May 2023 Volume 5

INDUSTRY NEWS

Forging Industry Association Announces Safety Award Winners

On April 21, 2023, the Forging Industry Association (FIA) announced its 2022 Safety Award winners. The award winners represent the top-performing facilities in FIA’s 2022 Occupational Injury & Illness Survey, which collected data for several safety categories. The 2022 FIA Safety Award winners are: Group IV (more than 326 employees) • First Place: Finkl Steel, Sorel Facility • Second Place: ATI Forged Products • Third Place: FRISA Forjados, S.A. De C.V. Superalloys Plant Group III (176–325 employees) • First Place: Finkl Steel, Chicago Plant • Second place: American Axle &Manufacturing, Inc., Columbus Facility • Third Place: Portland Forge Premier Forge Group Group II (81–175 employees) • First Place: American Axle &Manufacturing, Inc., Bolingbrook Facility • First Place: Corry Forge • Second Place: Anchor-Harvey Components, LLC • Third Place: Ellwood National Forge Group I (up to 80 employees) • First Place: Carbo Forge, Inc. • First Place: Cardinal Forge Company, Division of Forge Resources Group • First Place: Daifuku American Corporation, Carlisle, SC • First Place: Finkl Steel - Composite • First Place: Forge Products Corporation • First Place: Phoenix Forging Company, Inc. • First Place: Scot Forge Co. Franklin Park Division • Second Place: Asahi Bluegrass Forge • Third Place: American Axle &Manufacturing, Inc., Chicago Facility

Other notable facilities that achieved a safety rate below the group average for 2022 are:

Group I (up to 80 employees) • Consolidated Industries, Inc. • Midwest Tool &Cutlery Co., Forge Division Group II (81-175 employees) • Asahi Forge Group of America • Eaton Corporation, South Bend Forge Plant • McInnes Rolled Rings • Scot Forge Co., Clinton Division

In addition, facilities from each group were also recognized with an Improvement Award. These facilities showed the greatest improvement in theirDART(days away fromwork, work restrictions and job transfer cases) rates as compared to their previous three year averages. Companies recognized with Improvement Awards include: Group I (up to 80 employees): Midwest Tool and Cutlery Co., Forge Division Group II (81-175 employees): Cornell Forge Company Group III (176-325 employees): Finkl Steel Group IV (more than 326 employees): ATI Forged Products To determine the Safety Award winners, FIA placed all facilities that participated in the survey into one of four groups based on number of employees. The facilities in each group with the lowest recordable incident rates were eligible for awards, provided their DART rates were less than the group average. These rates were calculated using data from OSHA Form No. 300 or Canadian Workers’ Compensation Reports. The Occupational Injury & Illness Survey is part of FIA’s dynamic benchmarking platform. The platform enables participants to log in at any time and customize reports to show only the information they need, which helps streamline the benchmarking process. For more information about FIA’s 2022 Safety Awards, please contact James Warren at (216) 781-6260 or jwarren@forging.org.

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