A company that operated a zip-line tour in the Daintree rainforest has been committed to stand trial on a reckless conduct charge related to a 2019 incident in which a tourist plunged to his death.Father-of-three Dean Sanderson, from the Adelaide suburb of Woodcroft, died when the zip-line failed in October 2019
Prosecutors allege the zip-line failed when the cable slipped through wire rope grips used to secure it to the platform. Prosecutors allege the company committed reckless conduct in using the wire rope grips contrary to Australian standards, failing to use a torque wrench to ensure the grips were tightened to a particular measure, and failing to implement a system of maintenance involving the regular use of a torque wrench.
The court was told the company first started using the wire rope grips in June 2018, about 16 months before the fatal incident.The court heard a former operations manager, Leigh Gallon, oversaw the installation of the wire rope grips, which staff usually tightened with a socket wrench.Mr Gallon told Workplace Health and Safety investigators the tightness was checked "by feel mainly" and that, while he was aware an Australian standard existed, he could not recall the details.
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