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Worker injured when pulling electrical cable with an integrated tool carrier

At Cadia East Operations on 1 September 2020 workers were underground installing a high voltage cable from an integrated tool carrier (ITC) fitted with a man-basket. The workers connected a tow rope from the end of the cable to a handrail in the man-basket. The rope was fed through a series of cable rollers, with the intention that the ITC would be trammed backward to pull the rope and cable through rollers suspended from the roof. During the pull, the rope became stuck in the rollers and tension in the rope increased, leading to the handrail being torn off the basket. An electrician positioned inside the man-basket was struck in the torso by the handrail as the rope recoiled.

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