The Empire State Building’s Erection

March 8th, 2009 (3) Posted By Pat Dollard.

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A short film clip of men erecting steel columns for the Empire State Building. Not a hard hat or safety line in sight!

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  • ECM

    How many people died while building the Empire State Building?

    Though rumors of hundreds of people dying on the work site circulated during the time of its construction, official records state that only five workers were killed: one worker was struck by a truck; a second fell down an elevator shaft; a third was hit by a hoist; a fourth was in a blast area; and a fifth fell off a scaffold.

    Source: http://history1900s.about.com/od/1930s/a/empirefacts.htm

    So only *two* people fell to their deaths and *none* were involved in deaths that a hard hat would have saved them from! Back when men were men (and half-insane!)

  • David

    Ha! No unions, no OSHA. No wonder.

  • MileHigh

    :arrow: David
    and no sissies.

    These men were fearless.