WEST CHESTER, Ohio,
April 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- AK
Steel's (NYSE: AKS) Zanesville (Ohio) Works has been recognized for
outstanding safety performance by the Ohio Bureau of Workers'
Compensation, Division of Safety and Hygiene. The recognition
is part of a collaborative safety awareness program established by
the Zanesville - Muskingum County Safety Council and Chamber of
Commerce.
"We are proud to be recognized by the Ohio Bureau of Workers'
Compensation, Division of Safety and Hygiene, for this important
honor," said Roger K. Newport, Chief
Executive Officer of AK Steel. "I'm pleased to congratulate
our Zanesville Works employees for
this outstanding safety achievement, which demonstrates our
commitment to safety at AK Steel."
AK Steel's Zanesville Works
received the "100% Award for Safety" for operating the entire year
of 2015 without any lost-time injuries or illnesses. The
plant also received a "Special Award for Safety" for operating
5,090,743 hours without a lost-time injury between April 21, 2003 and December 31, 2015.
AK Steel
AK Steel is a world leader in the production of flat-rolled
carbon, stainless and electrical steel products, primarily for
automotive, infrastructure and manufacturing, construction and
electrical power generation and distribution markets.
Headquartered in West Chester,
Ohio (Greater Cincinnati),
the company employs approximately 8,500 men and women at eight
steel plants, two coke plants and two tube manufacturing plants
across six states: Indiana,
Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Additional information
about AK Steel is available at www.aksteel.com.
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