The latest spate of horrific industrial accidents can only be fought independently of politicians, corporations and trade union bureaucrats. The aim must be to reveal the causes of accidents in detail and take joint action to remedy abuses!
As they were being hoisted up to their workplace on a bridge pier in a man-sized cage attached to a crane the steel cable above them snapped and the cage plummeted.
WTF!?
At a height of up to 90 metres
90 metres! ALL depending on one rusty cable!?
It is also striking that the transport gondola was attached to only one cable and that there were no other safety devices.
IDK if this is normal, but goddam I wouldn’t want to work under such poor safety conditions.
RIP brave workers, hopefully this will result in stronger safety measures.
Unfortunately very believable to anyone with a familiarity with this type of accident (the type where worker/customer safety depends on management decisions) throughout history.
Yeah it is normal on cranes (not 100% about Germany), but the single line (whip) is more than suitable for the weight of man baskets, and it is much faster as you’re not going through as many sheaves. Usually you attach the main connector to the hook and the safety line to the cable above the hook, but not connected to the cable like using a shackle to loop over the cable… So if for some reason the hook on the main connector fails you still have the cable above the hook, but if the cable itself fails then that’s it you’re done.
Usually cables are inspected but unfortunately shit can still happen.
WTF!?
90 metres! ALL depending on one rusty cable!?
IDK if this is normal, but goddam I wouldn’t want to work under such poor safety conditions.
RIP brave workers, hopefully this will result in stronger safety measures.
That was the striking thing to me as well. One cable with no backup safety mechanisms. Unbelievable.
Unfortunately very believable to anyone with a familiarity with this type of accident (the type where worker/customer safety depends on management decisions) throughout history.
Safety regulations are often written in blood unfortunately.
RIP
Yeah it is normal on cranes (not 100% about Germany), but the single line (whip) is more than suitable for the weight of man baskets, and it is much faster as you’re not going through as many sheaves. Usually you attach the main connector to the hook and the safety line to the cable above the hook, but not connected to the cable like using a shackle to loop over the cable… So if for some reason the hook on the main connector fails you still have the cable above the hook, but if the cable itself fails then that’s it you’re done.
Usually cables are inspected but unfortunately shit can still happen.