WEST CHESTER, Ohio,
April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
The Columbus, Indiana and
Walbridge, Ohio plants of AK Tube
LLC, a subsidiary of AK Steel (NYSE: AKS), have received the Safety
Award of Merit from the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association,
International (FMA) – a leading trade organization that serves the
metal forming and fabricating industry.
Each year, the awards recognize companies for outperforming
their industry's injury and illness rate by at least 10 percent.
Calculations are performed using data published by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics. All award winners are selected by an FMA
committee sponsored by CNA Insurance Group.
With a total injury and illness rate of 1.0 in 2009, AK Tube's
safety performance in Columbus was
about 7.5 times better than the industry average. The
company's Walbridge plant had a
rate of 0.8 in 2009, which was approximately 9 times better than
the industry average.
"Earning the FMA's Safety Award of Merit exemplifies our culture
of safety at AK Steel," said James L. Wainscott, AK Steel chairman,
president and CEO. "We congratulate everyone at AK Tube in
Columbus and Walbridge for their outstanding safety
performance – an achievement that reflects AK Steel's commitment to
safety at all of our plant operations."
"By winning the Safety Award of Merit, AK Tube LLC has
demonstrated its commitment to recognizing employees' safe work
habits, stimulating interest in accident prevention and promoting
safety in the workplace," said Gerald
Shankel, president and CEO of FMA. "We congratulate
them on a job well done."
Both AK Tube facilities are now two-time recipients of the FMA's
Safety Award of Merit. In addition, AK Tube in Columbus is a two-time recipient of the FMA's
Safety Award of Honor, as well as a certified Star site in the
Indiana Department of Labor's Voluntary Protection Program.
About AK Steel
AK Steel produces flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical
steels, primarily for automotive, appliance, construction and
electrical power generation and distribution markets. The
company employs about 6,200 men and women in Middletown, Mansfield, Coshocton and Zanesville, Ohio; Butler, Pennsylvania; Ashland, Kentucky; Rockport, Indiana; and its corporate
headquarters in West Chester,
Ohio. Additional information about AK Steel is
available on the company's web site at www.aksteel.com.
AK Tube LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of AK Steel, employs
about 300 men and women in plants in Walbridge, Ohio and Columbus, Indiana. AK Tube produces
carbon and stainless electric resistance welded (ERW) tubular steel
products for truck, automotive and other markets. Additional
information about AK Tube LLC is available on its web site at
www.aktube.com.
SOURCE AK Steel