Safety Flash
Injury caused by movement of wire rope under tension
Injury caused by movement of wire rope under tension
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 07/14
- Lifting OperationsLine of FireManual Handling
- Line of fire
- Manual handling
- Wire rope
- Risk assessmentSafety communication
Summary
An anchor wire unexpectedly slid off a flatbed trailer during beach cable installation, breaking a worker’s foot. Personnel connecting midline buoys had not recognised residual tension in the slack wire. The flash highlights stored energy and manual-handling hazards, recommending their consideration in job planning, toolbox talks and pre-job risk assessment.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Manual handling; manual lifting.
Classifications: Wire rope; steel wire rope.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Summary
Residual tension in a slack wire rope caused a foot injury during cable installation.
IMCA SF 07/14. Themes: lifting operations, line of fire, manual handling.