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May 11, 2010

Ash Grove Cement Co.

The Portland Cement Association gave Ash Grove Cement Co. a 2010 PCA Safety Innovation Award at the group's spring meeting in Chicago. Ash Grove was cited for a safety improvement at its Seattle plant, where employees devised a new way to open mill hatch doors that tend to stick tightly after periods of use. Instead of sledgehammering the door open, which puts significant strain on the body, employees now use a brace and hydraulic jack that can open a door in five minutes.




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