The boom of a log loader dropped suddenly and killed a logging truck driver as he was helping load a pulp truck. He had climbed up an access ladder to the loader cab to hand a power saw to the operator. The operator was using the saw to trim some logs which were preventing the loader from swiveling. The victim stood under the boom, waiting for the operator to finish with the saw so he could retrieve it. The operator accidentally pushed the control of the boom. The boom dropped, hitting the victim in the back and crushing him against the loader. What […]