Misconfiguration of the carriage sheave assembly injures ropeway passengers
Incident Investigation
Misconfiguration of the carriage sheave assembly injures ropeway passengers
August 27, 2016
Passenger Ropeways
Reference Number:
5604145
Location: Boston Bar
Description: Carriers entered the upper and lower stations without reducing speed. The carriage sheave assembly of the carrier made contact with the end of travel spring buffer with a significant amount of force.