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Symptom Cause Action
Stretched Hook. • Overload.
The Hook is to open gradually under
more than double the rated load.
Replace the Hook.
• Lifting a load at the tip of the Hook. Replace the Hook.
Lift a load at the center of the Hook saddle.
• Improper hooking of the sling or the
use of a sling of inappropriate size
relative to the Hook.
• Slinging angle too wide.
Replace the Hook.
Use a sling appropriate for the work.
The slinging angle should be 60 degrees or
less.
Bent hook neck. • Lifting a load at the tip of the Hook.
• Applied force from an oblique direction
to the Hook being xed.
Replace the Hook.
Lift a load while the Top and Bottom Hooks
are aligned straight with the load direction.
Twisted Hook. • Winding the Load Chain around the
load.
Replace the Hook.
Do not wind the Load Chain around the load
as a sling.
Detached Latch. • Hook deformed by overload.
• Improper sling size to hook.
• Sling hooked on latch.
Replace the Hook.
Sling a load correctly.
60 degrees or less.
Hook opening indicates
overload. Do not lift the load
beyond the rated load.
Lifting a load beyond the rated load may result
in death or severe injury.
Lift a load at the center of Hook
saddle.
Lifting a load at a position other than the center
of the hook saddle may cause to break the
Hook and result in death or severe injury.