MANSFIELD – Sixty-two employers in Richland County 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 Richland County 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 100% Award include:

Amerascrew, Inc.

Appletree Cabinet, Inc.

Ayers Farms, Inc.

B-Dry System of NCO, Inc.

Benjamin Steel Co.

Blevins Fabrication

Bob & Bob Door Co.

Brennstuhl Construction, Inc.

Carothers Pest Control

Central Star Home Health

Companions of Ashland Home Care

Cooke Transport, LLC

Crestview Local Schools

Crystal Care Center of Mansfield

Culligan Quality Water

D&J Enterprise of NCO Inc.

Ed Pickens Cafe on Main

General Technologies, Inc.

Global Oilfield Services, LLC

Hammett Asphalt Paving Inc.

Interstate Optical Company

Jackson & Sons Drilling & Pump, Inc.

James P. Finnegan Construction, Inc.

Jamison Well Drilling, Inc.

Kelly Services

Kelstin, Inc.

King Office Service, Inc.

Leppert Machine Co., INC

Lexington Concrete & Supply, Inc.

Mansfield Railport

Mansfield Restaurant, Inc.

Mansfield Warehousing & Distribution

Meade Construction, Inc.

Michael Byrne Mfg.

Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center

Mid-Ohio Pipeline Services, LLC

Midwest Aircraft Products (Am Galley Ep)

Moritz Concrete, Inc.

Ohio District 5 Area Agy on Aging

ONTARIO MECHANICAL LLC

Pioneer Career and Technology Center

Premier Corporate LLC

Rable Machine, Inc.

Richland County Habitat for Humanity

Rietschlin Construction, Inc.

Schmidt Security Pro

School Specialty, Inc.

Skybox Packaging

Spherion of Mid-Ohio

Spring Electrical Construction Company

Taylor Metal Products

TE Connectivity

Terra Valley Excavating

The Ideal Electric Company

Therm O Disc, Inc.

Time Staffing Inc.

Truck Sales & Service

Vector Security

Village of Bellville

Village of Plymouth

Wayne’s Country Market

Wedgewood Estate

Recipients of the 100% Award are among 74 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 Richland County 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.