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:: Friday, December 26, 2003 ::
ONE BRIDGE, MANY HANDS: Ironworkers foreman favors heavy metal in work, music By ROB CARSON
"It's like flying a 27-ton kite," he said.
SIDEBAR: Men of steel
Number of ironworkers working on bridge: 18
Ironworkers' nickname: 'Cowboys of the sky'
Journeyman ironworker's wage: $28.57 an hour
Full name of ironworkers' union: International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers Local 86
Ironworker slang for work harder: 'Get up on it'
Slang for an ironworker specializing in rebar: 'Rodbuster'
Slang for falling: 'Going in the hole'
Height at which ironworkers in Washington State must wear a full body safety harness: 6 feet------------------------------------------- posted 8:21 AM :: reference link ::
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