OMAHA, NEB. — GEAPS honored 27 companies at Exchange 2008 for their outstanding safety records last year. The companies, representing 387 separate grain facilities, recorded nearly 13.1 million employee hours without a work-related lost-time injury or illness during 2007.
Kevin Danner, chairman of the joint GEAPS-NGFA Joint Committee on Safety, Health & Environmental Quality, presided over the safety awards program, held at the Exchange banquet Feb. 26.
“I cannot overemphasize the fact these awards recognize commitment, knowledge, dedication and skill,” he said.
The list (below) indicates companies and the number of their facilities that did not record a work-related lost-time injury or illness last year.
Companies Honored For Excellence In Safety
Agrex, Inc., 2 facilities
The Andersons, 9
Bunge North America, 69
Cargill AgHorizons, 101
Cargill Argentina, 5
Cargill Canada, 55
Cargill de Mexico, 4
Cargill Grain & Oilseeds, 5
Cargill Sweeteners, 1
CHS Inc., 1
CLD Pacific Grain, 4
Consolidated Grain & Barge, 5
Coors Brewing Company, 4
Farmers Co-op Company, 9
Farmers Grain Terminal , 9
General Mills Inc., 5
Latty Grain Ltd. 1
Perdue Agri Business, 32
Riceland Foods, 20
The Scoular Co., 23
South Dakota Wheat Growers, 1
Star of the West Milling, 6
Structural Restoration, 1
Tate & Lyle Grain, 1
West Central Co-op, 12
Wind River Grain LLC, 1
Zeeland Farm Services, 1
Extended records of Achievement
GEAPS also honored companies and facilities with extended records of achievement in safety. One of the awards went to the top five facilities, measured through the years in terms of cumulative hours without a lost-time injury or illness. Winners honored at the Exchange were:
- Cargill Grain & Oilseeds facility in Westwego, La.
- The Bunge Milling facility in Atchison, Kan.
- The Anderson’s facility in Champaign, Ill.
- Bunge North America, Danville
- Cargill AgHorizons in East St. Louis, Ill.
Honors in another category—the top five facilities in terms of consecutive years they’ve received a GEAPS safety award—went to:
1. Bunge North America’s DeSoto Landing facility in Arkansas City, Ark. – 29 years
2. Bunge North America’s Fountain Bluff facility in Grand Tower, Ill. – 25 years:
3. Cargill Inc.’s facility in Tipton, Ind. – 22 years
4. Four facilities each had 21 years without a lost-time work-related injury or illness. They are: Bunge North America’s Huffman facility in Blytheville, Ky.; Bunge North America’s facility in Hickman, Ark.; Bunge North America’s facility in Yazoo City, Miss.; and Bunge North America’s facility in LaGrange, Mo.
