Add to ORKGIn just a little over two years, at least 16 Kentucky loggers have been killed as a result of being struck by falling trees or branches (12), or by logs falling from trucks they were unloading (4). Described below are two representative fatal incidents, followed by our recommendations for prevention of similar incidents
On March 5, 2004, a 57-year-old male laborer died when a 19 inch wide x 31 inch long log rolled down...
In November 1998, a 32-year-old male truck driver was killed when he was struck by a log that rolled...
A 52-year-old male was killed on a logging site when a tree limb struck him in the back of the head....
In just a little over two years, at least 16 Kentucky loggers have been killed as a result of being ...
To prevent injuries while felling trees: Loggers should attend the Kentucky Master Logger program ...
Logging is one of the most hazardous occupations in the nation as well as Kentucky. During 1994-1998...
A 42-year-old logger was killed after being struck on the head by a falling limb from a snag (dead s...
A 63-year-old male logger was struck by a log that rolled off a loaded truck at a sawmill. The victi...
A 51-year-old male self-employed logger/farmer was preparing to unload logs at a sawmill. The load c...
A 54-year-old logger (the victim) was killed after being struck on the head by a falling snag (dead ...
A 60-year-old male logger (the victim) was killed when a falling limb struck him on the head. He had...
A 22-year-old logger was killed after being struck on the head by a falling snag (dead standing tree...
A 59-year-old male was killed when he was struck by a tree while logging on a mountainside. The vict...
A 61-year-old male logger was killed when he was hit by the tree he was felling. On the day of the i...
A 52-year-old male logger was killed when he was struck by a log rolling off of his truck during the...
On March 5, 2004, a 57-year-old male laborer died when a 19 inch wide x 31 inch long log rolled down...
In November 1998, a 32-year-old male truck driver was killed when he was struck by a log that rolled...
A 52-year-old male was killed on a logging site when a tree limb struck him in the back of the head....
In just a little over two years, at least 16 Kentucky loggers have been killed as a result of being ...
To prevent injuries while felling trees: Loggers should attend the Kentucky Master Logger program ...
Logging is one of the most hazardous occupations in the nation as well as Kentucky. During 1994-1998...
A 42-year-old logger was killed after being struck on the head by a falling limb from a snag (dead s...
A 63-year-old male logger was struck by a log that rolled off a loaded truck at a sawmill. The victi...
A 51-year-old male self-employed logger/farmer was preparing to unload logs at a sawmill. The load c...
A 54-year-old logger (the victim) was killed after being struck on the head by a falling snag (dead ...
A 60-year-old male logger (the victim) was killed when a falling limb struck him on the head. He had...
A 22-year-old logger was killed after being struck on the head by a falling snag (dead standing tree...
A 59-year-old male was killed when he was struck by a tree while logging on a mountainside. The vict...
A 61-year-old male logger was killed when he was hit by the tree he was felling. On the day of the i...
A 52-year-old male logger was killed when he was struck by a log rolling off of his truck during the...
On March 5, 2004, a 57-year-old male laborer died when a 19 inch wide x 31 inch long log rolled down...
In November 1998, a 32-year-old male truck driver was killed when he was struck by a log that rolled...
A 52-year-old male was killed on a logging site when a tree limb struck him in the back of the head....