Babine Forest Products Ltd. is contesting a $1 million penalty imposed by WorkSafeBC for the January 2012 sawmill fire and explosion that killed two employees and injured nearly two dozen others.

Coomer & Sons Sawmill was destroyed in a fire June 9.

A fire and series of suspected combustible dust explosions at Plum Creek Timber Company's MDF plant last Tuesday will likely keep the plant out of commission for about one month.

Educational furniture maker Academia Furniture Industries LLC faces fines by OSHA of $58,100 for 30 serious safety and health violations, including combustible dust.

A second worker has died following an April 26 explosion and fire at a Georgia-Pacific plywood plant.

A Georgia-Pacific plywood plant dust explosion and a shooting rampage at Western Wood Products sawmill topped the most viewed wood industry reports. But an award-winning 26-year-old staircase builder's story was also popular.

Rentech, Inc. has acquired New England Wood Pellet (NEWP), the largest producer of wood pellets for the U.S. heating market and a repeat target of OSHA combustible dust violations.

An explosion at Georgia-Pacific's Corrigan, TX plywood and flooring plant injured nine employees, four of them flown to a hospital in Houston for burns. Combustible dust could be involved, say local firefighters.

Custom cabinet and countertop maker Salko Kitchens Inc. faces fines of $51,800 for combustible dust and potential carcinogen exposure violations.

Tips to help wood products manufacturers identify and protect against wood dust explosion hazards in the shop.