Safety Alert: Dusty Haul Road Leads to Accident
Background
On a late spring day in the Pacific Northwest, two pickup trucks loaded with ATVs were traveling down a major haul road at the...
Safety Alert: Mechanic Hurt While Changing Dual Tires On Feller-Buncher
Background
On a clear, sunny morning in the Southeast region, a mechanic was attempting to remove the front dual tires of a feller-buncher at a...
Log Hooks on Stump, Injures Rigging Slinger
Background:
On a spring day in the Pacific Northwest, a logging crew was working in a partial cut timber sale. The ground was fairly flat,...
SAFETY ALERT: Saw Head Strikes Rock; Sparks Ignite Forest Fire
Background
During the summer in the Lake States Region, a logging operator was felling trees. The weather conditions at the time were dry, and the...
Safety Alert
Background
On a winter day in the Pacific Northwest, a cable yarder operator was bringing in turns of logs to the landing. The rigging crew...
Safety Alert: Operator Dodges Stem Crashing Through Window
Background:
A logging crew was working on a hurricane salvage tract in the Southeast. The harvest site presented hazards common with this type of operation:...
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...