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POWERNEWS WE WILL MANUFACTURE BENCHMARK CASTINGS WITH PRIDE, LETTING SAFETY, QUALITY, COST AND ON TIME DELIVERY TO OUR CUSTOMERS BE OUR GUIDE.

(September 16) ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY...

1782 Great Seal of the United States of America used for the first time

1920 The "Wall Street bombing" occurs at 12:01 when a horse-drawn wagon explodes on Wall Street, New York, killing 38 and injuring 143

1950 Cleveland Browns (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, beat Philadelphia 35-10)

1931 Blimp is moored to Empire State Building (NYC)

1938 George E T Eyston sets world auto speed record at 357.5 MPH

1940 FDR signs Selective Training & Service Act (1st peacetime draft)

1951 US National League umpire Frank Dascoli clears the Dodgers bench, ejecting 15 players

1960 Amos Alonzo Stagg retires as a football coach at 98

1968 Richard Nixon appears on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-in"

1983 Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes a US citizen

1984 1st broadcast of "Miami Vice" on NBC-TV

2018 Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes sets an NFL record of 10 touchdowns in first 2 weeks of a season, torching Pittsburgh's secondary with 6 TD passes; leads Chiefs to 42-37 victory on the road

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4 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE AUTUMNAL EQUINOX

The autumnal equinox usually happens on Sept. 22 or 23. Sept. 22 marks the autumnal equinox, the first day of fall in the Northern Hemisphere. It's the day when the earth is perfectly angled sideways to the sun and so day and night are of equal length. Well, sort of. We'll set the record straight on this and four other facts about the day that kicks off fall.

1. It's Not a Day-Long Thing -Although the autumnal equinox is observed, maybe even celebrated, all day on Sept. 22, it's really just a moment in time -- to be exact it's when the sun crosses the celestial equator, an imaginary line in the sky above Earth's equator. Normally, Earth orbits tilted on its axis by 23.5 degrees. But at this precise instant, its rotational axis is neither tilting toward nor away from the sun.

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For 2021, that takes place at 3:21 p.m. EDT. After this time, the sun will start rising later and setting earlier for those in the Northern Hemisphere. Those living in the Southern Hemisphere will see the opposite. In fact, people in the Southern Hemisphere refer to Sept. 22 as the spring equinox, a signal that the days will start getting longer.

2. Day and Night Are Not Exactly Equal The word "equinox" comes from the Latin wordsaequus (meaning "equal") and nox (meaning "night") but day and night are not exactly 12 hours each on the day of the equinox. Due to the refraction of sunlight (i.e. bending of the sun's light rays), the sun will appear to be above the horizon in some places when it's actually still below it. Also, those who live far from the equator will have slightly longer days because the sun takes longer to rise and set from their vantage point. On the days close to the equinox, the sun might be visible for between 12 hours and 6 minutes and 12 hours and 16 minutes, depending on latitude.

3. The Equinox Date Can Vary Although the autumnal equinox is generally Sept. 22 or 23, occasionally it falls on Sept. 21 or 24. That's because the calendar used in the West (the Gregorian calendar) defines a year as 365 days, or the length of time it takes for Earth to orbit the sun. In actuality, Earth takes 365.25 days to go around the

sun. So, this means that the September equinox will be six hours later than it was the year before. (The inclusion of leap years sort of resets the date.) In 2092 and 2096, the autumnal equinox will be on Sept. 21. The last time it was on this date was 1000 C.E.! You can see the exact dates of the autumnal and spring equinoxes as well as the summer and winter solstices through 2025 at this link.

4. The Equinoxes Bring on the Northern Lights You know those beautiful displays of light in the night sky called the aurora borealis? Well, the equinox signals the start of the time you can see them, generally continuing all the way through the spring equinox each March. Here's why: Auroras are caused by the interaction of solar winds with Earth's magnetic field. The solar winds are particles of plasma escaping from the sun and into space. Due to Earth's axial tilt, the solar wind from the sun is better able to reach earth's atmosphere through our geomagnetic field. These disturbances in Earth's magnetic field (called geomagnetic storms) aretherefore at theirstrongest and most likely in the spring and fall, compared to summer and winter. The particles that slam into Earth's magnetic field collide with atoms of oxygen, nitrogen, and other elements in the air. These particles eventually release photons of different wavelengths and therefore the different colors of aurora you can see in the sky.

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Ronald McDonald House- Toledo

PMN team members, and their family member, volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House in Toledo, Ohio on September 7. Victor Cabral, our Manufacturing Executive Director, funded the meal.

In the photo are Chad Engelhart, Foyle Solether, Poonaccha Chottera and Cody Engelhart (Chad's son). They made Chicken Kabobs, spaghetti salad, coleslaw, and cherry pie salad for dessert. Karen Hackworth donated a gas grill to the RMH on 9/7. The grill they had failed, and she stepped up to support. They used the grill for the chicken Kabobs and it worked great.

