2017 MCAA Safety Advantage Award Winners

Words: Paul Odom, Stacy Rougeau, Jack West, Paul CantarellaThe Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA) presented the MCAA Safety Advantage Awards, sponsored by Federated Insurance, on Wednesday, August 30, 2017, during the MCAA Midyear Meeting in Steamboat Springs, Colo.

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

Midwest Masonry, Inc.
Mundelein, Ill

SECOND PLACE

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

Less THAN 100,000 HOURS

FIRST PLACE (8-Way Tie)

Aztec Masonry, Inc.
Cordova, Tenn.

Paul Cantarella is presented the MCAA Safety Advantage Award by Jack West (Federated Insurance).
Paul Cantarella is presented the MCAA Safety Advantage Award by Jack West (Federated Insurance).
C & S Co., Inc.
Pittsfield, Mass.

Paul Cantarella is presented the MCAA Safety Advantage Award by Jack West (Federated Insurance).
Paul Cantarella is presented the MCAA Safety Advantage Award by Jack West (Federated Insurance).
Cantarella & Son, Inc.
Pittsfield, Mass.

Stacy Rougeau is presented the MCAA Safety Advantage Award by Jack West (Federated Insurance).
Stacy Rougeau is presented the MCAA Safety Advantage Award by Jack West (Federated Insurance).
East Coast Air Barrier & Restoration, Inc.
Pittsfield, Mass.

Paul Odom is presented the MCAA Safety Advantage Award by Jack West (Federated Insurance).
Paul Odom is presented the MCAA Safety Advantage Award by Jack West (Federated Insurance).
Legacy Masonry, LLC
Waco, Texas

Molter Corporation
Tinley Park, Ill.

Schiffer Mason Contractors, Inc.
Holt, Mich.

Summit Masonry & Stoneworks, Inc.
Peoria, Ill.

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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