16 Epic Construction Photos That Are Totally Metal

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

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