WEST CHESTER, Ohio,
May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AK
Steel (NYSE: AKS) said today that two of its Ohio plants have received awards from the Ohio
Bureau of Workers' Compensation, division of Safety and Hygiene for
their outstanding safety performances in 2009.
The company's Coshocton Works earned three awards, including:
the Group Safety Award for having the lowest incident rate in the
Coshocton County Safety Council's industrial group for 2009; the
100% Award for operating the entire year of 2009 without a
lost-time injury; and, a Special Award for working 1,538,615 hours
without a lost-time injury, from February
20, 2008 through December 31,
2009.
And, AK Steel's Zanesville Works
garnered two awards. They are: the 100% Award for operating without
a lost-time injury during 2009; and, a Special Award for working
3,129,977 hours without a lost-time injury, from April 21, 2003 through December 31, 2009.
"Safety is always AK Steel's highest priority," said
James L. Wainscott, chairman,
president and CEO of AK Steel. "My congratulations go to each of
our Coshocton and Zanesville
employees whose commitment to safety led to these outstanding
safety performances."
The Coshocton and Zanesville
awards were presented at recent meetings of local chambers of
commerce and safety councils.
During 2009, AK Steel's corporate-wide total recordable injury
rate was about 8 times better than the industry average.
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