Apr 10, 2012 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: A Lake States logging company was pre-hauling wood out to an all-weather landing where, in inclement weather, their truckers could haul the wood easily out of the woods and to the mill. It was autumn and the crew was expecting the fall rains to start soon....
Apr 10, 2012 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: A logger was trimming knots from pine plylogs loaded on a log trailer one autumn afternoon in the South. The trailer was parked underneath a live 115,000-volt electric power line. The power line was 18 feet above the ground. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: The...
Apr 10, 2012 | Logging Safety
Ejected Sawhead Tooth Penetrates House Trailer BACKGROUND: A feller-buncher was cutting trees in the South one summer day. The feller-buncher was equipped with a disc cutter sawhead. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: The machine operator was trained to...
Apr 10, 2012 | Logging Safety
Log Loader Contacts Power Line BACKGROUND: A loader/slasher operator was loading tree-length hardwood from a stockpile to a tractor-trailer. The incident occurred on a spring evening prior to sundown. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: The loader/slasher...
Apr 10, 2012 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: A logger was “hot” bucking logs on a landing as tree-length pulp was being loaded onto a truck for hauling. It was about noon on a clear November day. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: The logger had several years of experience and worked for a...
