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Do not work below hung up trees Keywords: faller, hung up trees, windfall, not brushed out, slipped, crushed by Industries: Forestry Year: 1995 Alert #: Fatal 95-17  View Print PDF (132 KB) Send |
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Part-time crane operator crushed Keywords: crane, tipped over, inadequate training, no load charts, overload Industries: Forestry Year: 1995 Alert #: Fatal 95-10 View Print PDF (139 KB) Send |
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Get help for problem trees Keywords: faller, decadent cedar trees, rot, barberchair, struck by Industries: Forestry Year: 1995 Alert #: Fatal 95-08 View Print PDF (163 KB) Send |
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Be alert for all approaching vehicles Keywords: logging truck, low-bed truck, collided, logging road, radio calling procedures, safe driving rules Industries: Forestry, Trucking Year: 1995 Alert #: Fatal 95-07 View Print PDF (135 KB) Send |
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Knowledge of road systems a must Keywords: logging truck, awkward angle, bridge bull rail, drowned, forest service roads Industries: Forestry, Trucking Year: 1995 Alert #: Fatal 95-06 View Print PDF (145 KB) Send |
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Do not board moving equipment Keywords: skidder operator, runaway skidder, slipped, back tire, crush injuries, parking brake Industries: Forestry Year: 1995 Alert #: Fatal 95-03 View Print PDF (84 KB) Send |
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Helicopter Logging --- Good two-way communication vital Keywords: helicopter logging, chaser, lifted up, fell, radio communication, hand signals Industries: Forestry Year: 1995 Alert #: Hazard Alert 95-07 View Print PDF (92 KB) Send |
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Replace damaged hoses Keywords: bulldozer operator, hydraulic hose, rupture, burn injuries, flammable polyester clothing Industries: Forestry Year: 1994 Alert #: Fatal 94-31 View Print PDF (353 KB) Send |
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Stay clear of yarding cable Keywords: hooktender, bight area, out of sight, struck by, mainline Industries: Forestry Year: 1994 Alert #: Fatal 94-30 View Print PDF (142 KB) Send |
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Drive according to road conditions Keywords: pick-up truck, logging truck, logging road, collision, excessive speed, wrong side Industries: Forestry, Trucking Year: 1994 Alert #: Fatal 94-27 View Print PDF (108 KB) Send |
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Check bridge safety Keywords: log-span bridge, crawler tractor, drowning, warning signs, seatbelts, ROPs Industries: Forestry Year: 1994 Alert #: Fatal 94-26 View Print PDF (156 KB) Send |
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Use proper falling cuts Keywords: faller, undercut, hung-up tree, barberchair, struck by, safe escape route Industries: Forestry Year: 1994 Alert #: Fatal 94-24 View Print PDF (159 KB) Send |
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Use load restraints Keywords: truck driver, unrestrained truck load, struck by, load restraints, vertical log alignment Industries: Forestry, Trucking Year: 1994 Alert #: Fatal 94-23 View Print PDF (140 KB) Send |
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Leave holding wood Keywords: faller, undercut, back cut, holding wood, falling wedge, struck by, escape route Industries: Forestry Year: 1994 Alert #: Fatal 94-22 View Print PDF (140 KB) Send |
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Check braking systems Keywords: logging truck, steep grade, braking system, rolled downhill, equipment failure Industries: Forestry, Trucking Year: 1994 Alert #: Fatal 94-19 View Print PDF (198 KB) Send |
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