Affiliations: Intracorp, Arnaudville, LA, USA | Louisiana State University, School of Forestry,
Wildlife, and Fisheries, Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, Baton
Rouge, LA USA | Louisiana State University, Department of Experimental
Statistics, Baton Rouge, LA, USA | Louisiana State University, Institute for
Environmental Studies, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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Abstract: Logging is a dangerous occupation, as documented through reported
injuries and fatalities. Accidents in the logging industry account for pain,
suffering, employee turnover, and high insurance costs. Worker injuries and
high insurance costs, in addition to other factors, may be minimized and
reduced through safety education and improved logging practices. Furthermore,
the injured logger, or logger with a disability may return to logging or other
employment through development of viable medical and vocational rehabilitation
planing. This article addresses the economic impact of logging, reviews logging
injuries, describes a safety program designed to reduce logging injures,
discusses rehabilitation considerations for specific injuries, and outlines
particular reemployment prospects for loggers with disabilities.
