[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H10869-H10870]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           ZIMMER ORTHOPAEDICS OF STATESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, earlier this fall I had the privilege to 
visit Zimmer Manufacturing in Statesville, North Carolina. During my 
visit to Zimmer's Statesville facility, I witnessed a thriving company 
committed to producing high quality surgical

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products. But as impressed as I was with Zimmer's Statesville plant, I 
was more impressed with the company's dedication to its employees and 
their safety.
  This summer the Zimmer plant logged more than 1 million safe hours 
with no injuries or illnesses that resulted in lost work days. That is 
nearly four straight years of providing a flawless safety record. So I 
was not surprised when I found out later that Doug Pond, the supervisor 
at Zimmer, won first place in the annual North Carolina Statewide 
Safety Talk Contest hosted by the North Carolina Industrial Commission 
in Greensboro, North Carolina.
  I congratulate Zimmer of Statesville for its impressive safety record 
and for its commitment to providing an accident-free workplace. During 
these uncertain economic times, it's good to talk about a company that 
is doing something right.

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