LACK OF TRAINING BY COMPANY LED TO LOGGING WORKER'S TRAGIC DEATH

Sawyer Tree Service's failures left workers unaware of operating and machine hazards WOODLAWN, Ill. - The death of a 20-year-old worker killed when a tree fell on him during logging operations could have been prevented if his employer had removed damaged trees prior to conducting logging operations on a 40-acre site in Woodlawn, federal inspectors determined. "This was a tragic, preventable death of a young man who had been on the job just two months," said Aaron Priddy, OSHA's area director in Fairview Heights. "As loggers use their tools and equipment, they […]