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Broken Strop
Date of Incident: 13 July 2022
Description
During the removal of the winch drum for Gate 19D (Pukaki area), a contractors' lifting strop failed allowing the lift to fall. Due to the shock load on the remaining strop the second strop also failed allowing the winch drum to be dropped onto the plinth and winch housing and then rolling onto the dam deck. The load was about 2 to 2.5 meters in the air when the first strop broke.
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