Nov 9, 2017 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: At the end of a late fall workday in the eastern U.S., a driver was backing his tractor and empty log trailer into his driveway off a rural two-lane road. It was clear, dry, and dark outside. PERSONAL CHRACTERISTICS: The 51-year-old owner/operator had...
Aug 2, 2017 | Logging Safety
Landowner Nearly Killed At Log Deck BACKGROUND: On a clear summer day shortly after noon in the South, a loader operator on a high-production logging operation was loading treelength pine sawtimber onto a tractor-trailer PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:...
Aug 2, 2017 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: On a cold, dark, snowy, early winter morning in the West, with temperatures in the mid 20s, a wood residual truck arrived at its destination to deliver a load. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: The driver was fully trained in operational procedures at the...
Aug 2, 2017 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: Walls built from interlocking concrete blocks, often called “ecology blocks” are commonly used in agriculture, construction, and wood manufacturing industries. They are dry-stacked to create walls and outdoor storage bins for a wide variety of products....
Aug 2, 2017 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: On a winter afternoon in the Appalachians, a timber cutter was felling hardwood timber with a chain saw. The terrain was fairly level, but there were several inches of snow on the ground and a dense understory of beech trees and brush. PERSONAL...
