Exhibit 99(a)


         Written Statement of the President and Chief Executive Officer
                          Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350

       Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, I, the
undersigned President and Chief Executive Officer of Ladish Co., Inc. (the
"Company"), hereby certify, based on my knowledge, that the Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 (the "Report")
fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, except that, for the reasons described in the Report, the Company's
independent public accountants have been unable to complete their review of the
unaudited consolidated financial statements included in the Report as required
by Rule 10-01(d) of Regulation S-X; and that information contained in the Report
fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results
of operations of the Company.




 /s/  Kerry L. Woody
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Kerry L. Woody
August 13, 2002