Class Code Information
Phraseology
Saw MillApplies to the manufacturing of heads, hoops or staves.
Description
Code 2710 applies to employers engaged in the operation of a saw mill which consists of receiving rough logs, removing the bark and sawing the logs into desired lengths to produce rough lumber by use of circular carriage or band saws. It applies to both stationary or portable saw mills. This classification includes “Green Chain” operations. These operations involve employees engaged in grading, removing and sorting lumber at the conveyor called the “Green Chain” as it comes from the saws or sawmill, and storage of the green lumber in the yard.
Assignment by Analogy
• Bark mills
• Shingles manufacturing – wood from logs
Operations to be Separately Rated
Barrels, cooperage, drums or kegs assembly only. Refer to Code 2759 “Box or Box Shook Mfg.”
Logging or lumbering. Refer to Code 2702 “Logging or Lumbering & Drivers.”
Storage and subsequent handling of processed lumber. Refer to Code 8232 “Building Material Dealer – No Second-Hand Material & Local Managers, Drivers.”