The very worst jobs from around the world. This video profiles America's Iron Workers who are used to working at dangerous heights adding to the skyline.
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@ediann14 жыл бұрын
My dad was a local 361 iron worker and he was very proud of what he did. My dad helped build skyscrapers, buildings, hospitals, courthouses, schools, bridges, sports venues and he worked hard all his life. He saw death in his business and he worked hard and gave his all every day. He was a survivor and we are very proud of him. rest in peace dad. we miss you.
@TonyCasino7 жыл бұрын
I'm Local 1 Chicago and proud of it. Worst job in america. Bullshit. Best job!! My bank account says so too!!
@Matanumi7 жыл бұрын
gotta be one of the best IW unions in terms of rates
@thodder95 жыл бұрын
My parents own an Iron working company and I remember as a kid seeing my dad walk joists while talking on his old flip cell phone in one hand and a structural drawing in the other. I use to think that man was insane, and now about 15 years later I'm doing the same thing...
@Siddeo5 жыл бұрын
Why do these workers don't wear a harness ? Is it practically impossible or is it just because it's time consuming to wear and remove one while moving?
@nickchoromanski87124 жыл бұрын
@@Siddeo because back then we didn't have to. And honestly it's more dangerous with one
@Siddeo4 жыл бұрын
Nick Choromanski how more dangerous with the harness ?
@nickchoromanski87124 жыл бұрын
@@Siddeo both my falls were because of being tied off. One the retracted locked up and pulled me from roof to roof like a big pendulum the other fall happened because I had no where to go being tied off. And got hit with a giant piece of shit. It restricts movement is always pulling you backwards. Gets caught on shit. It's more dangerous
@Scatman177610 жыл бұрын
Jesus Christ, all it takes is a strong gust of wind and that's it !
@YuTubeWeTube13 жыл бұрын
love how the guy sitting and talking was wearing a harness.
@jimjimskimmer19359 жыл бұрын
You guys are the lords of the construction industry. From London UK i salute you.
@stephenwells957411 жыл бұрын
I retired as journeyman ironworker and I must say that placing rebar for a high balling company is the hardest of all jobs
@tiosipper15 жыл бұрын
I work at heights, and before i got comfortable in my job i wore a harness, I decided to stop using the harness because it was tangling everywhere, then it became a safety hazard. It sound weird or senseless but sometimes your harness can become a hazard. So, be safe
@steveosk8er213 жыл бұрын
@Loader2k It's not the fact that the developers don't care and don't want to pay, it's the fact that the safety gear is incredibly awkward and uncomfortable and makes working very difficult, a lot of the workers choose to not wear it because of that reason. If someone falls and dies, it looks bad to the developers because someone died on their job... 100k a year? Sounds like a good deal to me...
@birkenau6668 жыл бұрын
my hands are wet
@JodyKeating13 жыл бұрын
Wow now those men are amazing!!! There is no way I could ever do that. Hats off to you!
@DocthaRoc14 жыл бұрын
Just got my application for J.A.C local 40 360 NYC...Looking at this video gives me the chills, but a rush at the same time...Really puts it in perspective.
@henerymag13 жыл бұрын
My legs go cold just watching this. I'm scared to death of heights. You guys that do this are to be commended.
@Ponyboy887712 жыл бұрын
To all those iron workers thanks for all you do.
@Monsiemage10 жыл бұрын
To be fair they did change the law from what I've heard. Everyone has to tie off at a certain height. Iron workers are still fearless though.
@Cloudmagic2310 жыл бұрын
6 feet off the ground for more then 5 minutes of work.
@DaveLevine279 жыл бұрын
6ft off regardless of the time. 20 seconds still gets 100% tie off. I do it every day
@Matanumi7 жыл бұрын
10 feet off the gound in our region.... yea this video is very misleading- a previous generation you get kicked off a site nowadays for being cought not being tied off.it takes longer to finish a job but thats the way it is also I don't know what its like in america but structural is less nd less common- its a lot of rebar and concrete buildings now
@Sargon28813 жыл бұрын
I always wonder isn't it possible in such heights that the wind blowes suddenly and you lose the balance??
@victoriaVIPER15 жыл бұрын
my daddy is an ironworker and he said that he wouldnt have anyother job in the world. i am soo proud of him for that he has been through 4 death situations doing it. LOCAL 263!
