In the lumber industry, productivity demands are staggering; output is often measured in lugs per minute, a unit that describes how quickly a machine In the lumber industry, productivity demands are ...

The mill that contained the twin-blade saw is silent. Craig Kircher, the head rig sawyer at a Hampton Lumber-owned sawmill in Willamina, says “I can run it for you.” He reaches over to press one of ...

Sept. 8 (UPI) --A wood products company said that it's investigating the possibility that one of its machines sparked a deadly wildfire in Northern California that's charred 4,000 acres and killed at ...

Inspectors issued more than 100 safety violations and millions in fines. Yet deaths and injuries continued. Scroll to continue The police lieutenant sounded unnerved as he stepped inside the old ...