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Fallers
SOC 45-4021.00
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
Skills
8
Knowledge
1
Job Zone
No
Green
Top Skills 8
Operation and Control
3.4
Critical Thinking
3.2
Monitoring
3.2
Operation Monitoring
3.2
Judgment and Decision Making
3.0
Active Listening
2.9
Equipment Maintenance
2.9
Troubleshooting
2.8
Knowledge Areas 8
Mechanical
2.9
Production and Processing
2.7
Administration and Management
2.5
Public Safety and Security
2.4
Customer and Personal Service
2.4
Mathematics
2.2
Economics and Accounting
2.2
Law and Government
2.1
Key Tasks
1Stop saw engines, pull cutting bars from cuts, and run to safety as tree falls.
2Appraise trees for certain characteristics, such as twist, rot, and heavy limb
growth, and gauge amount and direction of lean, to determine how to control the
direction of a tree's fall with the least damage.
3Saw back-cuts, leaving sufficient sound wood to control direction of fall.
4Clear brush from work areas and escape routes, and cut saplings and other trees from
direction of falls, using axes, chainsaws, or bulldozers.
5Measure felled trees and cut them into specified log lengths, using chain saws and
axes.
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