@@bigclivedotcom I can't believe these guys settled for JUST a photo ! where's the VIDEO ? The helicopter should have hoverd long enough for them to be seen coming out of the middle and onto the top ! With todays zoom lenses , they could have been plenty far enough away to worry about the down-wash or noise .
I’m a iron worker for Arizona local 75. In may we had a 30year iron worker pass away from not being tied off. It was the Amazon project in good year. So safety definitely will save you no matter how much experience you have death is a ruthless debt collector. When you’re dues are owed he always collect what’s his.
@@heyman8820 if they did everything safe they'll be out of business because other companies would outcompete them by getting the job done faster and cheaper. Most customers in general dont give a hoot about the morality thats involved in goods and services. Look at all the electronic factories of foxconn where they have suicide nets installed because most workers want to kill themselves and people still buy Iphones. In the end humanity gets what its deserves.
@@heyman8820 tell them that. It won't change anything. as the customers of these projects are powerful people who don't like to pay more than they have to.
I’m a third generation pipe welder, I worked in the refineries for years. My grandfather was a combo welder, who taught me how to weld. My first job, welding 8inch pipe in a rack, they had an iron worker crew making comments at us from a distance. Talking shit and laughing. I asked my grandpa why those dudes had a problem with me, and he straight up said “If I knew I was having to work harder than you, and still made less money than you, I’d be pissed off at you too.” 😂😂 God bless.
How about shut the fuck up and get a skill of you own. Don't talk shit a cry like a dumb ass. You are stuck making that money because of you, not the guy who can do what you can't
Weeping Man im sure those trademan answer to contractor like anyone else so either you wanna put it "guy" I didn't try and take away from anything they do they're definitely a skilled group of craftsmen I tip my hat off to em Its definitely a whole lot different than building a house
There is just no possible way that these courageous folks are paid enough!!! The most I ever climbed in my working days were 40 foot towers, but these iron workers are a whole other level of bravery!
I like to believe those old timers without lanyards would look upon these 'new age' workers with a sense of envy. As brave as they were, I believe if you offered them a safe, effective system to keep them from falling to certain death...they'd have signed on without much grudge. This isn't meant to be anything more than a thought I had. Also, as a skydiver...that looks fun as hell!
Not even. People resist change even if it’s for their own safety. Think of when seatbelts became a law. People were like screw that but now it’s just the norm.
Or even line work and having a super squeeze to save you from falling. That didn’t come around until ~2010 +-1yr. That wasn’t welcome to many even though it could very well saved your life if you gaff out or what have you.
A lot of time fall pro is great, but sometimes it presents a trip or snag hazard. Granted if you fall and are tied you should be restrained in how far you fall, but you are also more likely to fall in the first place. And falling alone can break bones, tear open a nut sack, or cause other injuries. I would prefer to be able to choose when to tie and when not to... though I understand this could result in guys being pressured to not tie for the sake of speed.... and that would not be good.
@@111Econ If you really look at what he says you will know that he’s saying they are tied but he wouldn’t do it if he was tied a million different ways. You disagree mainly because that’s what you like to do. You are a troll. Well I’m a trolls troll. 😂
Why not?!! You go through an apprenticeship - safety courses, First Aid, CPR, all kinds of training. You won't start day one doing what he (the other workmen) are doing. The only thing will be expected of you is watch your footing, be mindful of others near you, and LISTEN.
I was a project manager for all of 2 years. Everyone told me I had made it, and my years of running my back were over...I quit and went back outside. Working in an office is the hardest thing I ever did. Staring at a computer...watching the clock...meetings...office politics...fuck all of it.
I’ve got total respect and admiration for these iron working men. I can’t imagine what they have to risk and go through in just one day’s work. The stress must be just unreal. And yet these iron men do this day after day!
@@clooclvloolv2217 Not really a matter of rational thought, but of knowledge. Most occupations, whether it's neurosurgery or plumbing, have a lot to them not known by outsiders.
@@jamese9283 it’s not even knowledge it’s just conscious thought. most people aren’t conscious of the processes necessary for the infrastructure they use.
