Mechanized vs. Manual Logging: Washington State, 2004–2012

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• Personal Author:
  Anderson N ; Rappin, Christina
• Description:
  Mechanized: The entire process of logging is done by machine. Equipment operators may use feller bunchers, grapple skidders, timber harvesters and processors. Manual: Includes hand cutting trees and cable yarding operations. Workers include timber fallers, chasers, choker settings, rigging slingers and hook tenders. Average Full Time Employees per Year: 763 (Mechanized) vs. 539 (Manual). How many workers were injured on the job? 1 Fatality, 196 Claims, averaging 3 Compensable Claims per 100 FTEs (Mechanized) vs. 14 Fatalities, 1,342 Claims, averaging 28 Compensable Claims per 100 FTEs (Manual). How were workers injured? Struck 18%, Falls 21%, Sprains/Strains 27%, All other 35% (Mechanized) vs. Struck 40%, Falls 20%, Sprains/Strains 19%, All Other 22% (Manual). How much have these claims cost? $15,411,413 (Mechanized) vs. $87,916,934 (Manual). What does this mean for employers? 2015 Premium Hourly Base Rates $1.88 (Mechanized) vs. $18.55 (Manual). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Forestry Mortality Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Costs Equipment Operators Fatalities Injuries Logging Industry Logging Workers Surveillance Workers Compensation
• Publisher:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060713
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 47-4-2014, 2015 Jan; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Mechanized vs. manual logging: Washington State, 2004-2012
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224544/cdc_224544_DS1.pdf
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