Very sad to hear tragic news like this. These guys are always at risk.
My neighbor was a lineman for Niagara-Mohawk (Albany NY) for 30 years. There is always something about these guys, they project a certain "aura", at least all that I have known. I've been on the same job sites as my neighbor, and they had bocce ball in the compartment of their trucks, so sure during down time, why not? I mean, when the .... hits the fan, who wants to trade places with them ?
People will always complain, they're goofing off, but with all they have to contend with, what is the big deal. Power companies rates and delivery charges, at least someone should be well compensated for highly dangerous work. When they upgraded the transmission lines running through our land, there were a dozen bucket trucks, a drill rig and what have you all working in soaking rain. These guys were building a bypass on 30,000 volt lines, adjacent to 115V lines ! If you have ever seen a switch thrown at a substation with 115V, it will learn ya some respect for the power in those lines. Because we have these lines through our place, my parents showed me a photo of what was left of a kid who climbed one of these towers. The rubber soles of his sneakers were what remained. In noticed that while walking under the lowest point of those lines that a static spark can be created between my fingers and trigger guard on my rifle, needless to say I avoid that area when its hot and humid, as the lines sag.
I would agree on ironworkers too, I've done plenty of structural steel in my career, and lots of ornamental work in high rise buildings, curtain wall, windows, railings, etc. I'm still managing small crews now, prison work, but still, that high work is something. Photo is of a job I did in '03 in NYC, 65 Ironworkers just on curtainwall alone, and that is my platform hanging off the building.
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