Nov 3, 2014 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: On a breezy and cold early winter weekend day in the Northeast, a conventional logger was felling hardwood trees. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: The logger was 38 years old. The extent of his training is unknown. He had previously been employed in the...
Nov 3, 2014 | Logging Safety
Trailer Setout Man Breaks Hand On Landing Gear Handle BACKGROUND: On a winter afternoon in the Southeast, a logging crew member was jockeying setout trailers on a harvesting operation. The weather, ground conditions, and topography were all...
Nov 3, 2014 | Logging Safety
Feller-Buncher Operator Breaks Power Line BACKGROUND: On a summer day in the South, a rubber-tired feller-buncher operator was performing a first thinning in a pine plantation. The feller-buncher was working in a new area of the stand, removing...
Oct 8, 2014 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: On a sunny, spring afternoon in the Appalachians, a triaxle truck operator was unloading at a woodyard. To shorten his unloading time, the woodyard’s rubber tired unloader, rather than the triaxle’s truck-mounted knuckleboom, was unloading the wood....
Sep 4, 2014 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: On a fall day in the Appalachians, a logger was performing maintenance on the sawbar of his feller-buncher. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: The 38-year-old logger had approximately 20 years of logging experience and was considered fully trained to perform this...
Aug 6, 2014 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: On a mild, late fall afternoon in the Southeast, a log truck was merging onto an Interstate highway. Winds were fairly calm, and the road surface was dry. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: The past driving experience and the previous accident history of the...
