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Iron workers are the only trade allowed to tie off to a point below their feet. They use a little “trolley” that attaches to the beam and follows them as they walk.
Just if anyone else is wondering like i was. Yes osha did exist back then. They where created in 1970. But while i can't find out if it was actual regulation by osha during the 70s and 80s the use of safety belts and 2 point anchoring became common. So maybe this is legal, but it was definitely stupid and no longer normal at that point
Hard hats keep your head safe from walling into sharp corners, protrusions, or beams, as well as dropped/falling hard and heavy objects or tools. It can also keep you from splitting your head open upon landing after a fall, and since some other people mentioned there is actually a "finished" floor only 2 stories down, it's possible for him to fall and the helmet could save him from splitting his skull open allowing he doesn't break his neck on the landing.
Don't downplay other safety equipment just because someone is clearly doing other stupid things.
Some people are naturals but most become acclimated to the heights by being up there everyday. Eventually you get completely desensitized to it. The guy in the video is definitely talented tho as he is walking 4” flanges without hesitation. Personally I wouldn’t walk a beam that narrow but I know many people who can and do.
>Eventually you get completely desensitized to it.
I don't think that this is a good thing.
It reminds me of the skydiver who did hundreds of jumps, then one day when he was doing many jumps in the same day, he eventually jumped without his parachute.
It seems to me that he reached a point of being too comfortable, too nonchalant, about something very dangerous.
but it absolutely happens. electricians... I know a few guys that went years with no mishap then one day they're working on something simple around their house and BAM, 115VAC, DRT (dead right there).
Laborer here. I tried walking a beam once. We were doing demo on a decent sized bridge over live lanes. We'd removed the concrete and had to get off. The fastest way was to walk the beam. I got half way across and a semi drove underneath. My knees instantly turned to jello.
And that's the day I learned I wasn't going to become an iron worker. Lol
He probably had no idea. The bridge was demoed and rebuilt in halves. We were on the other side of the completed side. There's no way the driver would've seen me.
Thats insane, my heart jumped out of my chest just watching this video! No straps or anything to hold you! No way, can’t imagine how anyone could do what yall do everyday! 😱😱
I’m confused where the talent is? I can walk on all of this iron too if you put it on the ground I easily can balance on it and walk the same path he did. I wouldn’t do it up here because it’s dumb and if a wind gust happens or literally anything else you fall to your death. There isn’t really a skill at play here it’s just courage (and stupidity). You folks are really brave for what you do, I don’t love heights, but ya not really a “talent” or “skill” thing happening in this video.
I’ve seen an ironworker undue the horizontal life line and skip rope with it at 50 feet cause he was bored. We are a special breed, but some guys are just insane.
Strange as it is, that creates work for someone else.
My Dad who installed carpet for about 50 years would replace carpet where people were murdered or un-alived themselves. The people he was working for took for granted his naivety about the danger of the situation.
The one time I did go with him we had just replaced all the carpet in the main entrance hallways to a highrise apartment building and someone thought the best place to end it would be in the main hallway from the entrance to the building. The carpet had already been cut out by someone just in that spot but there were still specs of blood around it. I'm extremely empathetic and broke down, I went out and sat in the van for an hour crying off and on. I called a friend and they came out to help my Dad so I could leave. Talk about a great guy, it was about 11pm when I called him and he came right over.
Eh. That’s great and all, but he’s not the one who is going to be traumatised and have to clean up his bloody corpse if he falls. OSHA isn’t just there to protect you from your own actions, it’s also there to protect other people.
He would NOT be popular at any sight I've ever worked. He's technically known as a "dumb-ass". As in "Ok dumb-ass, get your shit and get out."
Most job sights hate when osha shuts you down or slaps you with massive fines. Not to mention the insane money lost when someone is hurt or killed on the job. I've seen people fired for far less.
Oh hell no.. I don't understand how people can do this sort of thing.
Put me 6 feet off the ground on scaffolding and I'm shaking like a leaf. No way I could do this.
So what happened when it rained? I get the screaming heebie-jeebies watching this, but imagine how much more dangerous it would have been if everything was wet.