5. The Bunge North America facility in Poplar Bluff, Mo. – 20 years.
Complete List of 2007 Facilities:
(A number after the facility indicates five or more consecutive years receiving an award; ‘*’ indicates top five cumulative years receiving a Safety Award; ‘+’ indicates top five cumulative hours without a lost time injury)
Agrex Inc
Nebraska
Enola 12
Superior
The Andersons
Illinois
Champaign 16+
Indiana
Clymers
Delphi
Dunkirk 8
Michigan
Albion 12
White Pigeon 8
Ohio
Edwin
Metamora 5
Reynolds
Bunge North America
Alberta
Ft Saskatchewan
Arkansas
Augusta 9
Clarendon 17
Des Arc 16
DeSoto Landing 29*
Helena 5
Huffman 21*
Linwood 10
Newport 19
Osceola 11
Pine Bluff 6
St Charles
Iowa
Council Bluffs 6
Council Bluffs (Oil Processing)
McGregor 8
Meekers Landing 5
Illinois
Albany 13
Allerton 8
Catlin 5
Dale 14
Danville +
Fountain Bluff 25*
Fulton
Harrisburg 17
Homer
Ridgway 18
Shawneetown 6
Indiana
Decatur
Indianapolis
Morristown
Waterloo
Kansas
Atchison +
Emporia
Kentucky
Hickman 21*
Owensboro
Louisiana
Book 8
Destrehan
Destrehan OPD
Goodrich Landing 5
Jonesville 5
Lake Providence 6
Mermentau
St Joseph
Tallulah A 18
Tallulah Port 5
Vidalia 9
Manitoba
Altona
Harrowby
Missouri
Caruthersville
East Hannibal 9
LaGrange 21*
Linda 6
Poplar Bluff 20*
Mississippi
Greenville 12
Hurricane Point 9
Mayersville 6
Vicksburg 6
Yazoo City 21*
Nebraska
Brownville 14
Crete
Stella 14
Ohio
Cincinnati
Delphos
Marion
Ontario
Hamilton
Saskatchewan
Nipawin
Tennessee
Boothspoint 14
Heliose 8
Memphis 9
CLD Pacific Grain
Idaho
Lewiston
Washington
Burbank
LoMo 5
Windust 5
CHS Inc
Minnesota
Savage
Cargill AgHorizons
Colorado
Burlington 8
Byers 5
Cheyenne Wells 12
Limon 8
Iowa
Buffalo 5
Council Bluffs 6
Dubuque 5
Hamburg 6
Muscatine 5
New Sharon 5
Illinois
Beardstown 5
Brocton
Carmargo
East St Louis 7+
Filson
Florence 5
Gibson City 8
Gilman 7
Havana N & S 5
Hennepin 8
Lacon 7
Meredosia 5
Morris
New Boston 5
Ottawa 6
Paris
Seneca 7
Spring Valley 7
Tuscola 8
Indiana
Aylesworth 5
Boston 6
Bremen 7
Burns Harbor 8
Dana 8
Evansville 5
LaPaz 7
Linden 10
Princeton 5
Tipton 22*
Vincennes, First St
Kansas
Atchison 6
Carvel
Cunningham
Elkhart 9
Hugoton 6
Hutchinson E & W 7
Katy 6
Langdon
Moscow 6
Salina
Topeka E & W
Topeka Gordon
Kentucky
Hickman 5
Minnesota
Alberta 5
Blue Earth
Duluth 8
Fairmont
Gluek
Litchfield 5
Marna
Maynard 5
Miloma 5
Pipestone 5
Missouri
Buffalo Island 5
Forest City 5
KC Chouteau 8
New Madrid 5
Sikeston 5
Nebraska
Albion 5
Alma
Arapahoe
Carleton 6
Elwood
Gibbon 5
Heartwell 5
Holdredge 5
Lincoln 7
Minden
Motala
O'Neill 5
Ord 6
Oxford
Ravenna 5
S Sioux City 5
Shelton 5
Wood River 5
Ohio
Bloomingburg 5
Cincinnati Kellogg 6
Circleville 6
Lima 14
South Dakota
Emery 5
Parker
Vienna 5
Tennessee
Hales Point 8
Memphis 7
New Johnsonville
Tiptonville 8
Texas
Hart 5
Kerrick 5
Spearman 6
Wisconsin
Shullsburg
Cargill Argentina
BsAs
Bragado
Chivilcoy
Del Carril
Los Toldos
Nueve de Julio
Cargill Canada
Alberta
Albright 5
Beiseker 5
Burdett 5
