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O C T 2 1990 <br />PRESENTATION OF FOURTH QUARTER SAFETY AWARD <br />noK � PAGE e�1 <br />The Board reviewed the following memo dated 9/25/90: <br />TO: James E. Chandler,'County Administrator <br />THRU: Jack Price, Personnel Director wxle:�' <br />FROM: Beth Jordan, Risk Manage_41� <br />DATE: 25 September 1990 _a <br />SUBJECT: Fourth Quarter Safety Award <br />Please consider the following item for inclusion on the Board's <br />October 2, 1990, meeting agenda. <br />Recommended for the Fourth Quarter Safety Award is Esrom Dorsett, <br />a truck driver with the Road and Bridge Division of the Public <br />Works Department. Mr. Dorsett, who -began employment with Indian <br />River County in March, 1977, has logged thousands of incident -free <br />miles as a dump truck driver. <br />On May 22, 1990, Mr. Dorsett's experience and alert driving skills <br />combined to avoid a potentially serious accident. On that date, <br />he was driving south on 43rd Avenue near 18th Street when a heavily <br />loaded construction truck turned onto the roadway in front of him. <br />A pipe rack, balanced on top of the load, fell onto the roadway in <br />the path of Mr. Dorsett's truck. According to Richard Vaughn, his <br />supervisor, Mr. Dorsett "was able to avoid what could have been a <br />real tragedy and also kept his vehicle from sustaining major <br />damage." <br />Mr. Dorsett's care for his County -owned vehicle, his attention to <br />pre-operation safety checks and; consistent use of his seat belt i <br />serve as excellent examples for his co-workers. Perhaps his <br />performance has best been summarized by Mr. Vaughn: "Esrom is a <br />very fine employee and a real asset to our department. My job is <br />made easier because of employees like him ...." <br />Your consideration of this request is appreciated. <br />2 <br />