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PLANT SAFETY REVIEW BOARD/August 27, 2021 SERIOUS INJURY AND FATALITY Jenna reviewed Serious Injury & Fatality (SIF) and how to identify. This replaces Sentinel Events. Reviewed an incident that occurred in July. This is a SIF Potential. Jenna said to make sure to gather good data with pictures. Cliff said corrective action is part of SIF. SAFETY METRICS UPDATE - Steve reviewed the Green Cross chart for July. Have 3 near misses and 1 safety incidents. - Reviewed the Leading Indicators for July. Have 2 SIF events, 1 ESC and 96 SOT findings. OPEN H&S PM'S Al reviewed the H&S PM's. At 100% for July. Currently at 94% for August. EMPLOYEE SAFETY CONCERNS Steve said we closed 2 ESC's since the last report out. Al reviewed update to open ESC's. - No cleaning supplies: Al said they came to a resolution on what we will do. - Op 170 shot. Al said they replaced duct work and took back to the team. They identified more items. Mike and Isaac are working on them. Rick said the duct work didn't get ordered and didn't get replaced. The duct work is being held together with clamps, but it is not holding it together. We have made no progress on this. Al asked Rick to go out with him to look at it. Rick said there should be an old ESC from 2020. Gary said he thinks it is on the board. Jenna said she has it. - Stationary Engineers. Steve said he needs to get with the employee. - Pollutants in air. Steve said they have completed 5 of the 7 air units. The air balance analysis was given to the employee for review. Couple of action items left to complete. - Sulfuric acid. Gary said the belt extenders have been received. Need to determine how many belts are required to properly secure the tote to the base plate. Would like the PIV committee to look at this. - Smoke from tubs. Gary said they did a Go & See and it was asked if the tubs could be put at the end of the aisleway while they are waiting to be picked up. Need to follow-up on IH testing. - H&S Grievance - make-up air units. Steve said he talked to Rick but needs to get with Rob. HEALTH & SAFETY AUDIT Steve said we had a Health & Safety audit this past week. The goal of the audit was to validate understanding and application of the site process at multiple levels within the organization. The focused audit was 10 elements and 5 performance standards. The audit was conducted by using focused safety tours, focused safety conversation tours and program reviews. Reviewed our strengths and opportunities. H&S TRAINING UPDATE Regina reviewed the training update through 8/25/2021: o ESWP ? Have 28 red and 19 yellow. 14 are scheduled for training. Have a plan to get this back on track. o Mobile Crane ? 7 red. 6 are scheduled for training.

o Bloodborne ? Have 6 red and 13 yellow. o 1st Aid ? 3 red and 1 yellow. 3 are scheduled for training. o CPR ? 2 red and 1 yellow. 2 are scheduled for training. o Respirator Fit ? 15 red and 63 yellow. 22 scheduled for training. o Roof ? 9 red and 33 yellow. 26 are scheduled for training. o Confined Space Entrant ? 9 red and 2 yellow. 10 are scheduled for training. o Aerial Lift ? 6 red. 3 are scheduled for training. INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE UPDATE Cliff reviewed IH sample results. 117 total samples in 2021 with 10 results pending. Reviewed the 2021 action plans for August/September: - Precision Sand Coremakers ? DMIPA, MDI, Naphthalene, Petroleum Distillates - Tool Cleaning ? Potassium Hydroxide, Ethanolamine, Triethanolamine - Water Treatment Plant ? Sulfuric Acid - SPM Cast/Melt ? Coal Tar Pitch - Pattern Shop ? Machining fluid, Petroleum Distillates - Continue DMIPA Core Machine personal and area samples as needed - Continue any additional area and personal sampling as needed ERGONOMICS UPDATE John reviewed Ergonomics. Currently have no open issues. COVID-19 RELATED ISSUES Steve reviewed chart on COVID cases for plant through August 12. Plant is currently at 6. FOLLOW-UP Jenna reviewed a Go & See that was conducted in the Line 6 Basement. Found several opportunities for improvement to make the area better or shelter. These items were added to the ERCT agenda for discussion. Craig said they added fresh air unit and water in the area to the list. They are removing old sand that is there, working on the ramp and adding new lighting. They are also working on WPO. Al asked if there will be signage for designated areas. Craig said yes but it would be further down the road. PROPOSAL TO REMOVE ACCESS LADDERS FROM CORE MACHINES Gary reviewed pictures of access ladders to core machines. We have had some injuries, slips and falls on these ladders. Reviewed different options for replacement of these ladders. Rob said we need to communicate the changes to the workforce. Steve said the next steps is to communicate the process and have photos.

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