Fatal Facts: Hazards on the Road for Log Truck Drivers [report]

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  The wood that built the building you're in, the paper that you are reading these words from, and many more wood products come to you from the forest via a hazardous and costly road. While bringing their harvest to the sawmill, pulp mill, or plywood mill, 11 log truck drivers lost their lives between 1998 and 2002 in Washington State. They left behind eight wives, eight children, and an untold number of grandchildren who will never again see, hear, or hold their loved ones. The monetary cost of those lost lives can't compare to the cost to the families and society. The purpose of this FACE Fatal Facts is to help prevent future log-hauling deaths. Of the 11 fatal incidents, six involved the truck leaving the roadway for various reasons, two were roadway collisions, and two were during the loading or unloading process. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Metals
  • Minerals
  • Mining
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Motor vehicles
  • Trucking
  • Truck drivers
  • Logging industry
  • Logging safety
  • Logging workers
  • Accidents
  • Injuries
  • Injury prevention
  • Traumatic injuries
  More +
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• 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:
  1-6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051315
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 47-4-2003, 2003 Dec; :1-6
• Contact Point Address:
  SHARP Program, Washington Department of Labor & Industries, PO Box 44330, Olympia, WA 98504-4330
• Email:
  SHARP@Lni.wa.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatal facts: hazards on the road for log truck drivers
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228710/cdc_228710_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 540.17 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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