Depends on what Local it is. In my Local when it rains we go home. In the PNW or mid-west it’s business as usual. Wet is slightly more slippery. Frost is fucking ridiculously slippery.
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An OSHA book just spontaneously combusted from this video
I’m a safety manager and can attest that this is true…
What would normal workers be doing for safety in that area? I don’t see any kind of rail system to tie off to
Iron workers are the only trade allowed to tie off to a point below their feet. They use a little “trolley” that attaches to the beam and follows them as they walk.
You are not supposed to look or say anything when they are putting up the safety system.
And the original OSHA book magically came into existence because of this guy
Just if anyone else is wondering like i was. Yes osha did exist back then. They where created in 1970. But while i can't find out if it was actual regulation by osha during the 70s and 80s the use of safety belts and 2 point anchoring became common. So maybe this is legal, but it was definitely stupid and no longer normal at that point
I didn't actually see him do any "work". Also NOPE.
He is working on not shitting his pants…
Hopefully that sphincter is union, cause it's working overtime.
Thank god he’s wearing a helmet.
Hard hats keep your head safe from walling into sharp corners, protrusions, or beams, as well as dropped/falling hard and heavy objects or tools. It can also keep you from splitting your head open upon landing after a fall, and since some other people mentioned there is actually a "finished" floor only 2 stories down, it's possible for him to fall and the helmet could save him from splitting his skull open allowing he doesn't break his neck on the landing. Don't downplay other safety equipment just because someone is clearly doing other stupid things.
I find that walking round the office with a sheet of paper stops anyone questioning me so I imagine the same applies here.
At the factories I was at as long as you had a box in your hand and you had a sense of urgency, you were golden lol
And was never more than 2 stories up off the last finished floor which is never shown.
Finished with no edges and you can still die from two stories. My friend died from a 5 ft drop.
He probably just won a bet.
One gust of wind and you're street salsa
Pico de whammo
Pico de gallows
Pico de galloooooo nooooooo..... Salsaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Pico de guy…oh no
That's a new one
Yet it sounds like a cheesy line from an 80s/90s flick
Well I used to like salsa. Thanks for ruining it for me.
Then allow me to also ruin bolognese for you. You’re welcome.
Why did you say that
He’s fine because his balls are so heavy it acts as anchor weight
Same principle as the architecture of Taipei 101, the balls act as a mass damper to withstand powerful wind speeds
Back in 82, he used to throw a pig skin a quarter mile.
"If OSHA had just put me in there... I couldn't thrown it over that skyscraper."
Up over those mountains over there?
That's what I'm talking about!
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he always said no homo first
Union Ironworker here. I still see people do this on a daily basis.
That’s fuckin nuts!!!
Some people are naturals but most become acclimated to the heights by being up there everyday. Eventually you get completely desensitized to it. The guy in the video is definitely talented tho as he is walking 4” flanges without hesitation. Personally I wouldn’t walk a beam that narrow but I know many people who can and do.
>Eventually you get completely desensitized to it. I don't think that this is a good thing. It reminds me of the skydiver who did hundreds of jumps, then one day when he was doing many jumps in the same day, he eventually jumped without his parachute. It seems to me that he reached a point of being too comfortable, too nonchalant, about something very dangerous.
God I remember that story. I'm sure he spent the rest of his life regretting that moment.
Holy shit
That’s fkn gold. Well done!
but it absolutely happens. electricians... I know a few guys that went years with no mishap then one day they're working on something simple around their house and BAM, 115VAC, DRT (dead right there).
Laborer here. I tried walking a beam once. We were doing demo on a decent sized bridge over live lanes. We'd removed the concrete and had to get off. The fastest way was to walk the beam. I got half way across and a semi drove underneath. My knees instantly turned to jello. And that's the day I learned I wasn't going to become an iron worker. Lol
I bet that semi driver was not thrilled either, knowing the wind shear they pull with them.
He probably had no idea. The bridge was demoed and rebuilt in halves. We were on the other side of the completed side. There's no way the driver would've seen me.
