2019 MCAA Safety Advantage Award Winners

Words: Danks Burton, Armand Cruz, Paul Odom, Paul Jr, Paul SrThe Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA) presented the MCAA Safety Advantage Awards, sponsored by Federated Insurance, on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, during the MCAA Midyear Meeting in New Hampshire.

The MCAA Safety Advantage Awards are 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 (3-Way Tie)

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

John J. Smith Masonry Company
St. Louis

Schiffer Mason Contractors, Inc.
Holt, Mich.

Paul Cantarella Jr. (left) and Paul Cantarella Sr. (center, right) are presented the MCAA Safety Advantage Award by Armand Cruz of Federated Insurance (center, left) and Paul Odom (right).
Paul Cantarella Jr. (left) and Paul Cantarella Sr. (center, right) are presented the MCAA Safety Advantage Award by Armand Cruz of Federated Insurance (center, left) and Paul Odom (right).

Less Than 100,000 Hours

FIRST PLACE (6-Way Tie)

Cantarella & Son, Inc.
Pittsfield, Mass.

Grant Contracting Co., Inc.
Fenton, Mo.

Minahan Construction, Inc.
Uwchland, Pa.

Danks Burton (left) is presented the MCAA Safety Advantage Award by Armand Cruz of Federated Insurance (center) with Paul Odom (right).
Danks Burton (left) is presented the MCAA Safety Advantage Award by Armand Cruz of Federated Insurance (center) with Paul Odom (right).
Pinnacle Masonry, Inc.
Cary, N.C.

Stonelake Masonry, Inc.
Elk Grove, Calif.

Troianiello Masonry, Inc.
Scranton, Penn.

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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