Smurfit-Stone Wins Safety Awards

CREVE COUER, Mo. and CHICAGO—Four Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation facilities received top honors and a total of 34 were recognized for outstanding safety achievement at the Pulp & Paper Safety Association's (PPSA) 66th annual Safety and Health Conference.

Smurfit-Stone's Richmond-North, Va., container plant and Seattle, Wash., recycling plant were recognized with “Best One-Year Safety Record” awards for having the lowest incident rates in their categories in 2008 as defined by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Both plants completed the year without any injuries.