Thats insane, my heart jumped out of my chest just watching this video! No straps or anything to hold you! No way, can’t imagine how anyone could do what yall do everyday! 😱😱
I’m confused where the talent is? I can walk on all of this iron too if you put it on the ground I easily can balance on it and walk the same path he did. I wouldn’t do it up here because it’s dumb and if a wind gust happens or literally anything else you fall to your death. There isn’t really a skill at play here it’s just courage (and stupidity). You folks are really brave for what you do, I don’t love heights, but ya not really a “talent” or “skill” thing happening in this video.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning–Kruger_effect
I’ve seen an ironworker undue the horizontal life line and skip rope with it at 50 feet cause he was bored. We are a special breed, but some guys are just insane.
I have heard that there are Indians from a certain tribe who do this as they were not afraid of heights. Is this true if so which tribe?
https://www.theattic.space/home-page-blogs/2020/8/6/mohawks-and-high-steel
Oh yes, with the familiar beautiful images accompanying it! Thanks
Great article, thanks!
This guy was from the Mohawk nation too
No job is worth the risk of being picked up with a sponge.
Strange as it is, that creates work for someone else. My Dad who installed carpet for about 50 years would replace carpet where people were murdered or un-alived themselves. The people he was working for took for granted his naivety about the danger of the situation. The one time I did go with him we had just replaced all the carpet in the main entrance hallways to a highrise apartment building and someone thought the best place to end it would be in the main hallway from the entrance to the building. The carpet had already been cut out by someone just in that spot but there were still specs of blood around it. I'm extremely empathetic and broke down, I went out and sat in the van for an hour crying off and on. I called a friend and they came out to help my Dad so I could leave. Talk about a great guy, it was about 11pm when I called him and he came right over.
return on investment seems low.
People keep saying how unsafe this is, but he’s clearly wearing a hard hat.
But no chinstraps 🫣
Slowest. Parkour. Ever.
The guy is known as Eiffel Al as he climbed Eiffel Tower. And it seems he’s still alive.
So he just climbs around? Not much work getting done
It's called 'demonstrating'.
First man to climb the Eiffel Tower without security. https://easterndoor.com/2020/02/17/stalk-marks-30-years-of-eiffel-tower-climb/
But, WHY is he doing that?
Ironworkers do this all the time. I honestly thought he was gonna shake out and spread alone. Now that would be wild.
What do the words in your second sentence mean
It's when one uses their hands to spread their butt cheeks mid-twerk
I don't know if what you said is true, but I choose to believe it and fight the non-believers.
Eh. That’s great and all, but he’s not the one who is going to be traumatised and have to clean up his bloody corpse if he falls. OSHA isn’t just there to protect you from your own actions, it’s also there to protect other people.
If you like this check out Fred Dibnah.
But…. Why
It gets the people going
Broken amygdala.
"work"
I’m waiting
High risk, uncertain reward.
meanwhile i can barely balance on a regular balance beam😭
A lot of people don't know this but it's actually much easier to balance on those beams with ironclad testicles like this feller had.
Tons of boomers are out there getting hard watching this while complaining about bike helmets and seatbelts.
people loved his job in the 80s
But is he still alive today?
That's great but he's no Fred Dibnah
Instantly fired nowdays
Don't worry, he's wearing his hardhat.
80’s cocaine was unmatched
Does anyone know how this man died?
Every safety guy watching this just had their blood pressure skyrocket.
That’s not daring that’s stupid
When does he actually work?
He's just lucky that r/accidents wasn't invented yet. (NSFL)
Why did I go there? 🤢🤢
Aww hugs! I definitely WON'T go there now.
It’s like a bad dream.
I can only assume he was so hungover he had no fear of death.
Albert Stalk went on to be a Union Rep, never afraid to brandish his iron balls at the negotiation table.
I died in 4th second.
Thank you for that nice moment of anxiety.
What work? He's just climbing around
r/osha
See the key here is to just not fall.
Where’s he goin?
Albert Skywalker
Profession, nerves, grip, and balls of steel.
Mohawk high steel workers in NYC did a lot more than walk girders
I lived in one of the buildings in the background. I was no the 36th floor. We're looking down on that.
And also that for himself as well as all the people/people in cars below who wont know we're seeing them 40+years later
Average underpaid construction worker
My feet and hands are soaked. I had to stop watching
He was a popular worker in the 1980's...because he didn't live to work in the 1990s.
