Our 2009 Safety Record

Ford's workplace safety record in 2009 was mixed. On the positive side, a major safety indicator – lost-time case rates – continued to improve, dropping 14 percent compared to 2008.

Improving our safety record is not only good for our employees, it's good for our business. We have calculated that progress in lost-time cases and days lost saves the Company approximately $30 million in direct costs each year.

Tragically, we experienced four fatalities, including three direct Ford Motor Company employees – two in North America and one in Europe. Additionally a construction contractor at our Ford India site was fatally injured. We deeply regret the deaths that occurred and offer our sincerest condolences to the family members, friends and co-workers of the four individuals. Ford has fully cooperated with the appropriate investigating and reporting agencies, and has taken actions intended to prevent similar accidents from happening in the future.

We also experienced 128 serious injuries among our direct employees. In most of the cases, the causes were related to slip, trip and fall events or performing work not according to our standards.

For more information, see the data section of this report.