It's a well known fact that construction workers are some of the hardest working people in America. The same could also be said of the partying ability of construction workers. These guys get ripped most every night. I don't mean they throw back a couple beers. Most drink a half rack minimum. If not beer they will quite easily take down an entire fifth of hard booze when the mood is right.
These highly paid and most often highly skilled workers drink themselves into drunken sleep. Amazingly, these men wake at the sound of the first chirping bird each morning.
These guys are on the job every morning at 7:00AM.
I don't know much about drug use and construction workers as this habit is frowned upon by construction companies. Drug use is more of a down low practice.
I hope the crane accident was structural in cause. At the same time, this can cause concern on the part of many who work in downtown bellevue. The idea of falling cranes is not a pleasant thought. There are more than 12 cranes now around downtown bellevue with 12 or more in the works.