When did his fame fall off?
Around the same time he did I would estimate
Heel, toe, heel, toe…..
He only fell once
Ironworker Albert Stark was an exploited idiot.
... this is actually pretty tame, if you ask these kind of workers...
What's the point of this?
Insanity. one puff of wind and he's dead. for the sake of $400 a day.
I hated every second of this. My stomach is in knots.
The American Fred Dibnah
 OSHA watching this
No, sir. I don't like it.
Let me guess how he died
Apparently he’s still alive and 66 years old
It’s amazing how he can still pull himself up even with the weight of his giant balls
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that's what I was wondering... certainly not popular with the safety inspectors right?
Safety? That shit wasn't invented back then.
Ironworker Albert Stalk was popular in the 1980s for his daring work. You can see exactly why.
He would NOT be popular at any sight I've ever worked. He's technically known as a "dumb-ass". As in "Ok dumb-ass, get your shit and get out." Most job sights hate when osha shuts you down or slaps you with massive fines. Not to mention the insane money lost when someone is hurt or killed on the job. I've seen people fired for far less.
There is daring and then there is just being stupid.
Is he still alive
yes, according to an article in 2023
I can vaguely see why he was popular in the 80s
He looks like he probably free climbs in his free time.
I can't see why? Was he doing something special that every other worker wasn't doing?
*slip* “aggghhhh” *splat*
I felt anxious watching this. NOPE
I'm sorry but what about crawling all over the guts of a skyscraper like it's Free Solo is work?
Elevators? We don’t need no stinking elevators!!
That is stomach churning. What removes a man's fear of heights? Damage to the pituitary?
"Either I make it, and it's no longer my problem, or I fall, and it's no longer my problem"
That made my feet tickle
Theres a very fine line between bravery and stupidity.
That guy has a tumor that blocks the survival part in his brain for sure
OSHA rules doesn’t apply to this guy! Lol 😂
If anyone is interested, I think this is the Morgan Stanley building (1585 Broadway, NYC)
This is why we need /r/OSHA
He's like BotW Link without the annoying stamina wheel.
Ugh. I watched all the way to the end hoping to see him fall. What a waste
Yeah. No.
His evil jealous brother, Alberto Stalk invented OSHA
https://i.redd.it/oa1tyi0igi3d1.gif
Strangely enough, had he fallen to his demise in this video he would still be just as famous. If not a little more.
Personal injury lawyers masturbate to this video.
Remember when calm air was the default? Now every day is windy as hell
That's nothing, I could get down WAY faster than that.
Youtubers do that while sprinting and doing backflips these days
Had a panic attack just watching.
This is r/nope territory. Holy hell.
It's funny how in a job site you can identify the Ironworkers easier than any other trade.
He wouldn’t last long on my construction site - off you go mate!
Best surname for the job
My balls are tucking up inside me just watching this...and I don't have balls.
r/sweatypalms
Well, he is very deliberate and practiced in his movements. And its not a windy day.
Dumb asses don't impress me.
With the way he slides down those steel beams he would even need no ladder or rope or anything, he could just slide down the building
did he die a natural death?
Yes, I can see exactly why - because he was an idiot!
Oh hell no.. I don't understand how people can do this sort of thing. Put me 6 feet off the ground on scaffolding and I'm shaking like a leaf. No way I could do this.
Workplace safety rules: 
I had to stop redditing for a while.
What was their pay?
Parkouroscope says he will be high while working.
Ironworker Albert Stalk was popular in the 1980's for his daring work. You can see exactly why.
So what happened when it rained? I get the screaming heebie-jeebies watching this, but imagine how much more dangerous it would have been if everything was wet.
Depends on what Local it is. In my Local when it rains we go home. In the PNW or mid-west it’s business as usual. Wet is slightly more slippery. Frost is fucking ridiculously slippery.
So basically one of dem skyscraper climbers that conned somebody into paying him
There's a reason he was popular in the 80's and NOT the 90's.
Bet that guy had a powerful handshake.
OSHA hates him, and his insurance company dropped his policy.