Calgary 5
Edmonton 5
Ervick 5
Fairview 5
Grimshaw 5
Leduc
Lethbridge 5
Manning 5
Marwayne 5
Rycroft 5
Spruce Grove
Vegreville
Vermillion 5
Viking 5
Manitoba
Altona 5
Brandon South 5
Carberry 5
Carman
Dauphin 5
Elm Creek 5
Morris 5
Oakner
Plumas 5
Roblin 5
Swan River 5
Winkler 5
Winnipeg East 5
Ontario
Alliston 5
Greenway 5
Harrow 5
Melbourne 5
Shetland
Staples 5
Strathroy 5
Talbotville 5
Tilbury 5
Saskatchewan
Aberdeen 5
Birch Hills 5
Canwood 5
Clavet
Cudworth 5
Cut Knife 5
Humboldt 5
Langbank 5
Moose Jaw 5
Nicklen Siding 5
Raymore 5
Rosetown 5
Rowatt 5
Unity 5
Wynyard 5
Yorkton
Cargill de Mexico
Sinaloa
Quimagro
San Rafael
Sonora
Norson
Veracruz
Veracruz
Cargill Grain & Oilseeds
Florida
Tampa
Louisiana
Port Allen
Westwego 5+
New York
Albany Hudson River Terminal 19
Texas
Houston Export Elevator 8
Cargill Sweeteners
North Dakota
Wahpeton
Consolidated Grain and Barge
Illinois
Enfield
Wayne City
Coors Brewing Co
Colorado
Golden
Idaho
Burley
Montana
Huntley
Wyoming
Worland
Farmers Co-op Co
Iowa
Ackley
Bayard
Bondurant
Britt 6
Greene 6
Ida Grove
Newell
Rockwell City 7
Yetter 7
Farmers Grain Terminal
Arkansas
Dermott 8
Lake Village 8
Louisiana
Tallulah 8
Waterproof 8
Mississippi
Belzoni 8
Greenville 8
Greenwood
Hollandale 8
Indianola 7
General Mills Inc
Minnesota
Checkerboard
Elevator A 6
Elevator T 9
Soo 7
Latty Grain Ltd
Ohio
Latty Grain
Perdue Agri Business
Deleware
Bridgeville
Seaford N
Seaford S
Kentucky
Livermore
Winchester
Maryland
Berlin
Bishop
Easton
Hurlock
Linkwood
Lothian
Lynch
North East
Roberts
Salisbury
Shiloh
Sudlersville
North Carolina
Barber/Cleveland
Chadbourn
Cofield
Greenville
Lumberton
Pantego/Belhaven
Plymouth
New Jersey
Bordentown
South Jersey/Bridgeton
South Carolina
Hamer
Virginia
Chesapeake
Kilmarnock
Kinsale
Richmond
Tappahannock
Riceland Foods Inc
Arkansas
Corning 6
Delaplaine 15
Des Arc
Dumas 5
Fair Oaks 6
Gillett 15
Griffithville 5
Hazen
Hickory Ridge
Knobel 10
McGehee
Newport 7
Parkin 8
Pendleton 10
Stuttgart 6
Tuckerman
West Memphis 10
Wheatley 14
Missouri
Dudley 12
Poplar Bluff 12
The Scoular Co
California
Ontario 5
Colorado
Sterling 6
Iowa
New London
Idaho
American Falls
Bancroft
Michaud
Illinois
Container Freight
Kansas
Downs
Wellington
Missouri
Harrisonville 12
Montana
Silverbow 7
Nebraska
Big Springs 9
Brandon (Grant)
Elsie
Fremont
Hershey 10
Lamar 19
Sidney 19
Sutherland 9
Wallace
Ohio
Thurston 5
Utah
Ogden 5
Ogden (Pennsylvania)
South Dakota Wheat Growers
South Dakota
Alpena 8
Star of the West Milling Co
Michigan
Frankenmuth
Gera 9
Quincy
Reese
Richville
Thumb Farm Service (Rapson/Bad Axe)
Structural Restoration Inc
Minnesota
Minneapolis 5
Tate and Lyle Grain
Illinois
Leroy
West Central Co-op
Iowa
Audubon-Exira 11
Beaver 5
Boxholm
Dawson 7
Gowrie - Palm Grove
Halbur 6
Jefferson
Paton 5
Ralston REG
Ralston SoyCenter/InterWest 5
Scranton
Templeton
WindRiver Grain LLC
Kansas
Garden City
Zeeland Farm Services Inc
Michigan
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