Logger Rescue

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• Personal Author:
  de Hoop N
• Description:
  Logger Dana Hinkley points out a stunning fact: 95% of seriously injured loggers are FURTHER INJURED (or KILLED) IN THE PROCESS OF RESCUE. Dana is a logger from New Hampshire and Maine who had a secondary career as a community fire & rescue chief. He has come to Louisiana a couple of times to teach the Logger Rescue workshop to Louisiana Logging Council members. I attended one of his workshops last year and found it VERY informative. Dana explained that many loggers die of exposure or shock after the accident happened, rather than of the accident itself. Therefore, efficiency and timeliness are important. Two of the biggest issues that arise after a serious logging accident are location and communication. The other loggers on the site are the ones who have the most knowledge of the situation. This is important to remember. When rescue people are called to a logging accident scene, they have very little knowledge of the specific terrain, road conditions, exact location, how badly the logger is hurt, the equipment, the trees, hazards, etc. It is important that someone on the logging crew maintain control of a rescue situation. When emergency help arrives, they typically move everyone aside and take over. NOT ON A LOGGING JOB! Maintain control of who does what and who goes where. If an actual search for the injured person is in order, set up an incident command. All information goes through an incident commander, and no one does anything until the incident commander approves it. The incident commander stays in one spot and has everyone report to him. The logger is the only person who knows the machines well. If a machine needs to be moved or operated in an emergency situation, he should be the one to do it. The Jaws of Life tools don't work on logging sites. The logger has the knowledge and the tools. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Disaster Planning Emergencies Forestry Health Promotion Occupational Health Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Emergency Preparedness Health Promotion Injury Prevention Logging Industry Logging Safety Public Health Rescue Measures Slips, Trips, And Falls STF Traumatic Injuries
• Publisher:
  The Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053574
• Citation:
  Monthly Safety Blast. Tyler, TX: The Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education, 2012 May; :1-2
• Contact Point Address:
  Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention & Education 11937 US Hwy 271, Tyler, TX 75708-3154
• Email:
  cdehoop@lsu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Monthly Safety Blast
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:18a2c442367d4aef4fc7021fec50ceccc76162acafadf77ded3269d8ff82d48d7ec54536fb96b1f0e70e23e0a6a57513f3228f5b46444dcb54260e0e9eaf8f9e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216302/cdc_216302_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 105.17 KB ]