Cardell Cabinetry has notified the Texas Workforce Commission of the layoff of 903 employees, more than a week after the company shuttered its doors.

Cardell Cabinetry has closed its doors without warning, leaving approximately 900 workers unemployed.

Cardell Cabinetry has closed its doors without warning, leaving approximately 900 workers unemployed.

Combustible dust got Cardell Cabinetry a quarter million dollar penalty; Furniture Brands International weighs Chapter 11 bankruptcy; and Sugi Ban charred wood finishing, were the week's most viewed wood industry reports.

Cardell Cabinetry LLC has been cited for combustible dust and other safety and health violations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The cabinet company faces fines of $267,434.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Cardell Cabinetry LLC with 29 safety and health violations and a proposed penalty of $267,434 for failing to remove hazardous levels of combustible dust at the company's facility on North Panam Expressway in San Antonio.

The old adage, "The bigger they come, the harder they fall," has been widely evidenced in the headlines of dozens of news stories posted on Woodworking Network over the past few months. From Chapter 11 filings and major restructurings to plant layoffs and facility shutdowns, the major players have pulled out all the stops to navigate through the "Great Recession."