Apr 3, 2012 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: A log truck driver was driving his loaded truck one winter day in the South. Weather was not a factor in the accident. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: The truck driver was 22 years old and in good health. UNSAFE ACT OR CONDITION: The driver was driving his rig...
Apr 3, 2012 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: A log truck driver was driving his fully loaded truck westward on a state highway early one winter morning in the South, with the sun low on the horizon behind him. The driver was approaching an intersection with a county road, where crossing traffic was...
Mar 28, 2012 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: A logger was cutting and skidding large oak trees on a warm summer day in the Lake States. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: The 43-year-old logger had 25 years’ logging experience. He was considered fully trained, although he had had previous injuries. He...
Mar 28, 2012 | Logging Safety
Spring Pole Propels Saw Into Loggers Face BACKGROUND: A logger was felling hardwood sawtimber on a clear, sunny day in January in the Lake States, as part of a two-man logging team. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: The 31-year old logger had four...
Mar 28, 2012 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: A logging crew was clearcutting a hollow in the Appalachians. The hollow was to be used as a hollowfill for an impending surface mine. The crew was in somewhat of a rush to get the timber removed before mining operations began. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:...
