JASPER, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kimball International, Inc. (NASDAQ: KBALB) recently received the "Vice President's Safety Award" from Liberty Mutual®. The insurance giant announced the Award at a special thank you dinner held at the historic French Lick Hotel. The Award recognized Kimball International and specifically the Company's Kimball Electronics Group facility in Jasper, Indiana. The prestigious award recognizes outstanding safety achievement by an individual or a group whose actions result in the protection of people or property.

Kimball's selection by Liberty Mutual reflects further recognition of Kimball Electronics, a 2009 winner of the Indiana Governor's Workplace Safety Award, for their "Early Intervention Program", and their commitment to worker safety and health. This innovative approach promotes early recognition and mitigation of repetitive motion injuries, decreasing incident rates and workers' compensation costs. Liberty Mutual's National Market regional management team presented the award at the June 10^th dinner event.


The Vice President's Safety Award is notable in that it is not customer initiated, meaning a company cannot submit an application for consideration. Liberty Mutual initiates the award based upon its own internal review of its customers' programs and safety records, bestowing honors only when it deems warranted. The award presented to Kimball is one of three such awards presented to all Liberty Mutual National Market customers since January 2008.

Don Nolte, Account Service Manager, National Market, and Sue Gillette, Service Director, Loss Control Advisory Services, both officials from Liberty Mutual, presented the award to Kimball management and employees at a special ceremony held in the Kimball Electronics facility in Jasper, to underscore the important role played by every individual.

Vince Cooke, Director of Safety, Kimball International, noted, "Our goal is to create, build and establish safety in every process. The recognition of an award of this caliber enables us to show employees that their efforts really do count. Our safety record is an indicator of organizational excellence."

At Kimball, safety is a company-wide priority. The Company promotes awareness and educational campaigns among employees with the goal of eliminating exposures - or risks - that create unsafe conditions and behaviors. Kimball facilities and operations must not only comply with local safety regulations, but must also meet the requirements of Kimball's own internal standards, passing annual assessments. While each Kimball facility or operation is responsible for its own safety efforts and performance, they are all linked in their programs and processes on a common corporate safety philosophy, supported by a corporate team of experts and strong management commitment. However, employee participation is key to reaching such milestones.

About Liberty Mutual Group:

Helping people live safer, more secure lives since 1912, Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group (www.libertymutualgroup.com) is a diversified global insurer and fifth-largest property and casualty insurer in the U.S. based on 2008 direct written premium. Liberty Mutual Group ranks 86^th on the Fortune 500 list of largest U.S. corporations, based on 2008 revenue. The company has over 45,000 employees located in more than 900 offices throughout the world.

About Kimball International:

Recognized with a reputation for excellence, Kimball International is committed to a high performance culture that values personal and organizational commitment to quality, reliability, value, speed, and ethical behavior. Kimball employees know they are part of a corporate culture that builds success for Customers while enabling employees to share in the Company's success through personal, professional and financial growth.


Kimball International, Inc. (NASDAQ: KBALB) provides a variety of products from its two business segments: the Electronic Manufacturing Services segment and the Furniture segment. The Electronic Manufacturing Services segment provides engineering and manufacturing services which utilize common production and support capabilities to a variety of industries globally. The Furniture segment provides furniture for the office and hospitality industries, sold under the Company's family of brand names.

To learn more about Kimball International, Inc., visit the Company's website at: www.kimball.com

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Kimball International, Inc.

Martin Vaught, Director of Public Relations, 812-482-1600

martin.vaught@kimball.com

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