FMA names 2023 Safety Award winners

The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association International has announced the recipients of this year’s Safety Awards. Open to all FMA Business members, the program acknowledges metal fabrication companies for achieving safety records better than the OSHA recordable rate for their North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes. Sponsored by CNA Insurance, the awards will be presented at a recognition dinner on May 9 at the 15th annual FMA Safety Conference, which will be held in Elgin, Ill.

Safety Award of Honor

The Safety Award of Honor is presented to companies having perfect safety records—no recordable injuries or illnesses for calendar year 2022. The 2023 winning companies are:

• Action Stainless & Alloys, Springdale, Ark.
• Action Stainless & Alloys, Rock Hill, S.C.
• Action Stainless & Alloys, Riverside, Mo.
• BTD Manufacturing Inc., Buford, Ga.
• Chicago Tube & Iron, Fond du Lac, Wis.
• Chicago Tube & Iron – Indianapolis
• Chicago Tube & Iron: Distribution, Locust, N.C.
• Chicago Tube & Iron: Fabrication, Romeoville, Ill.
• Chicago Tube & Iron: Power, Locust, N.C.
• Eberl Iron Works Inc., Buffalo, N.Y.
• Etna Products Inc., Chagrin Falls, Ohio
• Feralloy Corp.: Charleston Division, Huger, S.C.
• Integrity Stainless, Latrobe, Pa.
• Integrity Stainless, Streetsboro, Ohio
• Ludlow Manufacturing, Waukegan, Ill.
• Mayville Engineering Co. Inc., Wautoma, Wis.
• Mayville Engineering Co. Inc. (Keller Warehouse), Defiance, Ohio
• Metal Fab Engineering Inc., Winamac, Ind.
• Nova Group Inc., Napa, Calif.
• National Recreation Systems (Lakeland Ctr-Plant 1), Lakeland, Fla.
• Olympic Steel, Dover, Ohio
• O'Neal Manufacturing Services, Houston
• O'Neal Manufacturing Services, Pittsburgh
• Shaw Stainless & Alloy (Olympic Steel), Albany, Ga.
• Shaw Stainless & Alloy (Olympic Steel), Marietta, Ga.
• Shaw Stainless & Alloy (Olympic Steel), Hiram, Ga.
• Standard Iron & Wire Works, Monticello, Minn.
• Superior Joining Technologies Inc., Machesney Park, Ill.
• Texas ProFab Corp., Carrollton, Texas
• TJ Snow, Chattanooga, Tenn.

Rusty Demeules Award for Safety Excellence

Award of Honor recipients were invited to apply for the highest safety honor, the Rusty Demeules Award for Safety Excellence. Honoring longtime former FMA volunteer Rusty Demeules' passion for creating safe work cultures, it is presented to one company each year that best exemplifies a dedication to safety. Winners are determined by the FMA Safety Technology Council. This year's finalists are:

• Nova Group Inc., Napa, Calif.
• O'Neal Manufacturing Services, Pittsburgh

The winner and honorable mention will be announced at the recognition dinner on May 9.

Safety Award of Merit

The Safety Award of Merit is presented to companies posting an injury and illness incidence rate for calendar year 2022 that is better than the published Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) rate by 10% or greater, based on their NAICS code. Companies receiving the 2023 award are:

• 651 Vanner Inc., Hilliard, Ohio
• Actron Entities Inc., Clearwater, Fla.
• Anderson Dahlen Inc., Ramsey, Minn.
• BTD Manufacturing Inc., Lakeville, Minn.
• BTD Manufacturing Inc., Dawsonville, Ga.
• BTD Manufacturing Inc., Detroit Lakes, Minn.
• BTD Manufacturing Inc., Washington, Ill.
• Buhler Aeroglide, Cary, N.C.
• Cleveland-Cliffs Tubular Components LLC, Walbridge, Ohio
• GH Metal Solutions (Airport Rd.), Fort Payne, Ala.
• GH Metal Solutions (Williams Ave.), Fort Payne, Ala.
• Hartford Finishing Inc., Hartford, Wis.
• Mayville Engineering Co. Inc. (Beaver Dam West), Beaver Dam, Wis.
• Mayville Engineering Co. Inc. (Mayville South), Mayville, Wis.
• Mayville Engineering Co. Inc., Wayland, Mich.
• Mayville Engineering Co. Inc. (North 66), Defiance, Ohio
• Mayville Engineering Co. Inc. (Seneca), Defiance, Ohio
• Mech-Tronics, Melrose Park, Ill.
• Precision Build Solutions LLC (Tampa Tank/FL Structural Steel), Tampa, Fla.
• Re:Build Optimation Technology LLC, Rush, N.Y.
• Richards Sheet Metal Works Inc., Ogden, Utah
• SafeRack LLC (SixAxis LLC), Andrews, S.C.
• Shickel Corp., Bridgewater, Va.
• Standard Iron & Wire Works, Thomson, Ga.
• Standard Iron & Wire Works, Sauk Centre, Minn.

Safety Award — Honorable Mention

The Safety Award — Honorable Mention is presented to companies posting an injury and illness incidence rate for calendar year 2022 that is at least equal to but less than 10% better than the published BLS rate based on their NAICS code. Companies receiving the 2023 award are:

• Mayville Engineering Co. Inc (Greenville), Greenville, Miss.
• Precision Build Solutions LLC (Tampa Tank/FL Structural Steel), Gibsonton, Fla.

Most Improved Safety Record Award

The 2023 Most Improved Safety Record will be awarded to Action Stainless & Alloys, Riverside, Mo., for being the Safety Award winner with the greatest percentage of improvement over the prior year.

"On behalf of FMA, I am pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Safety Awards," said Edward Youdell, FMA president/CEO. "Once again, we have an impressive list of companies across the country that continue to be committed to developing a culture of safety excellence. I heartily congratulate the winners and thank them for continuing to raise their safety standards and practices to ensure their employees return home in the same good condition they arrived at work."

For more information on the awards program, the Safety Conference, or FMA membership, visit fmamfg.org or call 888-394-4362.