I got into high rise concrete at the age of fifty, when most guys are thinking about retirement. Two years later you drive by and 800 families are living their life in what was a hole in the ground when I showed up. The feeling never leaves you.
I climb radio towers, and my kids are sick of me driving by a tower and saying "I built that" or "I been on that." Feels good to be able to point at what you accomplished.
@@Jamoni1 My grandfather is a well know electrical engineer in our local area but he also worked as an electrician when he was younger. Its very often whenever we pass by a building he is like "i made the electrical plan of that building", "i made the electric bell system for that church", "i planned the grid system of this neighborhood" etc etc, its funny actually hahahah
You mean, in YOUR WORLD. my world is filled with hard working ,Real life living, men and women scratching out their place in this world as best they can with no time or desire to focus on anything but.
BassBreath100 Bless ya dishwashers. I was a cook/dishwasher before becoming a trucker. Y’all are the heart of the restaurant. Now I’m on my way to working to become an Ironworker.
As a retired project manager for a large union GC, I have the utmost respect for iron workers. It takes guts to not only hang the high iron but work the leading edge. On my first job out of college, a few guys taught this gal how to walk the steel, tuck my pant legs and tie my boots. Iron workers are a unique breed that embody the very essence of “Made in America”!
Iron workers are a totally different breed, I learned that while working in the refineries down here in south Louisiana. Believe it, them ol boys are crazy and wild as hell lol..
@Phil Mccrevasse yeah and down south that is what those dumb motherfuckers do. It loses all respect from the contractor and the client and makes your fellow brothers look like a bunch of jerk offs. You would get your stupid ass thrown off a building for doing that stupid shit on a real union job.
Man, my Dad was a Iron and Welder for years. I'm now 54 and a Fire Fighter and these Men bring back some good memories of the men that worked with my dad. He was a General Forman and the men use to come over and sit around the table and drank with my dad and talk a lot of shit , but what I wouldn't do to have one more night at mom and dad house with the men over. He would go to work with tears in his eyes from body pains and never never complain. Just being around Real Men back in the 70s/80s and 90s made me what I am. This was awesome.
thanks steve I am retired Ironworker like your dad, thank you for what YOU do fire fighters never for get you heros at twin towers disaster you are Americas heros.
Yeah hiding your pain and never complaining, real men instead of these phoney men actually taking their mental and physical health seriously. Those were the days!!
Phenomenal workers, so much respect ✊🏿they deserve every penny. Pray 🙏 they always stay safe, thanks 🙏 to everyone on the job who lays it on the line to build our cities/skylines. Awesome dedication, inspiration, toughness & incredible hard work.
I lost my dad a couple of months ago. He was an ironworker out of Toledo and Los Angeles for 37 years. This video was a refreshing way to connect with him. So incredibly proud of all of you, and thankful for all the hard work and sacrifice you dedicate to make things happen.
As an architect and a builder, I can not express how much pride and respect and inspiration I have for those guys! A true representation of what the American Spirit is supposed to be. Reach for the sky, stand on the mountain, attain the impossible, be proud! Congratulations to the guys on that spire and everyone else involved for this amazing photo and accomplishment!!! WOW!!!!
What an incredible picture. Tied off or not is insane. I would have a heart attack if I were out there. All these men building our buildings reaching the clouds are truly built from Steele.
Yep. I'm not particularly afraid of heights. I'll climb trees or go up a ladder on a water tower perhaps. But if I had been sitting on top of that spire, my buttcheeks would have clamped down on that steel so hard, they'd have needed the crane to pull me off it.
Awesome shot, you guys deserve all the admiration that is being piled on. Good on you giving the shout out to the missing connector. Would say I would have loved to been there with you but it doesn't look like there's any room. Retired Ironworker out of 387/Atlanta. Last few years I worked as a field safety guy for Superior Rigging & Erecting. We did the Marlins Stadium and Shuff was the fabricator. I got into a shouting match with a guy in another trade, thought it was going to get down to some knuckle busting. One of the connectors told me "hell, he wasn't ever going to get to you". The camaraderie is real.
