[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6752]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       CONGRATULATING KENNAMETAL

  (Mr. WOMACK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. WOMACK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a milestone 
achievement at Kennametal, a company headquartered in Latrobe, 
Pennsylvania, with facilities across the country, including one in the 
Third District of Arkansas.
  The employees at the Rogers facility were presented with the Three 
Million Work Hour Award by the Arkansas Department of Labor, the 
Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission, and the Arkansas Insurance 
Department for, as the name of the award suggests, going 3 million work 
hours without a lost-time accident.
  Kennametal's Rogers, Arkansas, facility was established in 1953. The 
facility is home to 500 employees who manufacture round tool blanks, 
energy compacts, substrates, wear parts, pelletizing dies, hard-facing 
rod, and powdered metal.
  Mr. Speaker, 3 million work hours without a lost-time accident is a 
great accomplishment. It's a testament to what can be done when a group 
of employees, however large, share a common vision and come together to 
work toward that goal. Today, I'm honored to share this accomplishment 
with the Nation. Congratulations, Kennametal. You deserve it.

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