I always see black and white photos of construction workers perched on steel beams way up in the air during bridge or skyscraper construction. They don't seem to be wearing any safety cables or harnesses.
Just how dangerous was that work? Did we lose a lot of workers that way? And was there compensation for the families
Edit: should have clarified, I mean in the US
Fatalities certainly did occur. During the five years of construction of Hoover Dam for example there were 96 fatalities directly related to construction. And a good number of these were falls.
Did we lose a lot of workers
could you confirm: are you asking for info/stats from the USA? thx!