GALION – Thirty-nine employers in the Galion area have earned recognition from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) for reaching a year without workplace injuries or illnesses that kept workers away from work for more than a day. 

The employers received BWC’s 100% Award during the Galion Safety Council’s annual awards ceremony.

“When speaking with employers, I encourage them to elevate safety as a core value within their organization,” said Dr. Abe Al-Tarawneh, chief of BWC’s division of safety and hygiene. “That’s just what these employers are doing as participants in BWC’s one-of-a-kind Safety Council Program. As award recipients, they exemplify the positive results that can follow.” 

Local employers recognized with the the 100% Award include:

A & G Manufacturing Company

Baillie Lumber Company

Brothers Body and Equipment

Carter Electric Inc

Carter Machine Company, Inc.

City of Galion – Electric Division

City of Galion – Fire Department

City of Galion – Health Dept.

City of Galion – Meter Dept.

City of Galion – Police Department

City of Galion – Service Department

City of Galion- Water Filtration

Covert Manufacturing, Inc.

Craig Smith Auto Group & RV Center

Crawford Construction Company

Crestline Nursing Home

Flick Packaging Company

Fox Plumbing & Heating, Inc.

Galion Area Chamber of Commerce

Galion Community Center YMCA

Galion Moose Lodge 303

Galion Packaging Company

Galion Schools

Gibson Electrical LLC

Hidden Lakes Community Association

Kelco Builders

Keller Auto Parts, Inc.

Kozik Plumbing, Heating & Cooling

Larry M Karl Trucking Inc.

Longstreth Inc.

My Floors

Northern Ohio Pizza Co., Inc.

Schilling Graphics Inc.

Shelby Pointe

Starkey Machine Company

Tasco Thompson & Sons Co.

TOH Pizza Co., Inc.

Urban Industries

Weithman Brothers, Inc.

Recipients of the 100% Award are among 44 local businesses that received awards. The council also honored employers in three other award categories:

The Special Award for Safety recognizes employers with at least 500,000 hours and at least six months without an injury resulting in a day or more away from work.

The Group Award for Safety recognizes employers with the lowest incident rate within their business/industry type;

The Achievement Award recognizes employers that reduced incident rates from the previous year by 25-percent or more.

The Galion Safety Council is one of more than 80 across the state that partner with BWC to educate employers and workers about the importance of workplace safety. Visit bwc.ohio.gov to learn more about Ohio’s Safety Council Program.