Local Companies Honored for Safety Records and Efforts

The Marion Area Safety Council held its 61st Annual Safety Awards Luncheon in cooperation with the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Division of Safety and Hygiene on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at The Ohio State University at Marion Alber Enterprise Center.

State awards presented included 100% Awards to companies that worked the entire year without a lost-time injury or illness; Achievement Awards to companies that decreased their incident rate by 25% or more over the previous year; “Group Awards” to companies with the lowest incident rate in each group and Special Awards to companies that accumulated at least 500,000 hours and at least six months without a lost time accident.

The Marion Area Safety Council also awarded the John F. Lacey Memorial Safety Award to Sakamura U.S.A., Inc. Pictured is Heather Delawder, HR Manager accepting the trophy which represents a tradition of almost 60 years in the Marion community. The Large Industry Safety Award was also presented to Whirlpool Corp.

100% AWARDS
Presented to companies that worked the entire year without a lost-time injury or illness

• Cogburn Electric, Inc.
• Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc.
• Hercules Industries, Inc.
• Highway Safety Corp
• J-Lenco, Inc.
• Marion Area Chamber of Commerce
• Mike’s Roofing, Inc.
• Morning View Pointe
• Morral Companies, LLC
• Pleasant Local Schools
• POET Biorefining
• Ridgedale Local Schools
• S & P Alliance of N.W. Ohio Inc.
• Steam Turbine Alternative Resources
• Stegal, Inc.
• The Royal Group-Marion
• Triad Transport, Inc.
• Triple Team Maintenance, Inc.
• Wilson Bohannan Co.

ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Presented to companies that decreased their incident rate by 25% or more over the previous year

• Central Ohio Farmers Co-op, Inc.
• General Machine & Saw Co.
• Marion County Commissioners
• Marion Industrial Center
• Mills Co.
• Morrow County Hospital

GROUP AND 100% AWARDS
Presented to companies with the lowest incident rate in each group and that worked the entire year without a lost-time injury or illness

• Aqua Ohio Water Company, Inc.
• ArcelorMittal
• Park Enterprise Construction Co., Inc.
• Tri-Rivers Career Center

100% AND ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Presented to companies that worked the entire year without a lost-time injury or illness and also decreased their incident rate by 25% or more over the previous year

• International Paper
• Marca Industries, Inc.
• Multi-County Correctional Center
• Ohio Galvanizing Corp.
• Sakamura U.S.A., Inc.
• Stofcheck Ambulance Service, Inc.
• Village of Cardington

GROUP, 100% AND ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Presented to companies with the lowest incident rate in each group, that worked the entire year without a lost-time injury or illness and companies that decreased their incident rate by 25% or more over the previous year

• Graphic Packaging International, Inc.

SPECIAL AWARDS

• For their outstanding effort in safety by operating without a lost-time accident from from 10/10/2005 to 12/31/2012 and 1,558,824 hours worked: ArcelorMittal
• For their outstanding effort in safety by operating without a lost-time accident from from 3/11/2011 to 5/24/2012 and 1,411,202 hours worked: General Mills
• For their outstanding effort in safety by operating without a lost-time accident from from 12/15/2011 to 12/31/2012 and 1,508,898 hours worked: Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
• For their outstanding effort in safety by operating without a lost-time accident from from 4/20/2012 to 12/31/2012 and 776,488 hours worked: Marion County Commissioners
• For their outstanding effort in safety by operating without a lost-time accident from from 4/12/2005 to 12/31/2012 and 872,680 hours worked: Morral Companies, LLC
• For their outstanding effort in safety by operating without a lost-time accident from from 2/9/2009 to 12/31/2012 and 819,277 hours worked: Pleasant Local Schools
• For their outstanding effort in safety by operating without a lost-time accident from from 3/15/2003 to 8/30/2012 and 873,580 hours worked: Residential Home Association of Marion, Inc.
• For their outstanding effort in safety by operating without a lost-time accident from from 3/12/2009 to 1/3/2012 and 533,765 hours worked: Sims Bros., Inc.
• For their outstanding effort in safety by operating without a lost-time accident from from 7/28/2009 to 12/31/2012 and 929,194 hours worked: Tri-Rivers Career Center
• For their outstanding effort in safety by operating without a lost-time accident from from 1/22/2012 to 11/7/2012 and 618,877 hours worked: U.S. Yachiyo, Inc.

SPECIAL AWARDS

• Lacey Award – Sakamura U.S.A., Inc.
• Large Industry Safety Award – Whirlpool Corp.