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Fallers
6
Alternate Occupation Titles
Cutter
Operator
Cross
Cut
Sawyer
Paper Wood
Cutter
Pulpwood
Cutter
Timber
Cutter
Tree
Cutter
1
O*NET-SOC Description
Use axes or chainsaws to fell trees using knowledge of tree characteristics and
cutting
techniques to control direction of fall and minimize tree damage.
8
Tasks
Assess logs after
cutting
to ensure that the quality and length are correct.
Clear brush from work areas and escape routes, and
cut
saplings and other trees from direction of falls, using axes, chainsaws, or bulldozers.
Control the direction of a tree's fall by scoring
cutting
lines with axes, sawing undercuts along scored lines with chainsaws, knocking slabs from
cuts
with single-bit axes, and driving wedges.
Determine position, direction, and depth of
cuts
to be made, and placement of wedges or jacks.
Measure felled trees and
cut
them into specified log lengths, using chain saws and axes.
Saw back-
cuts
, leaving sufficient sound wood to control direction of fall.
Select trees to be
cut
down, assessing factors such as site, terrain, and weather conditions before beginning work.
Stop saw engines, pull
cutting
bars from
cuts
, and run to safety as tree falls.
1
Detailed Work Activity
Cut
trees or logs.
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