Jul 19, 2023 | Logging Safety
High Risk While Securing A Load BACKGROUND: On a clear spring day in the Appalachians, a timber harvesting operation was actively working. The loader operator was engaged in loading a tractor-trailer with two bunks of 20′ pulpwood. The first...
Jun 5, 2023 | Logging Safety
Felled Tree Strikes Crew Cab Truck BACKGROUND: On a summer morning in the Southeastern U.S., a crew cab truck transporting three logging company employees was traveling to the deck to begin their shift. Conditions were clear that day and weather...
May 8, 2023 | Logging Safety, Trucking Safety
Log Truck Driver Loses Load On Access Ramp BACKGROUND: On a February afternoon in the Lake States Region, a log truck driver was hauling 100 in. pulpwood to a local mill. The truck was equipped with a center mount grapple used to load and unload...
Apr 3, 2023 | Logging Safety, Trucking Safety
Passenger Vehicle Collides With Backing Log Truck BACKGROUND: At the end of a late fall workday in the eastern U.S., a driver was backing his tractor and empty log trailer into his driveway off a rural two-lane road. It was clear, dry, and dark...
Mar 17, 2023 | Logging Safety
Logging Equipment Loss Due To Fire BACKGROUND: On a logging job in the Lake States Region during February, an operator of harvesting equipment had blown a hydraulic hose. He called for assistance from a skidder operator for a tow to the landing...
Feb 10, 2023 | Logging Safety, Trucking Safety
Log Truck Driver Injured During Crash While Not Wearing A Seatbelt BACKGROUND: On a fall morning in the Southeastern U.S., a truck driver hauling an empty log trailer was traveling eastbound on a state highway. The logging crew was in the process...
