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TRAGEDY AT FALK CORP.; Falk officials turn attention to future; But complex remains off limits until safety assessed
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; Dec 8, 2006; ; 700+ Words
...The day after a deadly explosion at Falk Corp., the company's focus was beginning...Milwaukee headquarters of Rexnord Corp., Falk's corporate parent. "We are continuing...Rexnord Corp., parent company of Falk Corp., announced that a support fund...
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Falk Corp. remains well positioned; Tragedy may delay production, but business has been robust
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; Dec 7, 2006; ; 700+ Words
...their way to the accident scene at Falk Corp., it was a chilling sight for...and other mined commodities. Falk also has done well with products...industries. Milwaukee-based Rexnord Corp., which acquired Falk in 2005, recently reported a...
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OFFICIALS CREDIT FALK CORP. AS 'EXEMPLARY'.(FRONT)
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Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); Dec 7, 2006; 684 Words
Byline: Associated Press MILWAUKEE -- Falk Corp., a mainstay of the Milwaukee manufacturing...1968, the company was sold to the Sundstrand Corp. of Rockford, Ill. The Rexnord Corp. bought Falk for $295 million in May 2005. Rexnord has...
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TRAGEDY AT FALK CORP.; Gas leak suspected as cause of blast; Police chief all but rules out criminal action
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; Dec 7, 2006; ; 700+ Words
...The cause of the deadly blast at the Falk Corp. remained under investigation late...University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Falk stored up to 612,000 gallons of liquefied...explosion site on the southern edge of the Falk complex. The company uses propane...
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Menomonee Valley Partners extends aid to Falk Corp.
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Daily Reporter (Milwaukee); Dec 8, 2006; ; 700+ Words
Wednesday's explosion at the Falk Corp. gear manufacturing plant damaged...coming Gov. Jim Doyle also called the Falk Corp. to offer state assistance, according...Natural Resources. Bray praised the Falk Corp. as a "great corporate citizen...
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Families of workers killed in Falk Corp. explosion target Milwaukee mechanical contractor
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Daily Reporter (Milwaukee); Feb 8, 2007; ; 700+ Words
...three workers killed in the Dec. 6 propane explosion at the Falk Corp. plant have sued Milwaukee mechanical contractor J.M...corrosion that caused the leaks occurred." Rexnord Corp., Falk's parent company, hired J.M. Brennan to work on the...
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TRAGEDY AT FALK CORP.; Amid chaos, rescuers worked with precision; Drills helped prepare agencies, hospitals
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; Dec 8, 2006; ; 700+ Words
Within a few minutes of Wednesday's blast at Falk Corp., the first firefighters and paramedics reached...an environmental and safety engineer for Rexnord Corp., which owns Falk Corp. There was a gas smell outside a building known...
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TRAGEDY AT FALK CORP.; Were Falk workers told to evacuate? Order to get out was limited, company says; Man says he smelled gas 30 minutes before blast
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; Dec 8, 2006; ; 700+ Words
Six Falk Corp. employees working in various areas...investigating the explosion, is looking at Falk's evacuation procedure, area director...Linda Mayer, spokeswoman for Rexnord Corp., which owns Falk, said standard procedure when gas is...
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TRAGEDY AT FALK CORP.; Workers grieve lost lives, express faith in company; They're confident Falk will thrive again after tragedy
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; Dec 8, 2006; ; 700+ Words
...and debris in the aftermath of the Falk Corp. explosion. "It looks pretty dirty...company, said being an employee at Falk is "not just work. It's a family...Strong people is what it is." Falk Corp. officials told employees at a meeting...
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TRAGEDY AT FALK CORP.; Chance was the difference for some; Falk workers tell their stories
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; Dec 7, 2006; ; 700+ Words
For Falk Corp. workers who survived the explosion that...was treated and released. Feeling lucky Falk forklift driver Otha Beamon was driving...Gary Kronenberg, 54, who has worked for Falk Corp. for about 35 years, said his brother...
