MYR team accepting the eagle award
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March 17, 2020 Ameren Recognizes MYR Group Subsidiary with 2019 Safety Excellence Award

L.E. MYERS’ DECATUR, IL. DISTRICT WINS EAGLE AWARD FROM LONG-TIME CLIENT, ONE OF JUST THREE COMPANIES OUT OF 128 TO EARN THE ACCOLADE

For the second consecutive year, long-time client Ameren presented MYR Group subsidiary, The L.E. Myers Co. (L.E. Myers) in Decatur, Illinois with the 2019 Eagle Award for Safety.

Award criteria was based on several categories:

  • Lost Work Days Away (LWA)
  • Total Recordable Incidence Rate (TRIR)
  • Preventable Outage Rate
  • Near Miss / Good Catch Reporting
  • Trending Reports
  • Preventable Motor Vehicle Incident (PMVI)
  • Safety Recognition Programs

Each category featured a weighted point scale, and contractors of same disciplines and similar man-hours (either in the low volume – below 25,000 manhours; or high volume – above 25, 000 manhours) competed against each other. Those earning 95 percent of total possible points received the highest honor, the Eagle Award.

Out of 128 contenders, L.E. Myers was one of three companies receiving this award. L.E. Myers leaders say the achievement would not have been possible without the Decatur district’s employees, citing them for their engagement and commitment to working safely. They offer special thanks goes to safety personnel Bill Eiseman and Tina McSweeney for their consistent efforts to promote and uphold L.E. Myers’ outstanding safety culture and programs.

(Pictured left to right)
Ameren Director of Transmission Services Frank Niemerg, Ameren Senior Director of Division Operations North Daetta Jones, L.E. Myers District Manager Quinn Huber, L.E. Myers Construction Manager Ryan Perry, L.E. Myers Superintendent Anthony Moore, Safety Manager Bill Eiseman, Ameren Director of Construction Services Ray Riddle, L.E. Myers Safety Professional Tina McSweeney, and L.E. Myers General Foreman Josh Tower.