NELMA is pleased to announce this year’s safety awards based upon 2017 performance records submitted by Association member mills.
Awards are given to the top mill performers in three categories; Sawmill Operations, Planer Mill Operations, and Combined Operations. Division levels 1 through 5 are based on total man-hour ranges to recognize safety efforts among small to large mill operations.
Receiving Top Honors for Combined Operations:
- No Entries for Division – Division 1 (1 to 25,000 man-hours)
- Lovell Lumber, Lovell, ME – Division 2 (25,001 to 50,000 man-hours)
- Pukall Lumber, Arbor Vitae, WI – Division 3 (50,001 to 100,000 man-hours)
- Madison Lumber Mill, West Ossipee, NH – Division 4 (100,001 to 150,000 man-hours)
- Robbins Lumber – Searsmont, ME – Division 5 (150,001+ man-hours)
Receiving Top Honors for Sawmill Operation:
- Hammond Lumber, Belgrade, ME – Division 1 (1 to 25,000 man-hours)
- Pukall Lumber, Arbor Vitae, WI – Division 2 (25,001 to 50,000 man-hours)
- Robbins Lumber, Searsmont, ME – Division 3 (50,001 to 75,000 man-hours)
- King Forest Industries, Wentworth, NH – Division 4 (75,001 to 100,000 man-hours)
- Pleasant River Lumber, Dover-Foxcroft, ME – Division 5 (100,000+ man-hours)
Receiving Top Honors for Planer Mill Operation:
- Cass Forest Products, Cass Lake, MN – Division 1 (1 to 25,000 hours)
- Madison Lumber Mill, West Ossipee, NH – Division 2 (25,001 to 50,000)
- Pleasant River-Moose River Lumber, Jackman, ME – Division 3 (50,001 to 75,000)
- Pleasant River Lumber, Dover-Foxcroft, ME – Division 4 (75,001 to 100,000)
- Irving Forest Products, Dixfield, ME – Division 5 (100,001+ man-hours)
Just over 2.8 million manhours were reported to NELMA for 2017, with a total of 10 mills reporting an accident-free year for their employees in combined sawmill and planer operations!
For a complete list of top performers in each category and division, Click Here to view the 2017 Performance brochure.