@huffdogg422310 жыл бұрын
Worst jobs? I think you mean "best jobs." Local 395 here. Wouldn't want to do anything else.
@TeamHondaon3010 жыл бұрын
You wouldn't get me up that high if you doubled my salary!
@tubaljohn110 жыл бұрын
I live in Hobart, and work out of Hammond often! I have a video from LTV you might like.
@ryannesbitt33005 жыл бұрын
Goddamn right! Best job in the world! Yea we fight the wind, the rain, the snow. Yea its hard on your body and some days your sore as hell but damn it! It is fun! I wake up every morning excited to go to work!
@silver_fox_53015 жыл бұрын
Hell local 22 apprentice my family been in for generations I love it the feeling of walking the steel my first time was the best thing in the world and one of my proudest moments in my life
@WarInHD5 жыл бұрын
Silver_Fox _ same bro, Local 584
@falkerhard15 жыл бұрын
I'm impressed. You can't call these people idiots. They're building things that inspire many people. Unless you can do it yourself then you haven't earned the right to call them idiots.
@electrogear706813 жыл бұрын
When was this footage shot? I assume it was a long time ago before regulations were imposed? If this were in the UK then all those guys would be fired.
@QasimBabar-nu9yw3 жыл бұрын
Then how are buildings built in the UK?
@electrogear70683 жыл бұрын
@@QasimBabar-nu9yw safely
@BigMoneyCollazo10 жыл бұрын
2000 g's a week when they are working. A lot of guts are out of work when no one is building. I don't think they make enough.
@LoganCharlesII14 жыл бұрын
I have three questions for anyone experienced with working at heights: 1) If you've never worked at heights before, how do you prepare yourself? 2) How do you learn to walk on those beams, especially during icy winters? 3) Have you ever worked with someone who initially had a fear of heights? I'm asking these questions with full respect of ironworkers because I consider them to be among the bravest people in the world. I have some fear of heights but that money sure looks good.
@Boss621913 жыл бұрын
Wow. that is one seriously scary, dangerous job. May God watch over these brave brave men and women
@jadonclifton2 жыл бұрын
I’m a baby ironworker . I’ve never walked beams higher than 30 ft. But I guess I’d still die from that height lol.
@bmdshred7713 жыл бұрын
So much respect for people like you. I always think about the men who put these buildings together when I see these massive works of art. Don't know how ya do it but all of ya deserve a heroes respect for what ya do for America. Prayers to you all.
@Phalmos11 жыл бұрын
There's a lot of dumb shit going on here that doesn't reflect how the trade works most of the time. That being said, the only people who would consider this one of the remotely worst jobs are people who have nothing to do with the trade at all. I'm in my 1st year of school for Structural Ironworking right now and I gotta say, I love this job!
@xChromerSatanasx5 жыл бұрын
Are you black
@MrLantz201110 жыл бұрын
No way man. Think about how many times you would have to fuck around with it just from going from one place to the next. With all of that steel going every which way you need to be able to move around freely. A harness is a pain in the ass to deal with.
@proto-t7k15 жыл бұрын
i was just scared watching this. heights and stage fright are my worst.
@AftComet14 жыл бұрын
Too many factors to consider that can go wrong. When you're working hard and long, you tend to get tired. That's when mistakes are made.
@beaversandbrewskies11 жыл бұрын
Well, I was considering this trade before I saw this video... much respect to the men and women of this trade. Jesus.
@Heyemeyohsts15 жыл бұрын
People should pay homage to iron workers every time they go into a building over two stories high.
@GetToDaChoppa-k5r12 жыл бұрын
These daredevils get paid very little for basically one of the scariest jobs in the world!
@xxamber2k8xx15 жыл бұрын
I'd be absolutly terrified.
@leivadaros13 жыл бұрын
my father is an ironworker himself but here in my country (greece) we don't build nearly as big as these buildings... projects here are smaller but that doesn't mean his job is easy.... i have worked with him for several years and i know the hardships of such a job... it's mainly the lifting of heavy objects that can strain your back a lot over the years.... plus at the moment cos of the financial problems in greece he is having a hard time coping what with the low prices on projects...
