ConstelliumвЂ™s plant at Muscle Shoals is an aluminium manufacturing plant and a world-class can recycling center with the capacity to recycle nearly 20 billion cans per year. Large Manufacturer of the Year: Constellium, Huntsville, ALД¬onstellium is a global leader designing and manufacturing innovative and high value-added aluminium products and solutions for a broad range of applications dedicated primarily to aerospace, automotive, and packaging markets. SDR is part of Zinc Nacional, a privately owned company dedicated to the production of zinc compounds and recycled paperboard founded in 1952.

The SDR recycling facility can currently process more than 240,000 tons of Electric Arc Furnace steel dust annually. Steel Dust Recycling of Millport, Alabama, is AmericaвЂ™s newest facility dedicated to recovering zinc from the industrial waste stream. Medium Manufacturer of the Year: Steel Dust Recycling, Millport, AL AdventechвЂ™s mission is to develop unique solutions that inspire, drive, and power the world through value-added technology. Small Manufacturer of the Year: Adventech LLC, Florence, ALДЄdventech LLC of Florence is quickly becoming recognized as a world leader in the industry by creating a complex electric motor generator, the Maxeff, that is setting the standard in efficiency. The following awards were presented (small with 99 or fewer employees, medium with 100-399 employees and large with 400 or greater employees): вЂњWhile this yearвЂ™s ceremony was certainly different from previous years, the business community could not miss the opportunity to celebrate these incredible manufacturers.вЂќ вЂњThe annual Manufacturer of the Year Awards exist to highlight those who excel in the industry and contribute a great deal to AlabamaвЂ™s economic development,вЂќ stated Katie Boyd Britt, president and CEO of BCA. RELATED: Alabama State Port Authority head: Port of Mobile positively benefits all 67 counties The companies have 15 business days from receipt of the citationsВ and proposed penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHAвЂ™s area director, or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.The 2020 awards were announced last week at the conclusion of BCAвЂ™s highly successful virtual business summit, Engage Alabama. вЂњBoth companiesвЂ™ failure to comply with fall prevention requirements led to a serious injury that could have been prevented,вЂќ said OSHA Birmingham Area Office Director Ramona Morris. OSHA cited Steel Dust for exposing employees to fall hazards, failing to implement their permit space entry program, and not advising Thorpe that the required work involved a permit space entry. The Agency also cited the company for failing to conduct atmospheric monitoring before allowing employees to enter a confined space failing to develop a permit prior to employees entering a confined space and to ensure emergency services were provided when employees entered a permit-required confined space. OSHA cited Thorpe the maximum allowable penalty for exposing employees to fall hazards.

Thorpe Plant Services faces $175,528 in proposed penalties Steel DustвЂ™s penalties total $28,270. Department of LaborвЂ™s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Thorpe Specialty Services Corp.-operating as Thorpe Plant Services Inc.-and Steel Dust Recycling LLC for fall and confined space hazards after an employee was hospitalized following a 30-foot fall at Steel DustвЂ™s Millport, AL, facility.

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