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Dana's Spicer Heavy Axle and Brake Facility Receives Award

21 October 1999

Dana Heavy Truck Group's Spicer Heavy Axle and Brake Facility Receives Ohio Governor's Excellence in Workers' Compensation Award

    TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 21 -- Dana Corporation's Heavy
Truck Group announced that the Marion Forge facility of Spicer Heavy Axle and
Brake Division received the 1999 Ohio Governor's Excellence in Workers'
Compensation Award.  This award was presented to 14 organizations from among
the more than 274,000 employers in the state of Ohio.
    The award recognizes Ohio businesses and public employers that demonstrate
a commitment to providing safe and cost-effective workplaces for their
employees, while supporting their injured workers with safety and return to
work programs.  Marion Forge employs a full-time nurse and environmental
safety manager and offers a light-duty return-to-work program.  Ohio Gov. Bob
Taft presented the award.
    "Everyone at the Marion Forge plant is excited and proud to have been
recognized by the Governor of the state of Ohio for our safety efforts and
performance," said Plant Manager Larry Shump.
    "In recent years, the Marion Forge plant's safety programs have received
more awards and recognition than any other plant in the forging industry.
Winning the Governor's Excellence Award, one of the most prestigious
industrial awards in the state of Ohio, is further recognition of our
dedication to safety and continuous improvement," Shump said. Dana's Marion
Forge facility was also a 1999 winner of the Forging Industry Association
(FIA) Human Resource Award.
    Marion Forge is part of Dana's Spicer Heavy Axle and Brake Division.  With
more than 300 employees, it manufactures steel forgings and axle shafts for
the division's heavy axle manufacturing facilities.
    Dana's Heavy Truck Group engineers and produces strategic components,
modules, and systems for the world's on-highway medium- and heavy-truck
manufacturers.  One of Dana's strategic business units, the group supplies
steer axles, drive axles, trailer and auxiliary axles, brakes, power take-off
and auxiliary power products, heavy-chassis assembly and distribution systems.
All technological and manufacturing resources are coordinated on a global
basis to provide solutions to customers around the world.
    Dana Corporation is one of the world's largest independent suppliers to
vehicle manufacturers and their related aftermarkets.  Founded in 1904 and
based in Toledo, Ohio, the company operates some 330 major facilities in
32 countries and employs more than 86,000 people. The company reported sales
of $12.5 billion in 1998.  Dana's Internet address is http://www.dana.com .