LANSING —The Oscoda County Road Commission was recently honored with a ‘Goose Egg Award’ for having 0 reportable workers’ compensation losses over the past year.
They received the award during the county Road Association Self-Insurance Funds’s (CRASIF) yearly meeting in Bay City.
“Zero workers’ compensation losses in our industry over a 12-month period is phenomenal!” exclaimed Joyce Porter, Fund Administrator. “Regarding the unique name of the award,” Ms. Porter commented, “We had to come up with an eye-catching name for the award since it is a unique achievement.”
Tom Doty, Chairperson of the CRASIF Board of Trustees and a Commissioner at Mackinac County Road Commission stated, “You can’t get any better than “0” incidents and “0” losses. What is amazing,” stated Tom Doty, “is that road commission work mainly involves manual labor, and, putting our people at significant risk of harm while they work in the roadway. The road commission is either lucky or good with employee safety. A little bit of both helps.”
“Zero workers’ compensation losses also mean that more of the taxpayers’ dollars can go directly to maintaining our roads,” commented Joyce Porter. “The road commission should be applauded for their extraordinary achievement.”
The award was given by the County Road Association Self Insurance Fund otherwise known as CRASIF.