Apr 10, 2012 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: On an unusually windy day in the Lake States, a sawyer was select-harvesting log cabin poles with a 20-inch chain saw. The sawyer was working under the supervision of the cable skidder operator, who was transporting logs back to the landing. PERSONAL...
Apr 10, 2012 | Logging Safety
Icy Conditions Contribute To Log Truck Crash BACKGROUND: A log truck driver was driving an empty truck to a remote logging job site on a snowy November morning in the Lake States. Three inches of fresh snow had fallen on the pavement, causing...
Apr 10, 2012 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: A logging crew was harvesting an aspen stand in east central Minnesota during winter. The crew had worked a half-day on a Saturday and was travelling in a pickup truck from the log landing to the area where their vehicles were parked. The winds were...
Apr 10, 2012 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: A sawhand was trimming logs on a log trailer on a logging job in the South. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: The sawhand was an experienced chain saw operator. UNSAFE ACT OR CONDITION: The sawhand was trimming the side of the load with a pole saw. There were two...
Apr 10, 2012 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: A log truck driver was unbinding his load of double-bunked logs at a mill woodyard in the South. He was wearing a hard hat. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: The driver was experienced. He had been trained to inspect the load of logs prior to removing the binding...
