401s

Getting hard at a thousand feet. An 8 minute film showing the life of union iron workers on the tallest building in Philadelphia. The comcast tower.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• documentary
• union
• iron workers
• ironworkers
• 401
• steel
• welding
• erection
• cranes
• safety
• tie-off
• harness
• comcast
• philadelphia
• filthadelphia
• killadelphia. high-rise
• modern marvels
• skyscraper
• liberty one
• liberty two
• arch street
• market street
• comcast tower
• Pennsylvania
• tallest
• mig
• stick welding
• oxy torch
• oxygen acetylene torch
• power tools.

[BOSTONBUCK]

I WORKED FOR CARL POLA YEARS AGO I WONDER IF HE IS STILL WITH CORNELL, YEARS B4 THEY HAD A REPUTATION AS UNSAFE TO WORK FOR. WORKING FOR CARL & HIS CREW OF GREAT FORMEN I SAY ABOUT 12 YEARS AGO. HE REALY GAVE ME A CHANGE OF FEELING TOWARD CORNELL. THIS GUY IS A GEM TO WORK FOR AND IM A HARD JUDGE TO PLEASE. A TRUE GENTELMAN WHO PUTS SAFTY ABOVE ALL {A-1} OPEN TO SUGESTION & GETS THE JOB DONE, ODDLY I LEFT CARL & GOT HURT AND BEIIN OUT 8 YEARS. WE NEED MORE GUYS LIKE CARL & CREW INCHARGE

[dodgedart74]

@local2chi union workers work like shit, just like thier final product looks

[dodgedart74]

im a rod buster, i got alto of respect for the iron hangers, but id rather be bent over tieing, then hanging over 10000 hanging an i-beam. big balls to all you guys out there, chances are, most of ya are under 30 years old.

[local2chi]

tallest building in philly is 975 not 1000 but someday u might get there like chicago 7 times over but still respect u all union brothers be safe local 2 chitown

[sandycheeks2372]

Those guys are amazing, I could never image doing anything like that! Thats awesome.

[Soberminddisciple]

Hey I have a few questions about becoming an ironworker. Do you often wear safety harnesses? How safe is it?

[mr1derful112]

Thmn, your talking out your ass. Ive done iron work for 15 yrs and never seen that done

[theabominable]

What's the music?

[thmn556]

lol....THE BIG ASS DEAL???....try wearing a 60 lb belt and climbing a few hundred feet and wrestling a 3000 lb beam.....ground hog!

[ace15176]

WOW her tits are reALLY nice! just like mine! S