Snag Hazard Alert

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Program) (OR-FACE)
• Description:
  From 2010 to 2013, 10 Oregon workers in the Logging and Forestry industries died after being struck by trees. Hung limbs and snags in trees are a recurring contributing factor to occupational fatalities among tree fallers in Oregon. Please observe the following safety tips: Scan for hung or snagged trees and limbs in your own and others' cutting strips and communicate with each other about these hazards. When faced with a hazardous situation, stop work and seek assistance from a supervisor, a cutting partner, or a more experienced worker. If a snag or hang-up is identified, after seeking assistance, work with your partner to identify the best method for alleviating the hung limb, tree or snag (OR-OSHA prohibits working under a lodged tree or the cutting of a tree where another tree is lodged in it). Employers should ensure that workers are trained and understand how to safely respond to snagged or hung limbs and other hazardous logging conditions. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidents
  • Forestry
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Logging safety
  • Logging workers
  • Fatalities
  • Safety practices
  • Accident prevention
  • Injury prevention
  • Safety education
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Oregon ; OSHA Region 10
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061616
• Citation:
  Portland, OR: Oregon Health & Science University, 2013 Sep; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  Public Health Services, Portland, Oregon
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Snag hazard alert
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/229078/cdc_229078_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 279.39 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:50245e5a22938ada789fe3fbf38563ef3a8e9cc80fc9b52f65ee1497f9cfbfbdfd2d103b94d77c0be5d6c54b2bfc8fcfb94bd463a243bbb052553493760ed5ae