2023 CRANE & RIGGING SAFETY AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
SC&RA Recognizes Safety, Zero Accidents & Safety Improvement
(April 24, 2023) - CENTREVILLE, VA. – The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association announces its 2023 award winners across the crane and rigging industry. The Awards were formally presented to companies and individuals at the Association’s 2023 Annual Conference, April 17-21, at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, Carlsbad, Calif.
This year, 12 SC&RA member companies received a Crane & Rigging Zero Accidents Award for having no recordable accidents:
- Anglemyer Crane Service – Azusa, Calif.
- Associated Industrial Riggers Corp. – East Syracuse, N.Y.
- Bollmeier Crane – Madison, Ill.
- Burt Crane & Rigging – Green Island, N.Y.
- Connelly Crane Rental Corp. – Detroit, Mich.
- JK Crane – Kenvil, N.J.
- McNally-Nimergood Co. – Saginaw, Mich.
- Nexgen Crane & Rigging – Hamilton, Miss.
- Oxbo Mega Transport Solutions – Scappoose, Ore.
- Precision Crane Service – Windsor, Calif.
- Southeastern Rigging – Winter Springs, Fla.
- Waggoner Equipment Rental LLC – Wood River, Ill.
Twenty-five 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:
- Anglemyer Crane Service – Azusa, Calif.
- Associated Industrial Riggers Corp. – East Syracuse, N.Y.
- Barnhart – Memphis, Tenn.
- Bollmeier Crane – Madison, Ill.
- Bragg Companies – Long Beach, Calif.
- Buckner HeavyLift Cranes, Graham, N.C.
- Burt Crane & Rigging – Green Island, N.Y.
- Central Rent-A-Crane, Inc. – Hammond, Ind.
- Connelly Crane Rental Corp. – Detroit, Mich.
- Deep South Crane and Rigging, LLC – Baton Rouge, La.
- Imperial Crane Services, Inc. – Bridgeview, Ill.
- International Industrial Contracting Corporation – Sterling Heights, Mich.
- JK Crane – Kenvil, N.J.
- Maxim Crane Works, L.P. – Wilder, Ky.
- McNally-Nimergood Co. – Saginaw, Mich.
- NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul – Acheson, Alberta, Canada
- Nexgen Crane & Rigging – Hamilton, Miss.
- Oxbo Mega Transport Solutions – Scappoose, Ore.
- Phoenix Crane Rental – Mableton, Ga.
- Precision Crane Service – Windsor, Calif.
- ProLift Rigging, LLC – Memphis, Tenn.
- PSC Crane & Rigging – Piqua, Ohio
- Southeastern Rigging – Winter Springs, Fla.
- W.O. Grubb Crane Rental, Inc. – Richmond, Virginia
- Waggoner Equipment Rental LLC – Wood River, Illinois
Three SC&RA member companies earned a Crane & Rigging Safety Improvement Award by reducing their incident rate compared to the previous year’s contest entry:
- Buckner HeavyLift Cranes – Graham, N.C.
- Central Rent-A-Crane, Inc. – Hammond, Ind.
- International Industrial Contracting Corporation – Sterling Heights, Mich.
Additionally, 95 individuals, representing 13 member companies, received Crane Operator Safety Awards. This award is presented to certified crane operators who exhibit exemplary work achievements by accumulating 10,000 consecutive man-hours and, within that time, recording zero incidents or accidents:
- Central Rent-A-Crane, Inc. – Hammond, Ind.: Brian Blake, Jason Filbert, Shawn Mullins, Kraig Smart and James Wyrick
- Connelly Crane Rental Corp. – Detroit, Mich.: Andrew Connelly, Jon Doddie, Kurt Gruska, Daryl Honaker, Jimmie Kerr and Tim King
- Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental, Inc. – Milwaukee, Wis.: Matt Adamski, Darren Alsum, Randy Barnes, Jeremy Callaway, Eric Fekete, Adam Jansma, Jerry Knutson, Fernando Munoz, Dan Richwalski, Nick Schilz, Jesse Sommers, Brett Szyszkiewicz, Ryan Werner and Mark Zeman
- Deep South Crane and Rigging, LLC – Baton Rouge, La.: Brian Carpenter, Blake Carpenter, Derick Laffoon, Darel Reeves, Dustin Sanders, Timothy Sziber and Jimmy Willman
- Dutcher-Phipps Crane & Rigging Company – Monahans, Texas: Brandon Francisco
- Irving Equipment Limited – St. John, New Brunswick, Canada: Jeff Mazerolle and George Hawkes
- JJ Curran Crane Company – Detroit, Mich.: Collin Campbell, Pat Farr, Jim Warrington and Trever Weber
- L.R. Willson & Sons – Gambrills, Md.: James Plaugher
- McNally-Nimergood Co. – Saginaw, Mich.: Doug Hughes, Kirk Kruskie, Allen Kosecki and Eric Prenzler
- Mountain Crane Service, LLC – Salt Lake City, Utah: Brent Adams, Riley Allen, Darren Baker, JW Christenson, Jason Duarte, Jeremy Dunn, Jacob Evans, Jordan Goff, Greg Hale, Craig Hall, Jens Helquist, Nicholas Martinez, Kasey McGee, Jared Neeley, Trent Poulsen, Bobby Richards, Drew Robinson, Vidal Salmeron, Jeff Skewes, Doug Steinfeldt, Jake Steinfeldt, Ronald White and Beau Worthen
- Roll Group – Dayton, Texas: John Watkins
- Superior Rigging & Erecting Company, Inc. – Atlanta, Ga.: Darrell Clayborne and Kody Coomer
- TNT Crane & Rigging, Inc. – Houston, Texas: Kevin Armitage, Kiel Casari, Jason Cazenave, Agustin Deleon, Justin Emmons, Philip Featherling, Alexander Gaddy, Colvin Gaines, Eddie Garza, Greg Hernandez, Michael Hudson, Joshua Lewis, Brandon Lozano, Thomas McCarthy, Kevin McDougal, Trevor Michel, Jared Mitchell, Charles Ocmand, Jason Oncale, Adam Pelicano, Greg Portier, Dayton Rowe, Chad Spell, Jeremy St. Pierre and Kenterrol Williams
Lastly, the Rigger Safety Award was given to riggers who exhibit exemplary work achievements. Winners this year total 16 individuals and represent six member companies:
- Barnhart – Memphis, Tenn.: Brian Lynn and Brian Turner
- Deep South Crane and Rigging, LLC – Baton Rouge, La.: John David, Shane Hebert, Christopher Ragle and Ted Sloan
- PSC Crane & Rigging – Piqua, Ohio: Matt Applegate and Dan Holt
- Roll Group – Dayton, Texas: David Isenberg
- TNT Crane & Rigging, Inc. – Houston, Texas: Nasser Farahnakian, Albert Garcia, Ricardo Gesell, Matthew Goudeau, Richard Rosales and Nick Trevino
- Southway Crane & Rigging, LLC – Lexington, S.C.: John Wilson
For more information on the SC&RA Awards Program, visit www.scranet.org/awards.