Major miscalculations: When felling trees with an excavator, know when and where to dig

Amy Materson (EQW)
Dec 3, 2014
Safety Watch 42

The accident: A worker using a hydraulic excavator to remove trees used a bucket to dig away from the base and then push the trunk over. A tree fell onto the excavator’s cab, pinning him inside.

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