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Saturday, June 28, 2008, 3:00 AM
Three local companies win safety awards By Laura Keeter | Daily Times Staff Writer Three local companies won the biggest awards Tuesday during the N.C. Department of Labor's annual safety awards banquet. Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. won the 2 Million Hours Award for Aug. 15, 2000, through Dec. 31, 2007, with no lost-time injuries or illnesses. Smithfield Packing Co. won the 1 Million Hours Award. Bruce Foods Corp. took home the 18th Consecutive Year Gold Award. "It's really an honor for me to travel throughout the state and recognize these employers who are making a commitment to their employees' safety and health," Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry said. "These employers are helping to make North Carolina workplaces some of the safest in the country." The awards honored outstanding on-the-job safety achievements of each company during 2007. Commissioner Berry spoke at the banquet and presented the awards at the Wilson Chamber of Commerce. The event was sponsored by the N.C. Department of Labor and the Wilson Chamber of Commerce. Under program rules, companies must have been free of fatal accidents at the site for which the award is given to be eligible. The gold award criteria are based on a DART rate (Days Away, Restricted or Transfer Rate) that is at least 50 percent below the statewide rate for its industry. The rate includes cases of days away from work, restricted activity or job transfer. The silver award is based only on cases with days away from work. They are recorded when the worker misses at least one full day of work, not including the day of the injury. The applicant must attain an incidence rate for cases with days away from work that is at least 50 percent below the rate for its industry. ============================================================ SAFETY AWARDS Gold Awards First Year Adams Products Co., Wilson plant Bridgestone Firestone Inc, Curing Doping & Bladder Depts. Bridgestone Firestone Inc, Warehouse & Shipping Depts. County of Wilson, Wilson County Health Department Southern Piping Co., Mechanical Contractors Service & Residential Div. Second Consecutive Year Bridgestone Firestone Inc., Dept. 133 Final Inspection City of Wilson, Administrative Services City of Wilson, Billing & Collections Services City of Wilson, Water Production Diversified Opportunities Fawn Electronics S.T. Wooten Corporation, Commercial Div.- Concrete Third Consecutive Year City of Wilson, Transit City of Wilson, City Garage County of Wilson, Emergency Services and IT UNICCO Integrated Facilities Services, Curing Maintenance Dept.--Bridgestone Firestone UNICCO Integrated Facilities Services, Final Maintenance Dept.--Bridgestone Firestone UNICCO Integrated Facilities Services, Forklifts/Machine Shop/Essg. Maint. Dept.--Bridgestone Firestone UNICCO Integrated Facilities Services, Mixing Maintenance Dept.--Bridgestone Firestone UNICCO Integrated Facilities Services, Power House & Facilities Maint. Dept.--Bridgestone Firestone UNICCO Integrated Facilities Services, Stockcutting Maintenance Dept.--Bridgestone Firestone UNICCO Integrated Facilities Services, Tire Room Maintenance Dept.--Bridgestone Firestone UNICCO Integrated Facilities Services, Tubing Maintenance Dept.--Bridgestone Firestone Fourth Consecutive Year City of Wilson, Planning, Codes & Inspections City of Wilson, Accounting City of Wilson, ITS City of Wilson, Parking and Traffic Fifth Consecutive Year County of Wilson, Wilson County Library UNICCO Integrated Facilities Services, Bridgestone Firestone Plant Sixth Consecutive Year Carolina Forge Company City of Wilson, Recreation & Parks City of Wilson, Purchasing/Warehouse City of Wilson, Public Works--Administration & Engineering City of Wilson, Management Services City of Wilson, Personnel City of Wilson, Community Development Employment Security Commission, Wilson Local office Eighth Consecutive Year Merck Manufacturing Division North Carolina Chip Company Ninth Consecutive Year County of Wilson, Board of Elections/Register of Deeds/Tax Admin. County of Wilson, Agriculture Ext./Soil Conservation 10th Consecutive Year Kidde Aerospace & Defense, Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation, Wilson Container Plant 12th Consecutive Year County of Wilson, Department of Social Services
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