Abstract
Aim of study: This study is focused on detailed analysis of accidents in yarding during the years 2006–2014. There is still not enough information about such accidents in Central Europe in the literature available.Area of study: We collected the data on occupational accidents recorded in timber yarding from the databases of the Slovak state forest enterprise. Material and Methods: The data on occupational accidents were recorded according to actual European Regulation, the form of the record meets the requirements of the ESAW (European Statistics on Accidents at Work) methodology. To analyze the data, we used the multiple regression and correlation analysis, contingency tables, and a χ2 –test.Main results: Almost half of the accidents were the foot injuries and the most frequent type of injury was fracture of a bone. The most hazardous operation was yarding. Most of the accidents occurred between 1301-1400 h (22 %). The most frequent agent causing accidents were Particles, dust, splinters, fragments, etc. (14.05 by ESAW). Research highlights: This study informs about the most important risk factors in timber yarding, the most hazardous parts of shift, as well as the days when the most accidents occur during the week, and as such contributes to better understanding of how the accidents happen in timber yarding. The information can be subsequently used in knowledge-based improvement of safety trainings in forest enterprises.
Highlights
Forestry covers many occupations, out of which forest harvesting is the most hazardous with the most fatal and severe accidents out of all occupations in the industry (Kawachi et al, 1994; Myers & Fosbroke, 1994; Paulozzi, 1987; Salisbury et al, 1991; Parker et al, 2002; Evanson et al, 2001)
The information can be subsequently used in knowledge-based improvement of safety trainings in forest enterprises
72 occupational accidents happened in the state forest enterprise (SFE)
Summary
Out of which forest harvesting is the most hazardous with the most fatal and severe accidents out of all occupations in the industry (Kawachi et al, 1994; Myers & Fosbroke, 1994; Paulozzi, 1987; Salisbury et al, 1991; Parker et al, 2002; Evanson et al, 2001). Steeper than 40% from the environmental point of view on one hand, and occupational safety on the other (Visser & Stampfer, 1998). This slope is considered a threshold, beyond which it is safer and environmentally friendly to use cable yarding than using ground-based skidding technologies (Tajboš et al, 2012), as it causes less harvesting induced erosion than ground based machinery (Worell et al, 2011). Cable yarding is not a riskless technology, because mostly during mounting and dismounting the yarder, there is an increased risk of slip and fall injuries, or accidents caused by the cable, which is one of the reasons why sustainable forestry needs new set of standards in forestry operations (Tsioras et al, 2011)
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