# Industrial & marine welding will physically cripple most people by age 35 or so. True or false?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 4, 2010, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/industrial-marine-welding-will-physically-cripple-most-people-by-age-35-or-so-true-or-false/534892 "2010-04-04T04:53:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/industrial-marine-welding-will-physically-cripple-most-people-by-age-35-or-so-true-or-false/534892/21 "2010-04-06T05:26:02Z")

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> [@LIONsob](#):
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> I know from the experence of working 35 years in the manufacturing industry that OSHA compliance is considered a joke or something to be taken care of before the inspectors show up to investigate a complaint by most employers. If I had a nickel for every hour I operated a printing press that had missing safety guards /defective safety devices/interlocks in buildings with uncovered high voltage electrical panels/blocked fire exits/no sprinkler system/not enough fire extinguishers I would be rich.

Comes to $3,500.00 for 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year, 35 years. 😛

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**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/industrial-marine-welding-will-physically-cripple-most-people-by-age-35-or-so-true-or-false/534892/22 "2010-04-06T16:51:29Z")

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> [@crowmanyclouds](#):
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> or the History/Discovery/Learning/etc. Channel would have a reality show about it.

Well… they’d have to get permission from the owners of the rigs to make that show. I think the last thing Big Oil needs to add to their reputation is a show focusing on how dangerous the conditions are for their workers. 🙂

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