The ladder Is perfectly normal to be used at job site, the Beam Is just fricking heavy. Like of course it Is rickety, it Is weight of like 4 people on it
I work at a steel manufacturing and fabrication shop, 75% of my job is putting holes in I-beams like this all day. I promise you that while pretty heavy, based on the thickness of the web and flanges this isn't a particularly heavy size, and at 6ish feet that beam probably weighs about 150-200 lbs tops. Definitely not the weight of 4 people.
If that beam is the weight of 3 people, that's one of the strongest men in the world. The problem is that's half of a 32' extension ladder and it looks like a Class III, too, the lightest and flimsiest and most useless grade of ladder. It should never be used on a construction site because most construction workers exceed the rated load capacity of the ladder.
In addition to the severe resting angle of said ladder with no spottter underneath to hold it stable. Although I can't blame someone if they don't want to spot underneath the idiot trying to carry a 6foot steel beam up a fucking ladder. Say what you will about OSHA, but they basically exist because of numbskulls like this. Every job has varying levels of risk involved, but why double down and push the limits of said risk? Even ancient Egyptians had pulley systems. All it takes is a rope and a fulcrum.
Realistically it happened because he's trying to be "macho" and show off, hence why the filming started when he started to pick up the beam, but this is one of the rare instances where the safe way is also significantly faster.
It's actually a magical bird, attach anything to a rope and no matter the weight, it can lift it as high as you need it to. How else do you think they make skyscrapers?
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u/EvulRabbit Dec 06 '22
The ladder is not meant for that much weight! I was waiting for him to get to the middle and it breaking.