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| Ford Rouge explosion under investigation DEARBORN,
February 2, 1999. -- A boiler explosion of unknown origin occurred at the powerhouse of
Ford Motor Company's Rouge complex at approximately 1 p.m. Monday, killing a Ford
employee.
Donald Harper, a pipefitter at Ford Motor Company's Rouge complex, died Monday after
the explosion. He had worked at Ford Motor Company for 35 years.
At an 11 a.m. press conference today, Dearborn Police Chief Ron Deziel said search and
rescue teams had completed "an exhaustive search" of the powerplant, which
provides power throughout the complex. "No additional victims have been
located," he said. "At this point we are satisfied that there are no additional
personnel in the building." |
| Nineteen
injuries, in addition to the fatality, have been reported. Four doctors and six nurses
were on site to provide immediate medical care to injured employees. The number of
employees who were on site during the explosion is unknown. Those who were on the
afternoon shift were sent home, and the second shift has been instructed not to report to
work. The explosion at the powerhouse is still under investigation. There are about
7,215 Ford employees at the Rouge Complex, which includes the Dearborn Assembly, Dearborn
Stamping, Dearborn Frame, Dearborn Engine and Fuel Tank, and Dearborn Tool & Die.
Approximately 3,000 Rouge Steel employees also work within the Rouge complex. |
The Mustang is build in the Rouge complex |
|
Audi to invest over DM
100 million in human resource |
Ingolstadt, Feb. 8, 1999 - Technical standards
are rising, yet over the next few years the number of highly-qualified young engineers in
particular will decline - a consequence of the falling numbers of students studying
natural sciences. In the coming five years, Audi will therefore be investing more than DM
100 million in the recruitment and training of junior staff.
The target groups for Audi's recruitment schemes are young people with very good
higher-level school certificates, highly qualified students and graduates from
establishments of higher education, and international engineers and economists with
professional experience in special areas. Audi is seeking to appoint the best people in
each field through its systematic recruitment, support and advancement measures. |
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