Nov 9, 2017 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: At the beginning of a work shift on a summer morning in the Appalachians, a logging business owner and a co-worker were removing a stick that had lodged between the feller-buncher window and the window guard. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: The 42-year-old...
Nov 9, 2017 | Logging Safety
Skidder Strikes Crew Member’s Head, Runs Over Foot BACKGROUND:On an early winter morning in the Southeast, a skidder driver was returning to his skidder after the crew’s morning safety meeting. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:The 47-year-old skidder...
Nov 9, 2017 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: At the end of the work day in the Southeast, a logging crew and a trucking contractor decided to right an overturned chip van. They used chains and the skidder’s winch cable to pull and lift the trailer to an upright position. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: The...
Nov 9, 2017 | Logging Safety
Background: On a summer afternoon in the southern U.S., a forest technician had finished painting a streamside management zone line and walked back to his pickup truck. It was a hot, humid day with a heat index reaching 106 degrees by mid- to late afternoon. PERSONAL...
Nov 9, 2017 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: On a summer morning in the south, a landowning company employee was riding down a company woods road on an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and passing through an area that had been used as a loading deck. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: The company employee was a...
Nov 9, 2017 | Logging Safety
BACKGROUND: On a cold and windy spring morning in the Northeast, a log procurement manager and a log buyer were on the woodyard talking about moving to a different pile of logs to be scaled. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: Both individuals had over 20 years of experience,...
