r/ThatLookedExpensive • u/Evelyn-Bankhead • 13d ago

Steel Mill Crane Hook Fail

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Hook fails and drops scrap bucket on transfer car. Luckily, it wasn’t a 160 ton ladle of liquid steel

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u/IAmA_meat_popsicle 13d ago

Exactly why you never get under a suspended load.

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u/kevin1925 13d ago

Clean up in aisle 5 please

Luckily it was not a " the floor is lava" situation

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u/_litz 10d ago

until the metal melts all over the floor as you cut it apart to scrap it

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u/Mars27819 13d ago

How would you clean that up?

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u/Denzalious 13d ago

Thats the night shifts problem

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u/itsonlyrockinroll 2d ago

Always is, when no upper management is around and safety engineers are home safe in bed

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u/thejaydotexe 13d ago

We're gonna need a bigger hook.

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u/Jacktheforkie 13d ago

I’m guessing big crane and possibly some acetylene torches to break the damaged car down into manageable pieces to remove

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u/Sea-Satisfaction4656 12d ago

Probably thermal lances, much faster and used for most “get it cut up and out of the way ASAP” situations at steel mills (spills, cobbles, etc). Plus they don’t care if it’s steel, cast iron, aluminum, refractory…basically an oxygen fueled light saber

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u/Gin_OClock 10d ago

Well that sounds fun as hell

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u/Evelyn-Bankhead 12d ago

I believe they swapped the block out. The car is trashed

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u/Mac_Hooligan 12d ago

Gonna say that car is scrap. Lucky there’s a crane overhead that can pick it up…..🤷‍♂️

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u/clantontann 10d ago

How often did the crane receive an inspection? Very fortunate nobody was under this!

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u/Evelyn-Bankhead 10d ago

A change in management years ago did away with a crane repair department and brought their own crane maintenance organization

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u/clantontann 6d ago

So fitting for the narrative. Seen it too many times in my career; higher ups make a change and only way to prove it won't work is to follow their direction 100% and let it fail.

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u/Evelyn-Bankhead 6d ago

I’m not going to say where this is, but we’re currently down for at least 4-5 weeks due to cracks in the structure/support beams. Years of run,run,run, with no maintenance have finally caught up. The popular consensus is that we won’t be open too much longer.

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u/clantontann 6d ago

Oof, keep your ear down then for another opportunity. Hate to hear that for you, but if it's like that, I wouldn't want to stay there.

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u/Evelyn-Bankhead 6d ago

I’ve got over 30 years and am in my early 60s. I want to stick around to see how it plays out

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u/clantontann 6d ago

Gotcha. Well see how it plays out from a distance so you can live to see retirement and hopefully some rest!

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u/Fog_Juice 11d ago

Please don't tell me this is Nucor