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2016 MCAA Safety Advantage Award Winners

Words: Mason ContractorsThe Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA) presented the MCAA Safety Advantage Awards to six companies on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 during the MCAA Midyear Meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz.

The MCAA Safety Advantage Awards are presented based on a mason contractor’s incident rate. Awards were presented to the top companies with greater than 100,000 hours worked by all employees, and the top companies with less than 100,000 hours worked by all employees.

The winners were:

Greater Than 100,000 Hours

First Place

Gates Construction Company, Inc.
Mooresville, N.C.

Second Place

Fenimore-Blythe, Ltd.
Fort Worth, Texas

Less Than 100,000 Hours

First Place (4-Way Tie)

C & S Co., Inc.
Pittsfield, Mass.

Grant Contracting Co., Inc.
Fenton, Mo.

Molter Corporation
Tinley Park, Ill.

Pinnacle Masonry, Inc.
Cary, N.C.

The goal of the MCAA Safety Advantage Awards is to help draw attention to the need and benefits of performing safely. Visit www.masoncontractors.org/safety/awards for more information.
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