The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) announced the winners of annual awards for Crane & Rigging Safety, Zero Accidents, and Crane & Rigging Safety Improvement during its 2014 Annual Conference, April 22-26, at the Boca Raton Resort, Boca Raton, Fla.
In order to qualify for the awards, companies must have a Workers’ Compensation Modification Rate of 1.0 or less and an incident rate of 2.3 or less during the contest year.
Thirty-five SC&RA members won a Crane & Rigging Safety Award because of their superior safety records:
- AmQuip Crane Rental, LLC, Philadelphia, Pa.
- Anglemyer Crane Rental, Azusa, Calif.
- Barnhart Crane and Rigging, Memphis, Tenn.
- Bollmeier Crane, Madison, Ill.
- Bragg Companies – Crane Service, Long Beach, Calif.
- Chellino Crane, Inc., Joliet, Ill.
- CJ Drilling, Inc., Dundee, Ill.
- Coast Crane Company, Buffalo Grove, Ill.
- Connelly Crane Rental Corp., Detroit, Mich.
- Consolidated Crane Co., Houston, Texas
- Crane Rental Corporation, Orlando, Fla.
- J.J. Curran Crane Company, Detroit, Mich.
- Deep South Crane And Rigging, LLC, Baton Rouge, La.
- Essex Crane Rental Corp., Buffalo Grove, Ill.
- Fagioli, Inc., Houston, Texas
- Hawaiian Crane & Rigging, Ltd., Honolulu, Hawaii
- J.F. Lomma, Inc., South Kearny, N.J.
- Magnum Crane Service, Auburn, Wash.
- Maxim Crane Works, L.P., Monroeville, Pa.
- Mountain Crane Service, Riverton, Utah
- Mr. Crane, Inc., Orange, Calif.
- NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul Services, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- PSC Crane & Rigging, Dayton, Ohio
- Rossco Crane and Rigging Inc., Minot, S.D.
- Sarens / Rigging International, Alameda, Calif.
- Shelby Mechanical, Inc., Cinnaminson, N.J.
- Southern Industrial Constructors/Southern Crane, Raleigh, N.C.
- Specialty Crane & Rigging, Goleta, Calif.
- Stevenson Crane Service, Inc., Bolingbrook, Ill.
- Taylor Crane and Rigging, Inc., Coffeyville, Ks.
- TNT Crane & Rigging, Inc., Houston, Texas
- Tri-State Crane & Rigging, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Waggoner Equipment Rental, LLC, Wood River, Ill.
- Williams Specialized, Inc., New York, N.Y.
- George Young Company, Swedesboro, N.J.
Seventeen SC&RA member companies received the Crane & Rigging Zero Accidents Award because they did not have a single recordable accident or injury in the past year:
- Bollmeier Crane, Madison, Ill.
- Consolidated Crane Co., Houston, Texas
- Crane Rental Corporation, Orlando, Fla.
- J.J. Curran Crane Company, Detroit, Mich.
- Fagioli, Inc., Houston, Texas
- Hawaiian Crane & Rigging, Ltd., Honolulu, Hawaii
- Magnum Crane Service, Auburn, Wash.
- Mr. Crane, Inc., Orange, Calif.
- Rossco Crane and Rigging Inc., Minot, S.D.
- Shelby Mechanical, Inc., Cinnaminson, N.J.
- Specialty Crane & Rigging, Goleta, Calif.
- Stevenson Crane Service, Inc., Bolingbrook, Ill.
- Taylor Crane and Rigging, Inc., Coffeyville, Ks.
- Tri-State Crane & Rigging, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Waggoner Equipment Rental, LLC, Wood River, Ill.
- Williams Specialized, Inc., New York, N.Y.
- George Young Company, Swedesboro, N.J.
Eight SC&RA member companies earned a Crane & Rigging Safety Improvement Award by showing an improved incidence rate compared to the previous year’s contest entry:
- AmQuip Crane Rental, LLC, Philadelphia, Pa.
- Barnhart Crane and Rigging, Memphis, Tenn.
- Crane Rental Corporation, Orlando, Fla.
- Essex Crane Rental Corp., Buffalo Grove, Ill.
- Maxim Crane Works, L.P., Monroeville, Pa.
- NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada
- PSC Crane & Rigging, Piqua, Ohio
- TNT Crane & Rigging, Inc., Houston, Texas
The Specialized Carriers and Rigging Association (SC&RA) is an international trade association of more than 1,300 members from 43 nations. Members are involved in specialized transportation, machinery moving and erecting, industrial maintenance, millwrighting and crane and rigging operations, manufacturing and rental. SC&RA helps members run more efficient and safer businesses by monitoring and affecting pending legislation and regulatory policies at the state and national levels; researching and reporting on safety concerns and best business practices; and providing four yearly forums where these and other relevant member issues can be advanced.
