Richford Culvert Project & VOSHA Inspection

INDUSTRY LEADING IN ALL WE DO

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Employee Spotlight

Wade Steele

Lead Machinist / Hydraulic Specialist

Hometown:

Addison, VT.

Family:

Fiance, Morgan, and a baby boy on the way (we don't have a name picked out yet).

Pets:

Golden Doodle, Marlo, and a cat, Theo.

If you were an animal, what would you be?

Probably a dog.

Pet Peeves:

Everything should have a place, and it should be in it.

Favorite food:

Probably a good sirloin steak and mashed potatoes.

Favorite color:

Orange.

Favorite Song:

Anything by Hardy.

Guilty pleasure:

Probably a cold Bud Light.

Bucket List:

At this point, probably be able to watch my baby boy grow into a decent human being.

If you were given a million dollars, what would you do?

Go on a nice vacation and spoil the fiance.

Last thing you watched on TV:

The Flash.

Hobbies:

Snowmobiling, demolition derbies.

First job:

Mowing lawns for my uncle.

Childhood dream job:

Working with my father and grandfather at our old service station, towing mainly.

Favorite piece of equipment:

Hydraulic table.

Who do you look up to the most?

Probably my father - what he was able to do for me, my brother, and my mom, and putting food on the table. He taught me work ethic.

Something everyone should know about you:

With the right guidance, I'm willing to learn anything.

Best part about your job:

I get to use my hands and my knowledge every day to accomplish a goal.

Best advice ever received:

Make sure whatever you do, give 100%.

Favorite saying:

Best to keep your mouth shut and let people think you're a fool, than to open your mouth and prove them right.

Richford Culvert Project

Photos by Jeff Gokey

The Richford Culvert project is in full swing, check out the progress photos below! The slide rail box is in place, the stone is in the box (Rodney Watkins worked hard spreading the stone), and the crane is on site and ready to start setting (74 tons of counterweights).

Click here to see the photos

Huge shout-out to everyone involved with this project, great work!

Chain/Slings Inspection & Trenching

This past week we had a VOSHA inspector stop into Jeremy Fowler's worksite on Route 7 in Rutland. Seth Widli was leading the crew in their work on the signal lights when the inspection occurred. The inspector was impressed with how everything was being run and found no issues or violations at the worksite. Great job to everyone involved!

Some reminders from this inspection involve inspecting chains and slings to ensure the tag is in place and the Working Load Limit (WLL) is legible, and that our trenches are in order.

Inspect your chains for wear, defective welds, deformation and increase in length or stretch. With slings, make sure the tag that displays the WLL is legible, and that it does not have cuts, abrasions, holes, or anything that will weaken the integrity. Slings also have a "kill" line, which is a piece of string that is red or blue, that indicates the sling needs to be replaced.