@GovernorKuder15 жыл бұрын
Im around 5'5 , 5'6 148 LBS. 19 years old, High school diploma, i just apped up to be an ironworker this beginning of august. They started me at $34 an hour. Very adventurous job. And really in modern timez. Not that bad
@3martiniplaydate9 жыл бұрын
HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!! I never really knew exactly what "iron workers" do. I was dating (then turned into best friends) a man who was an iron worker and he never really said exactly what they do. NOW I know why. I.m going to kick his fucking ass! My heart is still in the pit of my stomach.... I knew that his job was dangerous but had no clue as to what level. You men have giant balls and will be in all my prayers.
@Matanumi7 жыл бұрын
modern day jobs... believe me if most could get away with it they wouldn't be tied off.... they'll lose their job though
@wijik153613 жыл бұрын
looks like what the NYC guys do daily. no tying off on their jobs. Hats off!
@starskydhillon76134 жыл бұрын
And to think some of these guys got a fear of spiders.....crazy!
@stardustuk715 жыл бұрын
There is no way I'd ever do a job like this.
@Skorp818110 жыл бұрын
Local #396 STL in the house! What's up to my fellow brothers and sisters! Wishing you all a merry christmas, happy new,year and a safe work day!
@Mahartinba15 жыл бұрын
You are good driver. Imagine there are 2 seatbelts per seat. Would you put 2 or just one. Have you ever driven without a seatbelt? If yes, you must have been confident to drive plus you have expected not to crash and still took the risk. 2 grand for confident and risky work sound quite right to me ;)..btw they do wear harnesses just as we wear seatbelts - sometimes ;)
@ToKeNhI15 жыл бұрын
im 20 years old from canada windsor ontario ... a unionize member of local 700 thats a taste of what we go threw every day of our lives
@HinaUchi13 жыл бұрын
I love how the guy who is talking is obviously tied off.
@steveglebe15 жыл бұрын
These guys deserve every dollar. They risk their lives putting up fancy office buildings for some of the REALLY overpaid of the 'free world'. Bankers and the like, who's only risk in life is the ones they make with our money!!
@SJgunguy2412 жыл бұрын
Yes and no. In California Iron Workers are not required to tie off unless they're 36 feet above the deck. Most jobs though, the safety protocol is 100% tie off at all times is required. That job where the interview happened was the San Jose city hall job. Even most 100% tie off jobs the only exception is during the bolt up of structural iron. In that situation tying off would hinder the ability of the Iron Worker to get his job done safely.
@alexdaze15 жыл бұрын
Didn't know that in the US, Ironworkers didn't have to wear harness. In Quebec, we aren't allowed to do anything anymore. You get caught on a beam no harness or just not cliped to the wire and it's gonna cost you about 500$/1000$ just because of that. Can't climb in culum or go down sliding them or it's another ticket if you get caught. I'd love to go work over the US, or anywhere else except Quebec.
@ericaj5815 жыл бұрын
the construction company's insurance must be sky high.
@carsieplg15 жыл бұрын
i love heights its great after a while you get used to it and it feels normal
@WanderingVeteran15 жыл бұрын
I'm scared to watch! They hopefully get good benefits. Also, must have good amount of sick days because if you are off you fall off!
@JAMamation15 жыл бұрын
man you must have a lot of guts!! woah i would never do a job like that i will be too scared :)
@dudekillr15 жыл бұрын
That was BADASS!
@kanga123456713 жыл бұрын
I had to hang onto my seat when I watched this!
@609633314 жыл бұрын
This shouldn't only be called the worst jobs in the world but should also mention that some of them are just plain dangerous, not necessarily being the worst. A bad job is a not a dangerous job, a bad job is one that gives you almost nothing for even greater risks than this. If you don't fall and do you shit right, you go home with 2g a week. If you seen the other video with the prison in Colombia, the 20 year old guards a prison, that has inmates with guns and grenades, for only 200$ a month!
@MultiMonster6913 жыл бұрын
iron workers are sorta a sign of like hard work and courage
@HeroSpiderman13 жыл бұрын
These men are heroes!
@timsatterfield97527 жыл бұрын
Wonder if they ever accidently drop a tool and it falls to the ground and hits someone. I wouldn't want to be near the building while work is going on! Kudos to these men. The job is not for me! haha.
@TheRustydog426 жыл бұрын
Dropping shit is bad. Boing, Boing... Sometimes, by the time you get to the bottom to fetch the spud wrench, it has been found and welded to a column just so everyone knows who the fumble fingers is. Needless to say. You learn to throw and catch stuff pretty good.
@a.j.gandenberger60445 жыл бұрын
Generally, I have lanyards for most everything on my belt.
