NADCA Recognizes Companies with Exemplary Safety Records

Annual award focuses on companies with records exceeding national average

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILLINOS – 09/08/22 – The North American Die Casting Association (NADCA) is pleased to announce this year’s Safety Award Winners. NADCA’s Safety Award Program was developed to honor Corporate Members of the association that both exceed and meet the average U.S. national safety standards for all manufacturing in a given year. These companies will be recognized at NADCA’s Die Casting Congress & Tabletop taking place September 13-15 in Lexington, Kentucky. '

“The die casting industry has continued to drive down incident rates over the past several years. This has been accomplished through the continued refinement of workplace safety programs,” said NADCA President Stephen P. Udvardy. “The companies recognized with NADCA Safety Awards have done an exceptional job of implementing safety measures that provide for a safe working environment and protect their #1 asset – their employees!”

The following companies have maintained a safety record during 2021 with 0 lost days/transfers/restrictions are awarded with a “Perfect” award.
Brach Machine, Inc., Batavia New York
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Canada Inc. Etobicoke Casting Plant – Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
General Die Casters, Inc., Machining Plant – Twinsburg, Ohio
Lincoln Electric Automation - Columbus, Ohio
New GLDC LLC – Muskegon, Michigan
Northern Iowa Die Casting Spirit Lake Powder Coat Paint Plant - Lake Park, Iowa
Omni Die Casting, Inc. - Massillon, Ohio
PACDIE – Vancouver, Washington
Pace Industries, Muskegon – Novi, Michigan
Pace Industries – Cambridge - North Billerica, Massachusetts
Pace Industries, Fayetteville Shared Services – Fayetteville, Arkansas
Pace Industries – JEL - Chelmsford, Massachusetts
Pace Industries, M1 – Novi, Michigan
Pace Industries, MIT – Novi, Michigan
Pace Industries, Muskegon 3 – Novi, Michigan
Pace Industries, Saltillo – Novi, Michigan
Paulo - Murfreesboro Division – Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Port City Die Cast – Muskegon, Michigan
Port City Metal Products – Muskegon, Michigan
Pyrotek Inc. – Carlisle – Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Pyrotek, Inc. - Evansville - Evansville, Indiana
Pyrotek, Inc. - Santa Fe Springs - Santa Fe Springs, California
Pyrotek, Inc. – Tulsa - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Twin City Die Castings Co. - Minneapolis Division– Minneapolis, Minnesota

Companies with DART (days away, restricted or transferred) records equal to, or less than 1.8 (based on 2020’s “All Manufacturing Industries” average of 2 total recordable cases), are recognized with an “Outstanding” award. The DART for nonferrous metal die casting foundries in 2020 was 4.6, so any members who receive NADCA Safety Awards have safety records remarkably better than average! Outstanding companies including:

Audubon Metals LLC - Henderson, Kentucky
Cascade Die Casting Group, Inc./Atlantic Division - High Point, North Carolina
Castool Tooling Systems - Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
Fort Recovery Industries, Inc. Assembly/Packaging Plant & Distribution Center - Fort Recovery, Ohio
General Die Casters, Inc., Casting Plant - Twinsurg, hio
ItalPresseGauss - LaGrange, Georgia
Madison Precision Products - Madison, Indiana
Michigan Die Casting - Dowagiac, Michigan
Northern Iowa Die Casting - Lake Park, Iowa
Pace Industries, Chihuahua - Novi, Michigan
Pace Industries - Harrison Aluminum - Harrison, Arkansas
Pace Industries, Latrobe - Loyalhanna, Pennsylvania
Pace Industries, Maple Lake - Maple Lake, Minnesota
Pace Industries, Muskegon 2 - Novi, Michigan
Port City Casting Corp. - Muskegon, Michigan
Pyrotek, Inc. - Apodaca - Aurora, Ohio
Spartan Light Metal Products - Sparta, Illinois
Spartan Light Metal Products - Mexico, Missouri
Stellantis - Kokomo Casting Plant - Kokomo, Indiana
Wilkast Inc. - Grand Rapids, Michigan

NADCA’s Progress Award for Safety Improvements recognizes companies with a recorded safety DART improvement of 25% or more compared to the prior year.

Chicago White Metal Casting, Inc. - Bensenville, Illinois
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Canada Inc. Etobicoke Casting Plant - Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Fort Recovery Industries, Inc. Assembly/Packaging Plant & Distribution Center - Fort Recovery, Ohio
Michigan Die Casting - Dowagiac, Michigan
New GLDC LLC - Muskegon, Michigan
Northern Iowa Die Casting - Lake Park, Iowa
PACDIE - Vancouver, Washington
Pace Industries, Alloy Resources Corp.- Novi, Michigan
Pace Industries, Chihuahua - Novi, Michigan
Pace Industries, Grafton - Grafton, Wisconsin
Pace Industries, Latrobe - Loyalhanna, Pennsylvania
Pace Industries, M1 - Novi, Michigan
Pace Industries, Maple Lake - Maple Lake, Minnesota
Paulo - Murfreesboro Division - Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Port City Die Cast - Muskegon, Michigan
Pyrotek, Inc. - Cortland - Cortland, New York
RCM Industries Inc. - Aallied Die Casting Company - Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Spartan Light Metal Products - Sparta, Illinois
The Schaefer Group, Inc. - Beavercreek, Ohio

NADCA is proud to recognize these award-winning companies, whose applications demonstrate their strong focus on employee safety and well-being.

Learn more about NADCA’s research and tools to improve plant safety online.

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