New report on NZ forestry fatalitiesFriday 8 Nov 2024
Between 2013 and 2023, 51 forestry workers died on the job - 24 of them were manual fallers. The increased use of mechanisation led to a reduction in the number of fatalities each year from a peak in 2013. However, a considerable number of forestry workers still put themselves in harm’s way to harvest trees manually. The region with the most tree-faller fatalities was the Southern North Island, with a total of 10 deaths. Across the country, 62% of manual falling fatalities occurred in forests run by corporates and 38% in smaller, woodlot operations. The purpose of the analysis is to help the forestry identify ways to make safety improvements for those who continue to harvest manually. More >> Source: Safetree Image credit: Forest Industry Safety Council  | ||
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