@PringlesForAidan15 жыл бұрын
Sadly, pipefitters make more money for more leaning. I'm no ironworker, but a journeyman Millwright, so I have at least 50% say. :X
@wabdinur15 жыл бұрын
I assumed that the further up you get, the stronger a wind gets. Especially, when there are tall buildings around you that might even strengthen and direct the navigation of the wind as they blow around those buildings. Surely this is all speculation on my account as I have no clear knowledge about this matter. I'll take your word for it since this is your field of work :D
@MultiSpread13 жыл бұрын
These guys rule. Simple. American muscle.
@PringlesForAidan15 жыл бұрын
People don't die every day anymore. There's way too many safety precautions these days that prevent you from dying if you slip or fall. Harnesses, lanyards, etc. OSHA is saving/destroying the trades. This video is highly exaggerated, and yes, I am a journeyman myself.
@Sheedy197913 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah! Brother Ironworker from LU 46 here! Sorry bud not near the skill involved in demo as there is in erection.
@blueshadow199613 жыл бұрын
Excellant.. Great vid..,I remember the willies you get in your stomach while walking on girders..it was in a stern of a super tanker,,Never like this though.
@snsproaudio13 жыл бұрын
I did this most of my life NOT being tied off....OSHA makes ALL of us tie off now one way or another. Makes the job a bit more of a hassle but lots of lives have been saved because of it. Especially with the new body harness.
@dizzydiver1886688113 жыл бұрын
@Dr34dmoc Does your local not due any subpart R training? OSHA allows us to go without tie off as long as we are within 30 feet of the nearest decked surface. Keep the decking crew within 2 floors of the connectors and you are legal with out tie off.
@TroubleMan21C14 жыл бұрын
I'm working out of Local # 378 (Oakland, Ca.) and we get a lot of overtime working at the local oil refineries, (12-hours a day 7-days a week for a couple of months on end are common)... long hours, but the paychecks are awesome...
@MrCoFii15 жыл бұрын
perfect job, for someone with no family, no friends or girfriend, get paid tuns of cash for yourself, then if u get so depressed because of your life you can just trow yourself off
@mrmott4413 жыл бұрын
@Dr34dmoc According to OSHA, in the US at least, 'connectors' work open untethered with net 30' below or nothing below in certain situations. On tower or bridge construction, connectors are often way way up there with nowhere to tie to. Electricians/linemen often go 1700' with no tie off while climbing, but do tie off when there.
@Flatterstkd13 жыл бұрын
Anyone else notice the guy who does the talking at 40 seconds about not being tied off and such is actually 'tied off'......
@MmoInfo15 жыл бұрын
Wow camera guy gets so close to the builder walking on those bars
@fox11011011 жыл бұрын
I know ironworking was the last trade to have the tie off law but times change, I'm 20 years old and a 3rd year ironworker and I'm still seeing to many guys not tied off, I know these guys were all raised on the cowboy style walking the top flange of the beam but times change and so do rules, they say they won't fall but like my journeyman always says to me "no one goes to work in the morning planning on falling"
@skipskops15 жыл бұрын
bloody phycos, no way in the world would I be up there doing that without a net, or a rope, or even wings. lol
@LordMurgen15 жыл бұрын
I'm afraid of heights and my feet and hands started sweating like crazy watching this video.
@Dillonfromforks12 жыл бұрын
Not even union ironworkers make $2,000 a week. Not even before taxes. I am a union crane operator and I make more than my ironworker boss
@Matanumi7 жыл бұрын
they used to out of town on mines and oil and gas plants here up north... not sure about nowadays though... oil an gas tanked it hasn't been the same
@DAKINS8966 жыл бұрын
you must not work in the northeast
@DAKINS8966 жыл бұрын
Laborers make 100k in new york with overtime
@snsproaudio13 жыл бұрын
@Dr34dmoc................ I agree I too am a retired union Ironworker out of 396 but the first 20 of my 30 years you were very seldom allowed to be tied off.......If you wanted a safety Belt (No Harnesses back then) they would just find someone that didn't need to be tied off.
@MustObeyTheRules12 жыл бұрын
Holy shit they have balls I was scared looking down through the camera lol
@lennic9515 жыл бұрын
I'M SCARED OF HEIGHTS!!
@sonnyreddevil6915 жыл бұрын
i get that horrible feeling just watching the video lol
@steveglebe15 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't like to be walking underneath When they miss the catch on the thrown tools!!!
