Safety Alert: Worker Killed by Rotating Disc Cutter on Excavator
Background
On a winter day in the Pacific Northwest, an equipment operator trimming brush alongside a logging road was killed after he was apparently pulled...
Safety Alert: Feller-Buncher Door Slams Shut on Finger
Background
On an overcast winter day in the south-central region, a feller-buncher operator noticed a hydraulic leak while operating the machine.
Personal Characteristics
The worker had been...
Safety Alert: Falling Chipper Knives Injure Logger
Background
On a clear summer day in the Southeast, a logger was preparing to service an in-woods chipper. The machine was locked out and tagged...
Falling Tree Injures Two Loggers
Background
On a partly cloudy fall morning in the south-central U.S., two workers were topping trees on a logging job and had just moved to...
Limb of Hung Tree Kicks Back, Breaks Leg of Chainsaw Feller
Background
During a nice fall day in the Great Lakes region, a logging crew was hand-felling large white oak trees. The trees were felled with...
Safety Alert: Logger Struck by Jackstand Crank
Background
On a summer day in the Southeast, a logging company’s ‘set-out man’ was staging loaded trailers for drivers to pick up and return to...
Safety Alert: Choker Setter Struck in Head by Swinging Log
Background
On a fall day in the Pacific Northwest, a cable yarding crew was working on a new thinning unit. The crew consisted of the...
Safety Alert
Background
On a fall morning in the southeastern U.S., a loader operator finished loading wood onto a tractor-trailer and signaled the truck driver to pull...
Safety Alert
Unsafe Procedures Followed for Loading Skidder
Background
On a Friday evening in the Appalachians, a logging business owner and a crew member were loading a cable...
Safety Alert: Deck Hand Killed While Assisting Truck Driver
Background:
On a clear, dry winter day in the southeast, a deck hand went to assist a truck driver who was spotting loaded trailers for...