Building the power grid

[Merf]

Me 51 years ago. Before osha. They would not let us wear safety belts. It slowed us down too much. It paid very well back then.

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[SD51]

Thank-You for all your hard work helping create our power grid. Don't know how you could climb up that high and be comfortable. I couldn't do that...

 

[Merf]

Thank-You for all your hard work helping create our power grid. Don't know how you could climb up that high and be comfortable. I couldn't do that...

thank you SD. I wasn’t always comfortable but after a lot of climbing you get confident. We were making $5.11 per hour big money back then. 77 years old now. Would love to live those days again.

 

[Gare]

Merf GREAT PICTURES thank you for building power grids. I almost get nose bleeds from just looking at your pictures 11Thanks again for sharing,
Do you remember losing any workers from falling ?

 

[Jorgeke]

Me 51 years ago. Before osha. They would not let us wear safety belts. It slowed us down too much. It paid very well back then.

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Wowww

You are amaizing

Very interesting photos, thank you for sharing with us.

All my respect


I would like to have one of them in mi office 😎

 

[Merf]

Merf GREAT PICTURES thank you for building power grids. I almost get nose bleeds from just looking at your pictures 11Thanks again for sharing,
Do you remember losing any workers from falling ?

Thanks Gare. No , none died from falling. A few were injured. And a couple got electrocuted.

 

[Merf]

Wowww

You are amaizing

Very interesting photos, thank you for sharing with us.

All my respect


I would like to have one of them in mi office 😎

Thank you Georgeke

 

[PickTime]

Thanks Merf, quite the history.

 

[Gare]

Merf when someone died on the job did they break up the team or just replace the person. Some place would break up the team and start s new one

 

[tamrock]

Great shots of the good ol' days. Indeed there was many a contractor up in arms over those OSHA mandates beginning back then. It brings to mind this old image you'd see posted here and there on a jobsite. Seems we've always been pushing back on those who believe they know what's best for you. As for me I've always taken work safety seriously.