| Hazard |
Ways to Eliminate or Avoid
|
Throwback
As the tree falls through other trees or lands on objects, those objects or branches
may get thrown back toward the logger.
|
If
possible, avoid felling into other trees or onto objects. Don't turn your back on
the tree as it falls, and look up as you escape along the
retreat path. |
Terrain
If the tree falls onto stumps, rocks, or uneven ground, a hazard may be created.
|
If
possible, move the obstacle, or change the felling direction. |
Lodged Tree
A tree that has not fallen completely to the ground because it is lodged or leaning
against another tree.
|
Do
not work in the presence of lodged trees. Have these death traps pushed or pulled
down by a machine. |
Widowmaker
Broken off limbs that are hanging freely in the tree to be felled or in the trees
close by.
|
Knock
them down or pull them down with a machine. Avoid working
underneath them. |
Snag
Standing dead tree, standing broken tree, or a standing rotted tree to be felled or
nearby.
|
Use
a machine to bring it down.
OR
It must be felled or avoided by at least two tree lengths,
unless the employer can demonstrate that a shorter distance
will not create a hazard for an employee. |
Spring Pole
A tree, segment of a tree, limb, or sapling which is under stress or tension due to
the pressure or weight of another tree or object.
|
Use
a machine to release the tension or release it with a chain saw. |
Extreme
Weather
Strong wind.
|
Do
not fell trees during high winds. |
Entanglement
Vines or limbs of other trees intertwined with the limbs of the tree to be felled.
|
Undo
the entanglement if possible.
OR
Use a machine to fell the tree. |
Resources
Other workers or machines in the immediate area. |
Request
the workers or machines to be moved. |
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