Labor Commissioner Luke Farley Honors Asheville-Area Employers For Workplace Safety Excellence
This week, North Carolina Commissioner of Labor, Luke Farley, presented several awards to businesses in the Asheville-area at the Annual Safety Awards Banquet.
“I commend the employers recognized here in Asheville today. You are raising the bar by placing worker safety at the center of everything they do,” said Commissioner Farley. “These honorees reflect a deep commitment to putting people first. This recognition delivers a clear message to employees: your safety is not just valued — it is essential.”
The event, co-sponsored by WCI, Inc., honored public and private employers that reported no fatalities during the calendar year and maintained an incident rate at least 50 percent below the average for their industry group.
This banquet is part of Commissioner Farley’s 20-stop statewide Safety Awards tour, which recognizes employers committed to workplace safety. Over the course of the tour, thousands of awards are being presented. Awards are categorized as Gold, Silver, and Million Hour Awards.
Gold Awards are presented to businesses with DART rates (cases involving days away, restricted duty or job transfer due to injury) at least 50 percent below the industry average.
Silver Awards are based on days away from work due to injury, also with rates at least 50 percent below the industry average.
Million Hour Awards are given to employers which accumulate one million employee hours with no injuries or illnesses involving days away from work.
The following employers were honored with Safety Awards:
Silver Awards
Criteria: Cases of days from work must be at least 50% below the industry average.
First Year
Cintas Corporation (Location #223)
Mission Hospital
Moog, Inc.
Transylvania Regional Hospital
Second Consecutive Year
Town of Tryon (Public Utilities)
Third Consecutive Year
Gaia Herbs, Inc.
IFB Solutions (Asheville))
Gold Awards
Criteria: Cases of days away from work, job transfer or restricted must be at least 50% below the industry average.
First Year
Angel Medical Center
CF Evans Construction (Evado Project)
Glen Raven Material Solutions, LLC
Haynes Electric Utility
MB Haynes Corporation
NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NC Forest Service - District 9 Headquarters)
NC Equipment Shared Services
Shakespeare Company, LLC
Second Consecutive Year
CF Evans Construction (Busbee 1A)
Coastal AgroBusiness Inc (Flat Rock)
Ernest, LLC (Brightbell Virtual Receptionist)
Ernest, LLC
Haynes Technologies
Third Consecutive Year
Blue Ridge Medical Center
City of Brevard (Administration Department)
City of Brevard (Fire Department)
Pratt & Whitney
Fourth Consecutive Year
NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
(NC Forest Service - Region 3 Headquarters)
Fifth Consecutive Year
Department of Health and Human Services (JFK Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center)
Dodge Mechanical Power Transmission Company
Haynes Electric
Mountain Credit Union
Sixth Consecutive Year
Haynes Industrial
Seventh Consecutive Year
NC Department of Health & Human Services (Black Mountain Neuro Medical Treatment Center)
Ninth Consecutive Year
H&M Constructors
Twelfth Consecutive Year
North Buncombe Family Medicine
For a full list of award recipients or to learn more about the Safety Awards Program, click here.
