MORGANTON, N.C. — Case Farms achieved a brand new security milestone on Oct. 10 after its Morganton, N.C., processing facility reached 3-million-man hours with out experiencing an Occupational Security and Well being Administration recordable lost-time accident.
“It is a monumental achievement and wouldn’t be potential with out the whole dedication from each Morganton staff member,” mentioned Tyler Parlier, Case Farms regional security supervisor of North Carolina divisions. “The Morganton groups’ dedication to security is unquestionable, and each staff member needs to be pleased with making this occur. We’ll proceed to maintain security on the forefront of what we do as we push in the direction of the subsequent security landmark.”
That is the second time the Morganton facility has reached a big security milestone this yr. Over the previous decade the Morganton Complicated has reached the 1-million-man hour mark on 4 separate events, the 2-million-man hour mark earlier this yr, and now the 3-million-man hour mark.
An OHSA recordable lost-time accident happens when an worker receives an damage the place a health care provider has decided that the particular person can’t come to work till absolutely recovered. Usually, it takes about 5 to 6 months for a facility to achieve 1-million-man hour with out a lost-time accident.
Along with efforts made by workers, Case Farms added that it implements a company-wide employee security program comprised of core components which might be important to attaining and sustaining a powerful security and well being program.
