May 2024 Volume 6

INDUSTRY NEWS

Forging Industry Association Announces 2023 Safety Award Winners

On April 21, 2024, the Forging Industry Association (FIA) announced its 2023 Safety Award winners. The award winners repre sent the top-performing facilities in FIA’s 2023 Occupational Injury & Illness Survey, which collected data for several safety categories. The 2023 FIA Safety Award Winners Are: Group IV (more than 326 employees) First Place: FRISA Forjados, S.A. De C.V. - Superalloys Plant Second Place: ATI Forged Products Third Place: FRISA Forjados, S.A. De C.V. - Santa Catarina Plant Group III (176–325 employees) First Place: Modern Forge Companies, LLC Second Place: Finkl Steel - Sorel Plant Third Place: American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. - Auburn Hills Mfg. Complex - North & South Group II (81–175 employees) First Place: Asahi Bluegrass Forge Second Place: Klein Tools Inc. - Forging Division Third Place: Ellwood Mill Products Group I (up to 80 employees) First Place: Cardinal Forge Company - Division of Forge Resources Group First Place: Finkl Steel - Composite First Place: Michigan Forge Company - Division of Forge Resources Group First Place: Midwest Tool & Cutlery Co. - MTCC - Forge Division Second Place: Forge Resources Group Third Place: Star Freeport Company Other notable facilities that achieved a safety rate below the group average for 2023 are: Group I (up to 80 employees) • Carbo Forge, Inc. • Daifuku America Corporation • Green Bay Drop Forge Div. • Performance Forge Inc. • Scot Forge Co. - Franklin Park Division Group II (81-175 employees) • Ajax/CECO/Erie Press • Anchor-Harvey Components, LLC • Columbus McKinnon Forge Operations - Chattanooga TN Div.

• Corry Forge • McInnes Rolled Rings • Scot Forge Co. - Clinton Division • Standard Forged Products - DBA McKees Rocks Forgings

• Valley Forge & Bolt Mfg. Co. Group III (176-325 employees) • American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. - Wooster Manufacturing Facility • Finkl Steel - Chicago Plant Group IIII (325 or more employees) • Scot Forge Co. - Spring Grove Division

In addition, facilities from each group were also recognized with an Improvement Award. These facilities showed the most significant improvement in their DART (days away from work, work restric tions, and job transfer cases) rates compared to their previous three year averages. Companies recognized with Improvement Awards include: Group I (up to 80 employees) • Midwest Tool & Cutlery Co. - MTCC - Forge Division Group II (81-175 employees) • Cornell Forge Company Group III (176-325 employees) • American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. - Oxford Manufacturing Facility Group IV (more than 326 employees) • Scot Forge Co. - Spring Grove Division To determine the Safety Award winners, FIA divided all facilities that participated in the survey into four groups based on the 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 OSHA Form No. 300 data 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 anytime and customize reports to show only the needed information, which helps streamline the benchmarking process. For more information about FIA’s 2023 Safety Awards, please get in touch with James Warren at (216) 781-6260 or jwarren@forging.org.

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