Safety & Health Award Winners

Domtar, West Fraser and LP won Safest Company Awards in their respective categories. Domtar won for companies with three or fewer mills and posted an average Weighted Incident Rate (WIR) of 0.00. West Fraser earned top honors among companies with four to ten mills, with a WIR of 4.98. And LP won for companies with more than ten mills, posting a WIR of 3.06.

Two winners received the coveted Innovation in Safety Award. Domtar's Larouche, Quebec, Canada mill won the Equipment-Based Innovation Award with its “Distancing Handle.” LP’s Jasper, Texas, mill won the Jeff Wagner Process-Based Innovation Award for its “Safety Champions - Future Leader Development - Safety Projects.” READ MORE ►

2023 Award Winners

INNOVATION IN SAFETY AWARD

Domtar | Larouche, Quebec, Canada  
Equipment-Based Innovation Winner: “Distancing Handle”

LP | Jasper, Texas
Jeff Wagner Process-Based Innovation Winner: “Safety Champions - Future Leader Development - Safety Projects”

SAFEST COMPANY AWARDS
   Avg. WIR Avg. TIR
Domtar
Companies with three or fewer mills
0.00 0.00
West Fraser
Companies with four to ten mills
4.98 0.86
LP
Companies with eleven or more mills
3.06 0.83
ANNUAL SAFETY AND HEALTH HONOR ROLL
Division I - Plywood   WIR TIR
1st RoyOMartin | Chopin, Louisiana   0.00 0.00
2nd Boise Cascade Company | Chester, South Carolina   0.00 0.00
Division II - OSB   WIR TIR
1st West Fraser | Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada   0.00 0.00
2nd LP | Hanceville, Alabama   0.00 0.00
Division III - Glulam, CLT, I-Joist, LVL and SCL   WIR TIR
1st Boise Cascade Company | Thorsby, Alabama   0.00 0.00
2nd Murphy Company | Sutherlin, Oregon   0.00 0.00
THREE-YEAR SAFETY AWARD (2021-2023)
Division I - Plywood   Avg. WIR Avg. TIR
RoyOMartin | Chopin, Louisiana   1.86 0.52
Division II - OSB   Avg. WIR Avg. TIR
West Fraser | Nacogdoches, Texas   0.20 0.20
Division III - Glulam, CLT, I-Joist, LVL and SCL   Avg. WIR Avg. TIR
Domtar | St. Prime, Quebec   0.00 0.00
SAFETY IMPROVEMENT AWARD (2021-2023)
Division I - Plywood 2022 WIR 2023 WIR 2024 WIR

Murphy Company | Rogue River, Oregon

68.34% Improvement

16.00 15.74 5.07
2022 TIR 2023 TIR 2024 TIR
5.00 5.25 0.92
Division II - OSB 2022 WIR 2023 WIR 2024 WIR

LP | Carthage, Texas

100% Improvement

6.19 1.18 0.00
2022 TIR 2023 TIR 2024 TIR
0.62 1.18 0.00
Division III - Glulam, CLT, I-Joist, LVL and SCL 2022 WIR 2023 WIR 2024 WIR

Boise Cascade Company | Thorsby, Alabama

80.69% Improvement

4.22 0.87 0.00
2022 TIR 2023 TIR 2024 TIR
0.42 0.87 0.00
INCIDENT FREE HONOR SOCIETY
   PRODUCT WIR TIR
Boise Cascade Company | Thorsby, Alabama LVL 0.00 0.00
Canfor | Washington, Georgia Glulam 0.00 0.00
Domtar | Rogue Valley | St. Prime, Quebec, Canada IJ 0.00 0.00
Domtar | Rogue Valley | St. Prime, Quebec, Canada IJ 0.00 0.00
LP | Carthage, Texas Glulam 0.00 0.00
LP | Hanceville, Alabama OSB 0.00 0.00
LP | Jasper, Texas OSB 0.00 0.00
LP | Lautaro, Chile OSB 0.00 0.00
LP | Maniwaki, Quebec, Canada OSB 0.00 0.00
LP | Newberry, Michigan OSB 0.00 0.00
LP | Tomahawk, Wisconsin OSB 0.00 0.00
Murphy Company | Sutherlin, Oregon LVL 0.00 0.00
West Fraser | Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada OSB 0.00 0.00
West Fraser | Joanna | Kinards, South Carolina OSB 0.00 0.00
West Fraser | Nacogdoches, Texas OSB 0.00 0.00

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