27 June 2024 Safety & Health 5/23/23 – Hospitalization: Struck-By The injured employee was working on the rigging when a chunk broke loose above him and rolled down and struck him. 8/25/23 – Hospitalization: Struck-By A boulder rolled off the hill and struck the employee in the back. Employee was life flighted to Legacy Emanuel hospital in Portland. 12/1/23 – Hospitalization: Impact/Roll Over The employee was walking on a log and the log rolled down the hill with him on it, rolling over him. Employee was conscious, but with a possible crushed ear, broken arm, and leg. The employee was wearing all required PPE. 2/6/24 – Hospitalization: Struck-By A chunk of wood rolled down the hill, hit a stump and veered off to the right, and hit an employee’s right side. The employee was life flighted to a hospital. The employee was admitted into the hospital for a broken collar bone and fractured skull. A couple of these rigging accidents were from debris coming off the landing and rolling downhill. I would encourage after every road change a brief meeting be conducted between the landing crew and the rigging crew. One major purpose for this meeting is to survey the landing to ensure nothing is on the verge of coming loose or being jarred to roll downhill by an incoming turn of logs. Also survey the landing to ensure it has enough room to safely land and deck logs or tree-lengths. It is crucial for shovel operators to communicate with the rigging crews, when there is a possibility of something coming off the landing. Operators need to inform the rigging crew when they can or cannot hook multiple tree-lengths, as too many logs at one time can become a big issue. Following is an OR-OSHA rule that would be a great safety meeting topic: 437-007-0910 Landing Logs (5) When yarding uphill the landing chute must be cleared of logs before the next turn of logs is landed unless: a. The logs are fully contained in the landing chute; or b. There is no possibility that personnel working below the landing may be struck by sliding or rolling logs or materials coming off the landing. (6) Logs must not be disturbed or moved from the chute when personnel working below could be struck by logs, chunks or other material sliding or rolling off the landing. We all want to see people go home safely every day. So, let’s make an effort to avoid these struck-by type of accidents. As always, if you need assistance please give your AOL Safety Management Consultant a call. Stay Safe! t
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