Nov 3, 2014 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: A bulldozer operator was working alone clearing a logging road on an early Spring morning in the Appalachians. The ground was still frozen. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: The 23-year-old bulldozer operator was co-owner of the construction company that had...
Nov 3, 2014 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: On a dry, cool, early spring morning in the Appalachians, a timber cutter was felling marked trees in a hardwood stand. The terrain was hilly but not difficult for manual felling operations. The trees had not yet leafed out. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: The...
Nov 3, 2014 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: On a late winter afternoon in the Southeast, a log truck driver was unbinding his load of tree-length pine pulpwood at a mill’s unbinding station. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: The approximately 70-year-old log truck driver had many years of driving experience...
Nov 3, 2014 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: On a breezy and cold early winter weekend day in the Northeast, a conventional logger was felling hardwood trees. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: The logger was 38 years old. The extent of his training is unknown. He had previously been employed in the...
Nov 3, 2014 | Logging Safety
Trailer Setout Man Breaks Hand On Landing Gear Handle BACKGROUND: On a winter afternoon in the Southeast, a logging crew member was jockeying setout trailers on a harvesting operation. The weather, ground conditions, and topography were all...
