Granite announced it has been awarded eight Awards of Excellence from the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) in 2022. The Awards of Excellence program recognizes “NSSGA member company operations’ achievements in the areas of Community Relations, Environmental, Safety, and Sterling Safety Awards.” Granite secured awards in all four areas, with three Environmental Awards (all bronze), one Safety Award (Bronze),…
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Bruening Rock Products Gifts New Truck to 40-Year Employee
Oct 21, 2022 – Jerome Halweg started working for Bruening Rock Products (BRP), Decorah, Iowa, in the 1970s but left to become a farmer, according to a story in the Decorah News. Several years later – in 1982 – he returned to BRP. Halweg was recently recognized for his contributions over the last 40 years by getting handed the keys to a brand-new truck. Now…
Read MoreMSHA Reports 22nd Fatality of 2022
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Sept. 28, a miner at Teichert Inc.’s Spanish Springs plant, Washoe County, Nev., died when he was engulfed in a collapsed stockpile. The miner was working close to the toe of the stockpile to remove material off the top of a surge tunnel’s feeder to clear a blockage.
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