Apr 10, 2012 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: A logger was working alone on level ground in a Northeast hardwood stand. It was a cool, overcast day in the fall. A steady breeze was blowing. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: The logger had 20 years’ experience and was considered a safe worker. He had...
Apr 10, 2012 | Logging Safety
Log Falls Off Truck And Kills Timber Cutter BACKGROUND: A timber cutter had finished his work for the day on a clear, cool spring afternoon in the Appalachians. While waiting for the logging company owner to arrive at the landing area, he...
Apr 10, 2012 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: A Lake States trucking firm had two of its log trucks on the same job. The woods roads were snow-covered and slippery in places and both trucks pulled into an area away from traffic in order to secure chains on their tires. It was New Year’s Eve day,...
Apr 10, 2012 | Logging Safety
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 than 20 years’ experience in the woods, mostly as a...
Apr 10, 2012 | Logging Safety
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...
