Logging Safety
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LIMB STRIKES FELLER IN FACE
BACKGROUND: A chain saw operator was felling trees in a predominantly hardwood clearcut stand. It was afternoon of a winter day in the South. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: The worker was in his mid-40s and had more…
FELLER-BUNCHER DESTROYED BY FIRE
BACKGROUND: On a clear, sunny winter morning in the South a logger was felling pine trees with a feller-buncher machine. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: The operator was approximately 40 years old. He had been operating feller-bunchers and…
LODGED SNAG CRUSHES TIMBER CUTTER
BACKGROUND: On a hot, dry summer morning in the Appalachians, a timber cutter was selectively harvesting sawtimber trees on a mountainous tract. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: The 46-year-old timber cutter had completed his state’s logger training and…
LOADER BOOM CONTACTS ELECTRICAL LINE
BACKGROUND: A crew of experienced Lake States loggers consisting of a father and his two sons were loading pine on a self-loading truck. The father was operating the loader and had finished filling the load.…
LOAD BINDER EXTENSION BAR INJURES LOGGER
BACKGROUND: A bulldozer operator was loading his dozer on a lowboy trailer and was binding it down to keep it from moving during transit. It was a typical late January day in the northern Lake…
CHIP PARTICLES BLOW INTO DRIVER’S EYE
BACKGROUND: At a Western mill, a chip truck driver was loading chips from a clamshell bin. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: The chip truck driver had four years of experience in hauling chip loads. He had received a…
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