Chuck Watkins, Vince Almond, Eric Gee, and Craig Forbes

Four Southern Pine sawmills – all members of the Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) – are recent recipients of the 2020 Sawmill Safety Award. SFPA Lumber Manufacturer members are considered for the award based on information submitted regarding occupational injuries and illnesses. Safety performance is judged by how each mill’s safety record stacks up against facilities with comparable lumber output throughout the year. The results for 2020 included reports from 43 mills that recorded nearly 14 million employee hours. …The four sawmills being honored for outstanding safety records during 2020 are:

• Division I – Almond Brothers Lumber Company – Coushatta, Louisiana
• Division II – West Fraser Inc. – Mansfield, Arkansas
• Division III – Weyerhaeuser Company – Millport, Alabama and West Fraser Inc. – Opelika, Alabama