Construction work is usually characterized by unions, hard hats, and every shade of high-visibility vest. However, there’s much more to building our infrastructure than meets the eye. At times, it’s totally metal, featuring flames, massive, intimidating machinery, and tough-as-nails workers to match!
1. A group of iron workers on the job in California
2. A structural welder hard at work
3. “An iron worker balances himself on a beam 15 floors high.”
4. “High-rise worker hanging outside 34th-floor window rescued by quick-thinking office workers.”
5. “Ever seen a monster dump truck’s load of coal fire during a coal mine disaster? Now you have.”
6. A worker laying undersea cables
7. A wildlife worker setting off a controlled prairie burn
8. “In Tver, Russia a major fire occurred in an apartment building under construction. 14/03/2024.”
9. “World’s Largest abandoned Bucket Wheel Excavator.”
10. “A construction worker takes a break from building the Chrysler Building, New York, 1930.”
11. Wind Turbine Technicians while on the job
12. An underwater welder on the job
13. “Walking out to work on a broken-down bulldozer after a landfill fire – August 2022.”
14. One of the world’s biggest excavators on the job
15. An unmanned, offshore oil rig being placed in China
16. A Wildland Firefighter while battling a blaze