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2018-10-06 - Faller

On October 6th, 2018 a faller was fatally injured when he was struck by a tree.

On September 20th, 2018 a forestry worker was fatally injured when the pick-up truck he was repairing moved unexpectedly.

Here is the latest Forest Safety News, October 2018 edition (pdf format, 16 pages).

On August 28th, 2018 a log truck driver was fatally injured when the log truck he was driving overturned on a resource road in the Cranbrook area.

Improving transportation safety in forest operations


Log loader mechanical failure on boom and stick hinge point	INTERFOR
Lockout violation due to unfamiliarity with disconnect locations	INTERFOR
Operator sustains injury as loader drops log, shakes violently	INTERFOR