COKE OVENS Operation - (Top View) Opening LIDS/Charging Car

[@WAL_DC-6B]

Often this type of work at the coke ovens is performed by the people lowest on the seniority roster at integrated steel mills that have their own coke oven batteries. Yeah, I bet this is indeed a "hell hole." Especially on a hot summer day! Thanks for sharing an industrial work process rarely seen up close.

[@onesixfive]

Very hard to find real coke plant footage on KZbin from the US. Most footage is in Asia, or really fancy plants. This is the best I’ve seen. Never worked in a coke plant but very interested. Great video!

[@Mck499]

I work at the same Coke plant this videos from(Clairton Coke Works). This here is B battery commissioned in the 80's. I work on 19-20 which is a bigger Coke battery but not as big as B or its sister battery, C Battery

[@onesixfive]

@@Mck499 who built those batteries?

[@1940limited]

I ran the charge car for Allied Chemical's coke plant in Ashland KY back in the early 70s. It was an amazing experience.

[@jackmajor8740]

They say that the coke to make the steel cost more than the finished product... Coke was selling at one time for 1500.00 a ton and steel was at 650.00 a ton back in the 90's?? Maybe early 2000.. Coke is very expensive and the key to high quality Steel.... thanks for your comment... have a great day!!

[@dd92727]

Worked in Granite City we would go under the larry cart and tap it with a steel rod to let the operator know when charging hole and cart are aligned. If he went over you would tap at the back. That was in 2010. Dirty job.

[@ziggybsf280]

My grandfather was the last living worker, foreman, of Koppers Koke in Kearney nj here. Plant has been demolished. We always spelled it KOKE, guess it depends where your from

[@PontiacKid2]

I don't miss this job lol Really sucked when the magnets quit working.

[@chr1s.c]

What plant is this

[@sirjfn1]

I worked as a lidman for LTV Steel, its a good job but you have to deal with a lot of heat..

[@ianjones3299]

what is the name of the plant?

[@jackmajor8740]

Hello; This is the Stelco... and More Recently USS Steel Canada Plant in Hamilton Ontario Canada..

[@MikeHunt-ee4nn]

Larry man what a shitty job that is i have scars from cleaning hot steam stand pipes

[@dd92727]

Hundizzle That was a bad dirty job, did it for Granite City Plant

[@kurtiskaskowski5386]

Bad ass. I would love this job.

[@jackmajor8740]

Best was the Hour on Hour Off.... you work it out between workers.. 12 hr shifts works well... In the summer we do half on half off and if super hot we do 10 minutes on and four men routine... and rotate..... Hard to dry clothes every break... soaked all the time.. under protective Uniforms.we were required to wear.... at 50 years old at the time when I was transfered there from Production... I had enough after 18 months.. felt like jail time LOL... terrible place to work ... great people and terrible Supervision....... Sweet and Sour...

[@LoweredLine]

No you wouldn't

[@dd92727]

Those coke ovens are super hot above. Most people quit that job...

[@UnitedStatesGovt]

No you wouldn't

[@chriswright5494]

No you wouldn’t , hot as hell. When it rains you can’t see your hand in front of your face from all the steam.