SC&RA members receive Crane & Rigging Safety awards

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, FL.

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 member were recognized:

• 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