Goes to show how we take for granted the unique team chemistry that exists in amazing work communities around the world. Not every job demands so much every day from a team that is coordinated and well performant to prevent injuries and accident like this. Cheers.
Wish I worked with more people like yourself! Some teams are so broken and toxic, and it can be hard to change an organization with inertia. Good luck!
First day on the job and he’s my boss, the guy takes ZERO bullshit and has no time for games😂 don’t doubt he’d stick up for me but Jesus Christ he laid into me within the first 5 minutes on the job lol
@@saqeebkhan3668 I live in the gulf coast. It's the land of opportunity down here. Basically just ask anyone, literally anyone at any public place. You'll find someone within the first few people who at least knows a guy who knows a guy. Stay clean, show up on time, do your job, and you'll succeed, at least around these parts.
I am a network engineer. I took up this job because I am not made up for this kind of work. I had a project in a rig in the middle East and I met some of these boys there. Man they are tough as steel
Some guys put on a helmet and play tackle for millions, lol. and than their are Men in hard hats that risk their lives moving iron in the sky, for no millions, respect...
Research0digo bro you’re a carpenter talking about “high scaffolding” and commenting on everyone’s post about what you do get over your fucking self, lmao.
Justin Bennett omg I work non union this the truest shit... my boss sits in bobcat all day tellin me what to do then calling me lazy after a 10hr shift with one break.... I’m 16... brutal
@@mmaybee4379 hes your boss and you are a 16 year old who knows nothing. Do you think you should run the machine and tell him what to do all day? I dont think so. If he is your boss he had to get there somehow, hes either the money man or he worked his ass off, right now neither apply to you so shut up and work.
@@user-ie6ye5ls6y facts. 20 years of this shit takes a toll on your body too. For all we know, sitting in the bobcat could be all his back can muster short of giving up the life
Good friend of mine was always that kid too. Teachers called him a slacker and lazy. Fucking dude makes 6 figures a year after he worked his way up the union ladder, while half the people who talked shit to him still to this day work at jobs they hate.
@@MK-ze8xu canadian here In alberta calgary. We are the oil and gas giant of canada and I made the mistake of going to college first spent 4 years getting a degree and spent two years doing that job before I decided I wanted to be in a trade !! Now I've got my journeyman ticket( two of them )and should of been in a trade from day one. We push our kids for university and college. So they can maybe find a career that they will probably hate.
@@MK-ze8xu 9h and needless to say, when my college buddy find out I make over 100k as a gas fitter every year there in shock ! They cant seem to grasp the fact that I make more then them. The o ly downside is it's hard on ours body's that's for sure
I’m a union (Teamsters 388m) maintenance mechanic, I know what it is to work at heights. But, these guys work in very dangerous conditions. Thank you for working safe and watching out for each other. Good job men.
As someone from the white collar side of things, it’s a nice glimpse to be able to see this. Something I’ve never even thought about. Without these workers, and others alike so many structures couldn’t even be built.
I tell you gals all the time - you know there are a lot more options for you than 4 years of college, and college debt? Then I hand them a list of jobs & local Unions w phone numbers. :)
Just started doing carpenter work and I can say I’ve never been more satisfied with work. It’s amazing to actually build with your hands and know how to do small or even big things without paying somebody. We’ve lost a lot of our handy workers through the years but the ones here still make it an amazing environment!
Carpenters 2078, San Diego County. Bridges, canals, nuke plants, high scaffolding, you name it. Never worked a non-Union day in my life. - Nanette (Grandma now.) Where is 103?
Any man who wakes up, knowing he has to tackle work like this is a real man. Real grafting, hard working men who understand you have to go out and get it. Salute
Being a project manager for a mechanical firm, I have the utmost respect for iron workers. Everytime we do a project, those guys take the most risk and rely on a great crane operator to make sure they go home safe at the end of the day. Keep it up.
Man that’s gotta be one thing that makes you tingle inside...apart of the construction of a major sky scraper, and then at the very end you get to take iconic photos on top of it! Picture is so dope
