SC&RA Presents 2019 Crane & Rigging Safety Awards
(Centreville, Va. - May 2, 2019) - 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 23-27, at the Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, CA.
Ten SC&RA member companies received a Crane & Rigging Zero Accidents Award for having no recordable accidents:
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A&A Machinery Moving Inc. – Morrisville, Pa.
- Bollmeier Crane – Madison, Il.
- CJ Drilling, Inc. – Dundee, Il.
- Dobson Industrial, Inc. – Bay City, Mi.
- Imperial Crane Services, Inc. – Bridgeview, Il.
- J.F. Lomma, Inc. – South Kearny, N.J.
- R. Gingerich Crane, Inc. – Morton, Il.
- Sautter Crane Rental, Inc. – Philadelphia, Pa.
- Waggoner Equipment Rental LLC – Wood River, Il.
- Wilkerson Crane Rental, Inc. – Kansas City, Ks.
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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:
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A&A Machinery Moving Inc. – Morrisville, Pa.
- Barcelona Equipment, Inc. – Clearwater, Fl.
- Bigge Crane and Rigging Co. – San Leandro, Ca.
- Bollmeier Crane – Madison, Il.
- BOSS Crane & Rigging – Longview, Tx.
- 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, Mi.
- Imperial Crane Services, Inc. – Bridgeview, Il.
- 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, Il.
- Sautter Crane Rental, Inc. – Philadelphia, Pa.
- Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. / Southern Crane – Raleigh, N.C.
- TNT Crane & Rigging, Inc. – Houston, Tx.
- W.O. Grubb Crane Rental, Inc. – Richmond, Va.
- Waggoner Equipment Rental LLC – Wood River, Il.
- Wilkerson Crane Rental, Inc. – Kansas City, Ks.
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Five SC&RA member companies earned a Crane & Rigging Improvement Award by reducing their incident rate compared to the previous year’s contest entry:
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Bollmeier Crane – Madison, Il.
- 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.
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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:
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Barnhart – Memphis, Tn. – Michael Boden
- JJ Curran Crane Company – Detroit, Mich. – Bill Depyper and Garrett Setser
- Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental – Milwaukee, Wi. – 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, Tx – Gerardo Bustamantes
- NessCampbell Crane + Rigging Company – Portland, Or. – 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, Tx. – Colvin Gaines and Donald Honea
- Waggoner Equipment Rental, LLC – Wood River, Il. – Kyle Sardigal
For more information about the Crane & Rigging Safety Awards, contact Beth A. O’Quinn, SC&RA Senior Vice President at
boquinn@scranet.org.