Summer 2015 Employee Newsletter

The Grubb Dispatcher
Issue 19 Volume 5
Summer Company News Report
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WHAT’S NEW THIS EDITION:
Page 2:
• Roanoke, Fredericksburg, and Steel
Erection Projects
• Richmond Welcomes Dave Barnett
Page 3:
• Richmond and Crawler Division Projects
• Major Projects Welcomes Wade VanDeVoort
Page 4:
• Safety Corner
Congratulations! Chuck
Cooke accepts the
2015 Crane & Rigging
Group Safety Award
on behalf of W. O.
Grubb. This award is
presented each year to
SC&RA members with
outstanding safety
records.
Page 5:
• Major Projects Welcomes Bob Crundwell
• Baltimore and Portsmouth Projects
• Richmond Welcomes Trey Gregory
Page 6:
• Employee Anniversaries
• Trivia Questions
• The Original Little Black Book
Written By: Megan Ciesielski
Editor: Michelle Grubb-Solaimani
For those of you who don‛t know, W. O. Grubb
had a fire in the shop at the Jefferson Davis
Highway location. This fire leaving most of the
building damanged and needing rebuilt. The
picture on the left is from the mid 1990‛s. The
building looks completely different today,
shown on the right.
Employment Anniversaries
April - June 2015
The following is a list of employees that have been with the company for five plus years between April and June.
April
May
June
Richard Bowers, Crawler Div. 18 years
Jerry Bailey, Alexandria 16 years
Steve Brawley, Richmond 12 years
Carolyn Callanan, Portsmouth 13 years Diane Bruch, Portsmouth 15 years
Jerry Draper, Richmond 8 years
Ben Bruce, Crawler Div. 22 years
Blair Carlton, Richmond 14 years
Irwin Eggleston, Richmond 14 years
Ray Hand, Alexandria 9 years
David Daly Jr, Richmond 20 years
Chris Hickey, Portsmouth 10 years
Diane Manning, Richmond 13 years
Michael Duley, Alexandria 10 years
Kenneth Hicks, Portsmouth 9 years
William English, Richmond 14 years Kevin Pennington, Crawler Div 18 years
Carl Moats, Alexandria 11 years
Wade Freeman III, Richmond 11 years Donald Richards, Alexandria 13 years
Russell Moody, Richmond 13 years
Billy Brown, Fredericksburg 25 years
Kenneth Gibson, Alexandria 14 years
William Potter, Portsmouth 7 years
Johnny Gunnell, Portsmouth 17 years
Ed Walters, Steel Division 23 years
Steven Purdy, Alexandria 15 years
Clifton Henning Jr, Iron Worker 19 years
Gary Rugg, Alexandria 15 years
Andrew Hill, Richmond 12 years
James Johnson, Richmond 9 years
James Leeper, Baltimore 12 years
Kenneth Miner, Portsmouth 9 years
TRIVIA!
Doug Neely, Richmond 14 years
Joseph Nelson, Baltimore 5 years
1) What does the “O” in W. O. Grubb stand for?
Tommy O`Donnell, Alexandria 9 years
A. Oliver
Clinton Oliver, Alexandria 6 years
B. Odell
William Osterbind, Richmond 7 years
C.
Owen
George Pennington, Richmond 5 years
Donald Price, Portsmouth 5 years
2) What year did we move to Jefferson Davis Highway?
John Price, Rigging Division 11 years
A. 1984
Andrea Profitt, Richmond 22 years
B. 1991
Donald Themer, Alexandria 12 years
C. 1973
Jean Walton, Richmond 10 years
3) Willie O. Grubb was one of how many children?
A. 7
B. 13
C. 10
Be the first to answer all 3 questions to Megan Ciesielski,
804-929-5385 or [email protected], and win 1 of 2 prizes!
The Original “Little Black Book”
This little black book is from the 1940s, and was
used for paying monthly dues but also Death and
Pension benefits. You had to have this book to be
able to work. Since they were worth money people
could and would trade them for different things.
Roanoke
Roanoke
David Goodman’s job setting precast concrete bridge
sections in Lexington, Virginia. George “Stump”
Pennington, operator, and David Connelly, oiler out of
the Richmond branch, ran the Grove GMK6350, 350
ton All Terrain Crane.