@Zerlono111 жыл бұрын
Jesus and I thought going into my crappy janitorial job all hungover from the night before sucked, imagine coming into work puking, dizzy as hell, pounding headache, and your working on iron maybe 1000 feet above the ground
@nickvasko15 жыл бұрын
good idea
@420lito13 жыл бұрын
I tie off for me, and no one else! I wasn't saying I don't tie off, but, I would bet that %80+ of people under the guidelines of OSHA's rules, DON'T follow them! Good for you that you get good pay and benefits, AND are required to stay safe!
@cdtremayne11 жыл бұрын
Im working to get my Red Seal in Canada for Local 97 and we are required to tie in, but I believe it is only the connectors that dont have to tie off? it almost makes things more dangerous with a lanyard and hook on point cause they dangle at your feet or force you to hook on once ever 2 ft. and production slows down. Ironworkers dont slow down, 2nd generation to a 40 year union member. IW pride best in the sky
@Matanumi7 жыл бұрын
this was around when the port mann was done... are you working currently?
@djfinex15 жыл бұрын
Wow, I did a year of construction working with masonry and about the highest I was was about 60 feet up without any saftey gear. I couldn't imagine going any higher considering I'm still wierd about hieghts. Even watching this video makes my palms sweat. One question, why no harness? It seems like a few ounces of inconvenience for bigger saftey margin.
@mom2tdks20125 жыл бұрын
My grandfather did this back in the 1930’s
@btvbrndn11 жыл бұрын
im going to start my apprenticeship next week I'm 18 and im excited and nervous to start working
@1ZsebastianZ16 жыл бұрын
btvbrndn so how was it? Did you get licensed. How much money do you make now.
@screwlose15 жыл бұрын
harnesses can actually encumber the worker and make accidents more prevalent.
@TroubleMan21C14 жыл бұрын
It's OSHA law, you have to wear a harness whenever you are more than 6-feert off the ground... I know, I'm an Ironworker myself...
@ironmonnkey1513 жыл бұрын
@Loader2k They get paid more to do it faster. Nobody is forcing them to do that kind of work anyway.
@blakbanshee15 жыл бұрын
Its natural. Think about it. How often do you get blown over by wind in your daily routine? Never. Right? We work carefully and take necessary precautions accordingly.
@Serostern13 жыл бұрын
Throwing around a sledgehammer at 700ft? Yeah. Right. Do you know the terminal velocity of a sledgehammer, and what kind of energy it will get on the way down? That's four feet into the asphalt below.
@ManOnFlames15 жыл бұрын
holy shit! my balls shrinked just watching the video! I really admire people who have this kind of job... imagine risking their lives so that they can be a good provider to their family!
@dhuntertex13 жыл бұрын
How is it so crazy the guy sitting on the edge talking has a rope tied to his back.
@underpants196515 жыл бұрын
This kind of flagrent disregard for safety would never be allowed in the UK, you dare'nt fart without making out a risk assesment in triplicate first!!!
@mikefranky15 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up for that mate!!
@theartofplumbing13 жыл бұрын
No way. You guys a real men
@BVargas7815 жыл бұрын
They should be given a safety harness.
@comemystreet4 жыл бұрын
Real unsung heroes.
@InvaderWakkoReborn13 жыл бұрын
"It can be safe."
@jamesbarthelemy59267 жыл бұрын
Nonaim Zallowed they all have harnesses despite what you saw in the video. We all have the gear but whenever it's possible to get away with not using it... You do lol The lanyards hinder more than they help in most cases, so the dudes who wanna do this usually hate that stuff.
@WarInHD4 жыл бұрын
We absolutely hate all of the safety bs that has plagued Ironworking. I’ve never seen anyone just walking across a beam and fall off, all you have to do is drop down and you’re fine. I’ve seen guys fall because of what they were tied off to tripped or jerked them off, that happens a lot
@dvxdude1214 жыл бұрын
@jskeetz101 you need to find out what your local union is. Go and sign up ( you'll likely have to write a test just on basic math and such) after your signed up you'll be put on a job list to go to work. If you got hook-ups you can start right away. I think its a bit different for each local but look into it man, I just finished my apprenticeship and I've been working steady since I started. Great career move if you can stay busy. Good luck to all
@recker1814 жыл бұрын
ill take iron working over a desk job any day -Local 12 apprentice-