A 64-year-old operator was running an excavator in British Columbia. He was working alone, moving logs to build a cabin. To lift the logs, he was using a hook and a cable attached to the bucket of an excavator.

Each log had ropes attached to each end, which the excavator operator used to control each log and swing it into position. There was no window glass on the excavator, and the worker ran the ropes in through the front window.

There was also no metal grate guarding the side of the cab nearest the excavator boom. So when […]