Health and Safety Statistics 2008

2008 Summary for Logging
Total lost-time injuries in logging operations fell from 102 in 2007 to 88 in 2008, but the lost-time injury frequency rate rose from 2.77 injuries per 200,000 hours worked to 2.91 in 2008. Total hours worked in logging fell 24%, from 7.8 million in 2007 to 5.9 million in 2008. Days lost because of injuries also decreased in 2008 to 66,672 days from 71,476 in 2007, but the injury severity rate rose to a new high of 2,004 days lost per 200,000 hours worked.

131 no-lost-time injuries were recorded in logging operations in 2008, down significantly from 220 NLTIs in 2007. The NLTI frequency rate fell from 5.69 to 3.94 injuries per 200,000 hours worked.

867 (93.3%) of the 929 logging firms operating in 2008 recorded zero lost-time injuries. 72 of the 106 logging firms that employed six or more full-time equivalent workers experienced zero LTIs in 2008.

Strains, sprains and tears accounted for 34% of lost-time injuries in logging in 2008, up from 30% the year before. Other common injuries were fractures (23%), bruises/contusions (13%) and cuts/lacerations (8%). Being struck by or against an object was the most common injury cause (30%), followed by falls to a lower level (14%), bodily reaction (14%), falls on the same level (10%), and non-highway vehicle incidents (8%).

Injuries in the logging sector occurred most frequently to chainsaw and skidder operators (26%), logging machinery operators (19%), truck drivers (18%) and labourers (11%).

2008 Firm-by-Firm Tables for Logging
Statistical Charts for Logging

2008 summary for all forestry sectors
2008 summary for veneer/plywood
2008 summary for sawmills
2008 summary for silviculture and other forestry services