Safety First: AGI Omaha Marks 3 Years Without Lost Time Incidents
Naperville, IL, April 30, 2025 — Ag Growth International (AGI) celebrates a significant safety milestone at its Omaha, NE facility. The dedicated team has completed three years without any lost time incidents, highlighting their commitment to safety and excellence in manufacturing.
AGI Omaha, renowned for its mixed flow dryers and grain drying solutions, honored employees with the AGI Safety Stand Out Award during the 5th Annual One AGI Safety Week.
“Our Omaha employees have shown exceptional diligence and teamwork to achieve this milestone. Three years without lost time injuries is a remarkable feat in the manufacturing industry, where the complexity and demands of daily operations pose constant challenges,” says Paul Householder, AGI President and CEO.
A lost time incident (LTI) refers to a non-fatal injury causing disability or missed work due to an injury. The LTI measurement is a baseline representation of a company's safety performance and the effects of those injuries on workforce productivity.
Abdallah Alkhaleel, AGI Omaha Plant Manager, emphasized the team’s vigilance in maintaining a safe environment. “This achievement speaks volumes about their professionalism and safety culture. Safety is a repeatable and embedded practice here, and everyone knows that our goals are zero recordable incidents and lost time injuries. I am incredibly proud of our team and the example they set for the industry.”
Purchased by AGI in 2017, the Omaha plant has a legacy of quality craftsmanship and engineering in agricultural equipment. Since 1959, it has been a steady employer and economic contributor to the Greater Omaha community. With over 120,000 square feet of manufacturing space, AGI Omaha’s 51 employees use state-of-the-art technology to build grain dryers for farmers and commercial grain customers in North America, Europe and Mexico. In 2014, the plant produced its 1,000th mixed flow grain dryer, a screen-free technology that protects the quality and nutritional value of grain, pulses, seeds, and nuts.
Henry Palomino, AGI Vice President Global Manufacturing Supply Chain, says teamwork and dedication are required for three years of no lost time injuries: “AGI’s success is driven by its employees. The Omaha team embodies AGI’s highest priority ensuring that every employee returns home safely each day in the exact same working condition in which they arrived. It is about caring and doing the right thing for each other."
This month two of AGI’s Nebraska facilities earned stand-out safety status. Also, AGI Falls City, NE plant earned a 3-year no lost time distinction. Read about it here.
Learn more about AGI and its global mission and commitment to safety, visit www.aggrowth.com
AGI Company Profile
AGI is a provider of the equipment and solutions required to support the efficient storage, transport, and processing of food globally. AGI has manufacturing facilities in Canada, the United States, Brazil, India, France, and Italy and distributes its product worldwide.
Media Contact:
Agnes Schafer, AGI Director, Public Relations
agi.schafer@aggrowth.com
