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ECR International honors employees who saved co-worker's life

By WKTV News

Story Created: Jul 22, 2011 at 4:39 PM EDT

Story Updated: Jul 22, 2011 at 5:34 PM EDT

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - A local company honored some of its employees on Friday for their efforts in saving a co-worker's life.

Back in May, one of the employees at ECR International suffered a heart attack in the Customer Service Department. A signal code red alerted other employees in the building who are trained as first responders and the employee's pulse was restored with an automated external defibrillator.

Director of Human Resources Johnita DeMatteo says the incident was life changing for all involved.

"I was really very concerned about the employee, hoping that he was going to be okay," DeMatteo said. "I just did what I had to do. I really didn't think about it. Your adrenaline kicks in and you just do what you have to do."

On Friday, ECR International also celebrated 365 days without a loss time incident - the first in the company's 73 year history.

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