ABB’s Rogersville, Tennessee plant may need to create more room on its trophy shelf. The plant received the Commissioner’s Award for Safety Excellence from the Tennessee Labor & Workforce. To qualify for the award, an establishment must compile the number of man-hours without a Lost Workday incident that is 10% or more below the most current national average. The Total Case Incident Rate is based on the industry-specific North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
Tom Carpenter is the plant manager.
“We have a strong safety culture here at ABB and we all work together to make sure one another in our work family go home the way we came in,” Carpenter said.
The plant has won the Governor’s or Commissioner’s award six times. The facility opened in 1971 and manufactures Dodge® mounted ball bearings, as well as plain and spherical bearings. These bearings are made of cast iron housings containing steel bearings and races which contain a friction-reducing material such as grease. The bulk of the work performed at this facility is machining, heat-treating, grinding, and assembly of steel anti-friction bearing components. The award honors employers and employees who work hard to maintain a safe work environment.
David Glover is the safety manager.
“No job is so important and no service so urgent, that we cannot take the time to perform our work safely,” Glover said.
The plant serves several industries, which include Agriculture, Food & Beverage, Air Handling, Unit Handling, Transportation, Textile, Forest Products, and Aggregates. This most recent honor will be featured in the Rogersville Review Newspaper.
For more information on the Commissioner’s Award please see the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development website.