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TRAGEDY AT FALK CORP.; EXPLOSION BRIEFING
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; Dec 7, 2006; 700+ Words
...Milwaukee, said the explosion at Falk Corp. on Wednesday morning was picked...occurred. Graffin said the area near Falk Corp. is on a combined sewer system...morning, even after the blast at Falk Corp. about 25 blocks to the west. Monica...
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TRAGEDY AT FALK CORP.; A hint of trouble, then tragedy; 3 dead, 46 hurt as explosion rips buildings to pieces at Falk Corp.
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; Dec 7, 2006; ; 700+ Words
As the first shift at Falk Corp. cranked along Wednesday morning, the...said Mays, 61, who has worked for Falk for 39 years. "But some of them stayed...spiral of smoke. The blast shattered the Falk family of workers, and ultimately tested...
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EVACUATION SAVED LIVES, CHIEF SAYS THREE WERE KILLED AND AT LEAST 46 INJURED IN THE EXPLOSION AT FALK CORP. IN MILWAUKEE.(FRONT)
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Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); Dec 7, 2006; 700+ Words
...the 53-year-old machinist at Falk Corp. appeared dazed. He had stitches...Lynn - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Falk Corp. employees comfort each other Wednesday...Milwaukee firefighters douse the ruins of Falk Corp. on Wednesday. Three people were...
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Falk Corp. explosion lawsuit settled out of Milwaukee County Circuit Court
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Daily Reporter (Milwaukee); Sep 28, 2007; ; 452 Words
...injured in the December explosion at Falk Corp. Fifteen other workers injured in...Brennan was the target of the claims by Falk employees because Wisconsin's workers compensation law prevents Falk employees from suing Falk. "This...
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Rexnord acquires Falk Corp.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
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Solutions - for People, Processes and Paper; Jun 1, 2005; 324 Words
REXNORD ACQUIRES FALK CORP. Rexnord Corp., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA announced its...Hamilton Sundstrand, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., to purchase the Falk Corp., Milwaukee for US$ 295 million. The transaction is expected...
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Penzeys Spices buys former Falk Corp. manufacturing complex in Tosa.
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News); Aug 19, 2005; 700+ Words
Byline: Tom Daykin Aug. 19--The former Falk Corp. manufacturing complex in Wauwatosa has been sold...Menomonee Valley. In May, Hamilton Sundstrand Corp. sold Falk to Rexnord Corp., a Milwaukee transmission equipment maker, for...
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TRAGEDY AT FALK CORP.; Stories of shock, survival recounted
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; Dec 7, 2006; ; 700+ Words
People inside and outside the Falk Corp. complex talked about the explosion...and the lights went out in Shop 1 at Falk. Kirkvold, 47, fell to the floor...scared. Kirkvold, who started at Falk right after high school, finally reached...
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TRAGEDY AT FALK CORP.; Family, friends recall loved ones; Men killed in blast remembered as hardworking, dedicated
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; Dec 7, 2006; ; 700+ Words
...killed in Wednesday's explosion at Falk Corp. remembered their loved ones as hardworking...his nephew, a second-generation Falk employee. "He was always that kind...father, Melvin Kuster, retired from Falk about two years ago after working there...
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Jury: Contractor not responsible for fatal Falk Corp. blast.(Brief article)
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Industrial Distribution; Nov 1, 2008; 700+ Words
...power transmission product maker Falk Corp. were largely responsible for the...recent case, Brennan was accused by Falk Corp. parent company Rexnord Industries...expenses totaling $1.28 million. The Falk plant lost up to $54.5 million...
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TRAGEDY AT FALK CORP.; Shock waves radiate from blast site; But serious damage seems limited
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; Dec 7, 2006; ; 700+ Words
...likely will be limited to the Falk Corp. property in the Menomonee...of buildings outside the Falk complex. Damage or not, the...maintenance supervisor for Hatco Corp., 635 S. 28th St., not far from Falk. At Hatco, windows were broken...
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