NSSGA Announces 2026 Safety Award Recipients

<span>NSSGA Announces 2026 Safety Award Recipients</span> <div>2026-09-21</div> <span><span>madalynnamos08…</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-09-15T18:13:39+00:00" title="Tuesday, September 15, 2026 - 18:13">Tue, 09/15/2026 - 18:13</time> </span> <div>News Release</div> <div> <img loading="lazy" src="https://www.nssga.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/Safety%20HardHat%20Logo_rrp.png" width="526" height="526" alt="Safety Logo Awards"> </div> <div><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0"><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C. </strong>– The National Stone, Sand &amp; Gravel Association (NSSGA) today announced the winners of the Safety Excellence Awards, the Louis Griesemer Sterling Safety Awards and the James M. Christie Safety and Health Professional of the Year Award during the lunch session of the 2026 Legislative &amp; Policy Forum.</span></p><p class="pf0">&nbsp;</p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">“Safety continues to be a core value of the aggregates industry, and each of our members remain committed to promoting healthy and safe practices in their operations,” said NSSGA President and CEO Michele Stanley. “I congratulate all our winners for their work to ensure each worker goes home safely at the end of the day.”</span></p><p class="pf0">&nbsp;</p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">The Safety Excellence Awards recognize aggregates operations maintaining a safe workplace, evidenced by their safety performance over a consecutive period without an MSHA-reportable injury. The Louis Griesemer Sterling Safety Awards recognize NSSGA member companies having the lowest total accident incidence rate for the previous year in their size category.</span></p><p class="pf0">&nbsp;</p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Additionally, the 2026 James M. Christie Safety and Health Professional of the Year was awarded to Jay Canada of Pine Bluff Sand &amp; Gravel. Canada is an industry leader in workplace safety and an active member of the NSSGA Health &amp; Safety Subcommittee, Workforce Development Task Force, Technical Advisory Committee and the MSHA-NSSGA Alliance.</span></p><p class="pf0">&nbsp;</p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">The Safety Excellence and Louis Griesemer Sterling Safety Gold winners are listed below. For more information on the Awards of Excellence or the 2026 Legislative &amp; Policy Forum, please visit nssga.org.&nbsp;</span></p><p class="pf0">&nbsp;</p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0"><strong>Safety Awards of Excellence</strong></span></p><p class="pf0">&nbsp;</p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Gold Award Winners</span></p><p class="pf0">&nbsp;</p><table class="table" style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 100%);"><tbody><tr><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 100%);"><span class="cf0">Small Operation</span></td><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 100%);"><span class="cf0">Medium Operation</span></td><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 100%);">Large Operation</td></tr><tr><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 100%);"><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Bennett Alluvial</span></p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Martin Marietta</span></p></td><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 100%);"><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Onslow Quarry</span></p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Martin Marietta</span></p></td><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 100%);"><p>Madras Quarry</p><p>Vulcan Materials Company</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="pf0">&nbsp;</p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0"><strong>Louis Griesemer Sterling Safety Award</strong></span></p><p class="pf0">&nbsp;</p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Gold Award Winners</span></p><p class="pf0">&nbsp;</p><table class="table" style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 100%);"><tbody><tr><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 100%);"><span class="cf0">Small Operation</span></td><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 100%);"><span class="cf0">Medium Operation</span></td><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 100%);">Large Operation</td></tr><tr><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 100%);"><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">Tresca Brothers Sand &amp; Gravel&nbsp;</span></p><p class="pf0">&nbsp;</p></td><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 100%);"><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">BURNCO</span></p><p class="pf0">&nbsp;</p></td><td style="border-color:hsl(0, 0%, 100%);"><p>Luck Companies</p><p>&nbsp;</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">For a full list of award winners, please visit </span><a href="https://www.nssga.org/awards"><span class="cf3">nssga.org/awards</span></a><span class="cf0">.</span></p><p class="pf0">&nbsp;</p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">###</span></p><p class="pf0">&nbsp;</p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">NSSGA is the leading advocate for the aggregates industry. Its members – stone, sand and gravel producers and the equipment manufacturers and service providers who support them – produce the essential raw materials found in homes, buildings, roads, bridges and public works projects, NSSGA represents more than 90 percent of the crushed stone and 70 percent of the sand and gravel produced annually in the United States. Learn more at&nbsp;</span><span class="cf4">www.nssga.org</span><span class="cf1">.</span></p><p class="pf0">&nbsp;</p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">CONTACT: Kerry Lynch</span></p><p class="pf0"><span class="cf0">(703) 526-1072, </span><span class="cf3">klynch@nssga.org</span></p></div> <div>FALSE</div>

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