TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - A study of logger fatalities from 1992-2000
JO  - Injury prevention
A1  - Scott, D. F.
SP  - 239
EP  - 243
VL  - 10
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To determine if certain loggers are at increased risk of death during logging operations. METHODS: Statistical analysis of 780 logger fatalities for a nine year period (1992-2000). RESULTS: The major findings are: (1) treefallers suffer nearly 63% of all fatalities, (2) the region where the fatality occurred and the size of the employer were not significant factors that contributed to a high percentage of treefaller fatalities, and (3) the Northeast and Midwest regions showed a higher percentage of fatalities compared with the South and West regions. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, the logger fatality rate for 1992-2000, compared with 1980-88 has decreased slightly; however, treefallers continue to be the group of loggers who suffer the highest fatality rate.
LA  - en
SN  - 1353-8047
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip.2003.004663
ID  - ref1
ER  -