June 4, 2014 - During its annual conference in April, the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) announced 25 Crane Operator Safety Awards. This award is presented to certified crane operators who exhibit exemplary work achievements while accumulating 10,000 consecutive man-hours and recording zero accidents and incidents. Winners represent nine different companies:
- AmQuip Crane Rental, LLC, Philadelphia, Pa. – Rodney Campbell
- Bridger Crane & Rigging, LLC, Boulder, Wyo. – Dave Cordova
- Chellino Crane, Inc., Joliet, Ill. – Mike Meister, Christopher Miller and James Schultz
- Consolidated Crane Co., Houston, Texas – Marvin Bosworth, Warren Bovey, Manuel Galvan, Melvin Henley, Melvin Mixon, Michael Seale and Dwayne Zatopek
- Custom Service Crane, Inc., Mahomet, Ill. – Luke Simmons
- Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental, Milwaukee, Wis. – Preston Freeman, Chad Kimpfbeck, Brian Schroeder and Brett Szyszkiewicz
- Dutcher-Phipps Crane & Rigging Company, Monahans, Texas – Tyrel Dutcher and Raul Sandoval
- Mountain Crane Service, Salt Lake City, Utah – Greg Hale, Roy Justice, Bowdy Pingree and Doug Steinfeldt
- Tri-State Crane & Rigging, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Gene Bagby and Eric Wincentsen