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  • Communication with Cutters

    Entering or working in an active timber falling area without a way to communicate with cutters is dangerous!
    Washington — Other — 12/27/2017 — 0 Views

  • OHW: Wood Dust and Work-Related Asthma

    Occupational Health Watch is a periodic publication that highlights key occupational health surveillance findings and related prevention activities of the Occupational Health Branch. December 2017 edition promotes a revised booklet on preventing worker exposure to wood dust, which can trigger or cause asthma.
    California — Newsletter — 12/5/2017 — 8 Views

  • Tether Line Breaks after Moving Base Machine

    An operator with over 15 years of experience on a feller buncher and 4 months on a tether machine had a close call when one line of a dual line tether system broke after relocating the base machine. After finishing cutting a strip, the operator needed to relocate the base machine. There was a processor operator working near the base machine who was an experienced machine operator. The tether operator thought it would be easier to have the processor operator relocate the base machine.
    Washington — Other — 12/1/2017 — 0 Views

  • Wood Dust and Work-Related Asthma

    Booklet on working with wood and around wood dust provides information on woods that can cause asthma, prevention measures for reducing asthma risk, respirator basics; highlights other hazards of working around wood.
    California — Brochure — 11/30/2017 — 5 Views

  • Saw Cuts One Line on Dual-line Tether System

    In October 2017, an operator had a close call when he cut through one of the lines of his tethered machine. The operator of a dual line tether system was using a bunching head to fall large hemlock trees on 80% slope. He had 15 years of experience running equipment, and six years of experience working on the rigging. He had been operating this system for five months. The base machine had its bucket dug in and tracks parallel to the hill slope on a large landing (Figure 1). More »
    Washington — Other — 11/20/2017 — 0 Views

  • A 19-Year-Old Landscape Laborer Dies When Entangled in Auger after Entering the Hopper of a Bark Blower Truck

    In July of 2014, a 19-year-old landscape laborer died after entering the hopper of a bark blower truck and becoming entangled in its rotating auger system. The victim was employed by a company that is a supplier of commercial and residential bark, mulch, and other landscaping materials. The day of the incident was his second day on the job. He had no prior experience in the landscaping industry.
    Washington — Case Report — 10/26/2017 — 0 Views

  • Tethered Machine Creates a Hazard for Hand Fallers

    In August of 2017, two timber fallers were hired to fall trees that a tethered machine could not cut. The fallers packed their gear to two alder trees that were to be hand felled. They assessed the situation and found it to be unsafe. The trees were brushed in and had been struck by trees felled by the tethered machine. A large limb had broken off of one tree and was laying against the other standing tree. More »
    Washington — Other — 10/6/2017 — 0 Views

  • Farm Laborer Dies When UTV Struck by Vehicle

    In April 2016, a 35-year-old wheat farm laborer died when the Utility Task Vehicle (UTV) he was operating on a state highway was struck by a motor vehicle.
    Washington — Case Report — 10/6/2017 — 0 Views

  • Skyline Hazard Complacency

    Today, most cable logging in Washington is done using a motorized carriage and standing skyline. Younger rigging crew members may have never worked around "shotgun logging" with a skyline that is slacked up and down throughout the day. Crews that get used to a skyline that stays in the air except during road changes might forget that it can still come crashing down!
    Washington — Other — 10/6/2017 — 0 Views

  • Dairy worker is injured when his clothes are caught in a straw spreader Slideshow (Spanish)

    In December 2016, a dairy worker was seriously injured when his clothing caught in the rotating beater bars of a straw spreader he was greasing.
    Washington — Other — 10/6/2017 — 0 Views
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