A study of logger fatalities from 1992-2000.
OBJECTIVE
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.
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NIOSH, Spokane Research Laboratory, Spokane, WA 99207, USA. dus3@cdc.gov
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