David Goodman’s job working for Heede
Southeast in Charlottesville, VA dismantling
a tower crane. Operator Chris Lewis and
Robert Rhoades, Oiler, Brian Herndon,
and also with the help of Blair Carlton, all
out of the Richmond Branch, on the Demag
AC160/2, 200 Ton All Terrain Crane.
Richmond would like to welcome Dave Barnett to W. O. Grubb headquarters as a Senior Business Development Manager. Dave was born
and raised in Charleston, WV. He has been in the crane industry for
over 40 years, and began his career as a union crane operator in
Houston, Texas in the early 70s. Dave was an operator for 15 years
before going into management. He worked for Maxim Crane for the
last 24 years as a Senior Vice President of Projects and Heavy Lift
Cranes. With Maxim he worked not only in the United States, but
Canada, Guam, and the Caribbean. Dave has one son who also works in
the crane industry as a maintenance manager for a worldwide crane
manufacturer. His favorite hobbies are fishing and golfing.
Fredericksburg
Olen Helmick’s job
working for L.E.
Myers in Stafford.
Operator, Russ
Myers and oiler,
Tom Skalkeas on
the Link-Belt
ATC-3210, 210 ton All
Terrain Crane fixing a
support tower that
had been damaged.
Steel Erection
Operator, Chris Nuckols out of
the Richmond Branch, on the
Manitex 35124C, 35 ton Boom
Truck doing some reconstruction
at the UVA Rotunda.
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Richmond
Mike Davenport’s job
at Nabisco setting roof
top units. The Grove
GMK7550, 550 ton All
Terrain Crane was used
and operated by Doug
Radcliffe with Mike
Williams as the oiler.
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Richmond
Mike Davenport’s job at Nestle
Purina in King William, Virginia.
Doug Radcliffe, operator, and Bryan
Herndon, oiler, set a 75,000 pound
substation with the Grove GMK7550,
550 ton large hydro crane.
This lift took place in Washington D.C. as part of the
DCWASA First Street Tunnel Project, with the customer
being Skanska. The Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) is
being used to construct a storm water drainage tunnel.
The TBM was 23 feet in diameter and lowered into the
bottom of a 150 foot shaft. The front shield and cutting
head weighed 475,000 pounds, this being W. O.
Grubb’s largest single pick, the middle shield and erector assembly weighed 320,000 pounds. Jim Leeper
was the crane operator on the Liebherr LR 1400, 450
ton Crawler configured with 92 feet of main boom and
ballast wagon was also attached.
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Mike White’s job for FlatIron in Greensboro, North
Carolina. The cranes in this picture are:
- Manitowoc 2250- 300 ton Crawler Crane
- Link-Belt TCC750- 75 ton TeleCrawler
- Manitowoc 999 SIII- 275 ton Crawler Crane
Along with these cranes 7 others have worked on
this project as well, and we’re scheduled to deliver
more in the next few months.
Major Projects would like to welcome Wade
VanDeVoort, who will be working for Jigger
Tanner as a Goldhofer Technician. He is from
Phillips, Wisconsin, and has been in the
Union for 15 years. Wade attended Central
Lakes College in Northern Minnesota for 2
years and received an Associate’s Degree in
Heavy Equipment Operations and Maintenance. In his free time he likes to hunt, fish,
swim, and camp!
Safety Corner
Causes of Accidents and How to Prevent Them
There are a lot of ways for accidents to occur in the workplace and so you need to actively take steps to protect yourself and your co-workers.
Understanding what some of the causes of accidents are can help in their prevention.
Overconfidence
When it comes to workplace accidents, one of the leading causes is people becoming overconfident and thus ignoring the possible dangers.
People take short cuts because they have become convinced that they won't have any problems.
Safety Procedures are Ignored
Safety procedures are put in place for a good reason and ignoring them can cause severe workplace accidents. It is common for workplace
accidents to be caused by employees simply flaunting the rules.
Taking the Easy Way Out
A lot of workplace accidents occur because people try to cut corners. This could be in an effort to save money or in an effort to increase
productivity. You should truly consider whether or not it will be worth the increased risk to cut corners by ignoring safety procedures.
