1 Million Hours Without Injury at Marathon Canton

work included the installation of three ethylene dryers and a CO2 absorber.

To support the fabrication demands of this new opportunity, Starcon moved its Freeport operations to a new facility in nearby Clute, Texas. The new facility not only includes a fabrication shop with fabrication areas for both general and specialty stainless steel applications, but also a hub of office space, a shipping and receiving area, and warehousing.

The year long expansion project was successfully completed in early 2020 on time, on budget, and with a total recordable injury rate (TRIR) of 0.00 over a total of 139,398 exposure hours. The team, led by Project Manager Robert Engelhardt, was recognized for their outstanding efforts by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Greater Houston Chapter and named winner of the Excellence in Construction ICE Award.

Another project completed on time, on budget, and most importantly, with zero recordable injuries. The Mosaic Project is a great example of the partnership that Starcon has with Dow Chemical. This partnership has produced nearly six years of successful projects for Starcon with over 950,000 work hours and zero recordable injuries.

The future is bright for our Freeport area team. Starcon continues to emerge as the contractor of choice for this region thanks to the uncompromising commitment of the men and women putting in the work each and every day.

1 Million Work Hours Without Injury at Marathon Canton Refinery

Left to right: David Folmar, Steve Buford, Mike Quintus

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Since 2003, Starcon has successfully maintained a nested maintenance contract at the Marathon Canton Refinery. In addition to the routine maintenance work, Starcon also provides turnkey mechanical services for many of the refinery’s scheduled outage and turnaround activity. Over the years our relationship with the Marathon Canton Refinery has continued to grow into one of our flagship maintenance locations.

On Wednesday February 26, 2020 the Starcon team celebrated one of the most significant achievements in the history of our partnership with Marathon when we achieved 1 million work hours without a recordable injury.

It is with great pride that we make this announcement as this is an achievement that cannot be accomplished without the commitment of the entire Starcon and Marathon team.

Starcon believes in a proactive approach to all aspects of health and safety driven through a program of consistent team member engagement to ensure the best working conditions in this facility. Safety at Starcon has always been the highest value and this milestone is a testament to the effectiveness of our safety program and culture.

Congratulations to the team and thank you for your commitment to safety excellence. One million safe hours down and committed to the next one million!