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NC chicken and turkey facilities recognized for safety performance
Story Date: 8/17/2018
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Source: PRESS RELEASE, 8/15/18
During the 2018 National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry in Destin, Fla., 191 chicken and turkey facilities received safety awards by the Joint Industry Safety and Health Council. The companies were honored in recognition of their outstanding performance through the implementation of innovative and effective employee safety and health programs.
“Our industry has made great advancements over the past few decades to improve workplace safety. We received more applications this year for the safety awards program than ever before. It is great to see so many companies implementing new and innovative programs to promote safety in their facilities,” said Joint Industry Safety and Health Council Chair Mick Berning, Cargill.
The Joint Industry Safety and Health Council consists of members from the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, National Chicken Council and National Turkey Federation. Collectively, the three organizations represent companies that produce 95 percent of the nation's poultry products and directly employ more than 350,000 workers.
Based on the latest data available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the poultry slaughter and processing OSHA total recordable illness and injury rate for 2016 was 4.2 cases per 100 fulltime workers. The 2016 rate represents an outstanding 82 percent improvement from 1994.
Award consideration was based on injury statistics over three years and an evaluation of written applications by academia and other safety experts. Fifty-eight facilities received the highest level of recognition, "Award of Distinction." The other categories included "Award of Honor" and "Award of Merit."
Award of Distinction
Cobb-Vantress, Inc.
Wadesboro, NC – Hatchery
House of Raeford Farms
Rose Hill, NC – Processing
Mountaire Farms, Inc.
Siler City, NC Mount Vernon – Hatchery
Lumber Bridge, NC – Processing
Perdue Farms
Elkin, NC – Feed Mill
Lewiston, NC – Processing
Valley Proteins Inc.
Wadesboro, NC – Rendering
Award of Honor
Case Farms
Shelby, NC – Feed Mill
Dudley, NC Goldsboro Division – Processing
Perdue Farms
Kenly, NC – Hatchery
Rockingham, NC – Processing
Candor, NC – Feed Mill
Tyson Foods Inc.
Harmony, NC – Rendering
Monroe, NC – Feed Mill
Valley Proteins, Inc.
Fayetteville, NC – Rendering
Gastonia, NC – Rendering
Wayne Farms LLC
Thurmond, NC Elkin – Hatchery
Award of Merit
Butterball LLC
Turkey, NC – Feed Mill
Goldsboro, NC Hatchery #3 – Hatchery
Raeford, NC Hatchery #1 – Hatchery
Case Farms
Morganton, NC – Processing
Cobb-Vantress, Inc.
Wadesboro, NC – Processing
Mountaire Farms, Inc.
Statesville, NC Breeder – Hatchery
Perdue Farms
Concord, NC – Cook Plant
Pilgrim's Corp.
Sanford, NC – Processing
Tyson Foods, Inc.
Monroe, NC – Processing
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