Dixie Facility Works 365 Days Without Lost-Time Injury
DEERFIELD, Ill., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Fort James Corporation's
(NYSE: FJ) manufacturing facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky, has achieved a
significant achievement in the area of employee safety: the plant has
operated for one full year without recording a single lost-time injury.
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The facility, which employs 164 people and manufactures Dixie(TM) paper
plates, reached that milestone on the morning of June 22.
"We focus on safety and make it a priority here," explained Plant Manager
Jeff Proctor. "Safety is as important as anything else we do."
Proctor also explained that all personnel receive comprehensive safety
training, and that the plant conducts comprehensive monthly safety meetings.
"Most important is our people," Proctor said. "They are committed to
safety and are willing to do whatever it takes to ensure that the plant
operates safely."
Fort James is a leading international consumer products company, serving
consumers both at home and away from home with bathroom and facial tissue,
paper towels, napkins, paper cups, paper plates, cutlery and food wrap
products. The company's popular brands include Quilted Northern, Brawny,
Dixie, Vanity Fair, Mardi Gras, Soft 'N Gentle, Green Forest and So-Dri in
North America, and Lotus, Colhogar, Tenderly, Embo and Kittensoft in Europe.
Fort James also produces folding cartons for packaging food and
pharmaceuticals, and communications papers such as printing, publishing and
office copy paper. With 1998 sales of $7.3 billion, the company has
approximately 27,500 employees and more than 60 manufacturing facilities in
the U.S., Canada and Europe.
SOURCE Fort James Corporation
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CONTACT:
Celeste Gunter, Financial, 847-317-5355, Mark
Lindley, Media, 847-317-5280, both Fort James Corporation
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