Crane & Rigging Zero Accidents Award winners
The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) recognized a number of individuals and companies with Crane & Rigging Safety Awards during the Association's 2019 Annual Conference, April 23 to 27, at the Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, Calif.
Ten SC&RA member companies received a Crane & Rigging Zero Accidents Award for having no recordable accidents:
- A&A Machinery Moving Inc. — Morrisville, Pa.
- Bollmeier Crane — Madison, Ill.
- CJ Drilling Inc. — Dundee, Ill.
- Dobson Industrial Inc. — Bay City, Mich.
- Imperial Crane Services Inc. — Bridgeview, Ill.
- J.F. Lomma Inc. — South Kearny, N.J.
- R. Gingerich Crane Inc. — Morton, Ill.
- Sautter Crane Rental Inc. — Philadelphia, Pa.
- Waggoner Equipment Rental LLC — Wood River, Ill.
- Wilkerson Crane Rental Inc. — Kansas City, Kan.
Crane & Rigging Zero Accidents Award winners
Twenty SC&RA member companies received Crane & Rigging Safety Awards due to their superior safety records, achieving an incident rate of less than or equal to 2.1 plus an Experience Modification Rate (EMR) of 1.0 or less:
- A&A Machinery Moving Inc. — Morrisville, Pa.
- Barcelona Equipment Inc. — Clearwater, Fla.
- Bigge Crane and Rigging Co. — San Leandro, Calif.
- Bollmeier Crane — Madison, Ill.
- BOSS Crane & Rigging — Longview, Texas
- Buckner HeavyLift Cranes — Graham, N.C.
- CJ Drilling Inc. — Dundee, Ill.
- Deep South Crane and Rigging LLC — Baton Rouge, La.
- Dobson Industrial Inc. — Bay City, Mich.
- Imperial Crane Services Inc. — Bridgeview, Ill.
- J.F. Lomma Inc. — South Kearny, N.J.
- Maxim Crane Works L.P. — Wilder, Ky.
- Phoenix Crane Rental — Mableton, Ga.
- R. Gingerich Crane Inc. — Morton, Ill.
- Sautter Crane Rental Inc. — Philadelphia, Pa.
- Southern Industrial Constructors Inc. / Southern Crane — Raleigh, N.C.
- TNT Crane & Rigging Inc. — Houston, Texas
- W.O. Grubb Crane Rental Inc. — Richmond, Va.
- Waggoner Equipment Rental LLC — Wood River, Ill.
- Wilkerson Crane Rental Inc. — Kansas City, Kan.
Crane & Rigging Safety Award winners
Five SC&RA member companies earned a Crane & Rigging Improvement Award by reducing their incident rate compared to the previous year's contest entry:
- Bollmeier Crane — Madison, Ill.
- Deep South Crane and Rigging LLC — Baton Rouge, La.
- J.F. Lomma Inc. — South Kearny, N.J.
- Maxim Crane Works L.P. — Wilder, Ky.
- Southern Industrial Constructors Inc./Southern Crane — Raleigh, N.C.
Crane & Rigging Improvement Award winners
Finally, 24 individuals were presented with Crane Operator Safety Awards. This award is presented to certified crane operators who exhibit exemplary work achievements by accumulating 10,000 consecutive man-hours while also achieving zero recordable incidents or accidents during this time. Winners represent 10 separate member companies:
- Barnhart — Memphis, Tenn. — Michael Boden
- JJ Curran Crane Company — Detroit, Mich. — Bill Depyper and Garrett Setser
- Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental — Milwaukee, Wis. — Anthony Barrios and Eric Fekete
- Deep South Crane and Rigging LLC — Baton Rouge, La. — Jacob Aydell, Brent Kelly and Josh Monk
- Dun-Rite Specialized Carriers — Bronx, N.Y. — Lynard Smith
- Dutcher-Phipps Crane & Rigging Company — Monahans, Texas — Gerardo Bustamantes
- NessCampbell Crane + Rigging Company — Portland, Ore. — Jon Scheldrup and Tyler Ulsh
- Southway Crane & Rigging LLC — Lexington, S.C. — Todd Arbaugh, John Choplin, Bud Jennings, Pete Mendricks, Tom Mitchum, David Parker, Richard Potts, Justin Tabor and Brad Temple
- TNT Crane & Rigging — Houston, Texas — Colvin Gaines and Donald Honea
- Waggoner Equipment Rental LLC — Wood River, Ill. — Kyle Sardigal
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This story also appears on Crane Equipment Guide.
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