A main hoist cable snapped on me last Tuesday

We were lifting a 12-ton HVAC unit onto a roof in Portland when it happened. The cable had a hidden kink from a previous job, something I missed during my morning check. I had to drop the load onto the building's designated safety zone, which was a real tense moment. It took the crew and me about three hours to secure everything and get a new cable rigged. Makes you think about how we used to rely more on feel and less on the inspection sheets. Anyone else had a close call with a hidden flaw in their gear recently?

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smith.jordan21h ago

Glad you're safe, but I gotta disagree about the inspection sheets. That checklist is what catches the stuff you can't feel.

clark.iris18h ago

Yeah but @smith.jordan, you ever seen someone just check the boxes without really looking? That's the real problem lol.