personnel commonly put in many business miles on the road. Drivers periodically encounter thunderstorms, drizzle, sleet, or other precipitation events that reduce vision through the windshield. It is...
DRIVER CLIMBING SIDE OF LOG TRUCK SLIPS, FALLS
BACKGROUND: On a winter morning in the Southeastern U.S., a log truck driver was unstrapping a load of logs at a woodyard’s unbinding station. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: Information about the driver’s age, experience, past safety record, and wearing of Personal...
NEAR-FATAL ELECTROCUTION INVOLVING KNUCKLEBOOM LOADER
BACKGROUND: On a foggy and slightly rainy day in the Appalachians, a logging crew was moving a skidder and log loader to a new tract. The loader had been moved from the log deck to a location nearer the highway. The operators had chained down the…
FORWARDER WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS OVERTURNS
BACKGROUND: On a wet winter day in the Appalachians, a forwarder operator was loading his machine in the woods. The tract was a clearcut of predominantly pulpwood on gently rolling, mountainous terrain. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: The 43-year-old forwarder operator had...
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