Safety Alert: Accident Injures Safety Instructor
Background On a brisk but sunny January day in the Southeast, an instructor was hosting a chainsaw safety training workshop at a fenced-in workshop and training compound. At the end of the training, in the mid-afternoon, the instructor and a young staff member were...
Safety Alert: Forester Dislocates Elbow Trying to Stop Fall
Background A forester and his colleague were painting boundary lines in the Appalachians on a wet, cold, and foggy morning in the fall. Personal Characteristics The forester had nine years of experience in the industry, and he had experienced no accidents...
Safety Alert: Trucker Treats Logger for Hypothermia
Background On a fall afternoon, a trucker pulled onto a landing to load logs from a one-person logging operation. Knowing that he was often the only person a solo logger would see during the day, the trucker always made it a habit to connect with the logger — either...
Truck Driver Hurt by Improperly Secured Load
Background On a winter afternoon in the Southeast, a truck driver arrived at a reload yard to transfer a load of crossties onto rail cars for transport to a treatment facility. The crossties were processed from mixed hardwood logs and were approximately 8 feet, 6...
Safety Alert: Trucks in Accident at Wood Chip Dump
Background During the busy winter harvest season in the Lake States region, two trucks hauling wood chips to a mill had an accident while unloading. A driver was backing up to the chip dump as the other driver was lowering his truck after unloading chips. Personal...