Not Being Properly Trained/ Instructed
A number of employees feel that they need to bluff their way through tough situations in order to impress their bosses. Unfortunately this can
lead to problems as they may not know how to carry out instructions properly or safely. Sometimes the training given to an employee is
inadequate to help them to prevent accidents. It should never be taken for granted that all employees are fully familiar with all safety procedures, they need to be constantly reminded.
Bad Housekeeping
The more cluttered an office, shop or yard space is, the more dangerous it is. Good housekeeping is the starting point for a safe working
environment and will instill a sense of pride in the employee.
Being Distracted
You need to concentrate if you are performing any task. Tasks involving heavy machinery or other potentially hazardous items involve complete
focus if they are to be concluded safely. That is why it is so important to make your home and work life as separate as possible - problems at
home need to stay at home and distractions should be kept to a minimum to evade workplace accidents. And as we all know talking and texting
on your mobile device is strictly prohibited while operating equipment.
Lack of Preparation
A lot of people just jump feet first into a project without thinking it through first. Having a solid plan of action in place is vital to completing
potentially dangerous tasks. This is the very reason for doing the JSA prior to performing the work.
Let’s take this one step further and go back to the 2011 all hands safety meeting where we talked about ICE-100:
ICE – 100
Before you start any operations in the field think about ICE-100 and complete the survey with your crew. It’s as simple as remembering the ice
each day for the coolers; it will help complete your Daily JSA and may get more involvement from the crew.
What is ICE-100?
I=
Identify your hazards at the work site:
Is there a slope to contend with?
What are the soil conditions, will they support the equipment and load
Is there standing water, if so how deep & what’s the bottom like.
Are there any overhead power Lines?
Are there any underground utility boxes, tunnels or Lines to contend with?
Is there any trash, debris or materials obstructing your work?
What dangers are your workers going to encounter with their task;
Slip-trip-falls-pinch points-sharp edges-fall exposures-frozen ground-mud-overhead workers/loads
Is there traffic in the area?
Other construction equipment/delivery of materials
Pedestrians/workers using your site for access
Are there parked vehicles, light poles or stored materials in the area?
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Communicate with your crew and any other crews in your area
Talk to other crews working in your area and discuss each other’s intentions for the shift.
Communicate with any contractors that could have traffic in your area.
Carry all the information back to your crew and inform them.
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Eliminate any of the hazards you have identified.
100= Safety One Hundred Percent% of the Time
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Major Projects would like to welcome Bob Crundwell,
Goldhofer Supervisor. Bob is originally from Saint Augustine, Florida and now lives in Virginia with his wife Tonya. He
has 3 children and 2 grandchildren. Bob has worked in the
crane industry for 30 years, and has worked with all aspects
of cranes. He has a 32 year old Harley that he is always working on. Also Bob likes to golf and fish when he’s not working
on his Harley.
Baltimore
Nemo Lingerman’s job
setting a Bank of America
ATM. Operator, Charles
Welsh, on the Grove
TMS800E, 80 ton Truck
Crane.
Goldhofer trailers
moving process modules
at Ashland Chemical.
Richmond Branch,
Richmond Rigging
Department, and Major
Projects were all about
of this job.
Ryan Lewis on the
Grove RT700E, 60 ton
Rough Terrain Crane at
the 2015 Patriotic
Festival at Virginia
Beach.
Portsmouth
Brad Yauilla’s job
setting a 50,000
pound tank for All
First. Ryan Lewis,
operator, and Brian
Butler, oiler, on the
Link-Belt ATC-3210,
210 ton All Terrain
Crane. Also with the
help of Rob Belote
on the Link-Belt
HTC8675II, 75 ton
Truck Crane.
Richmond would like to welcome Trey Gregory a Finance summer intern.
Trey is a rising senior at James Madison University and is studying Finance. He
is from New Kent, VA and attended New Kent High School. He wrestled in high
school and still does in college. Trey was All American at 157 pounds in the
National Collegiate Wrestling Association this past year. He has one younger
brother and enjoys sports and spending time outdoors.
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