Dont mess with the incomer!

[Dave 85]

Started my first job for a new builder today (nice guy). I was wiring some lights in a conservatory while he was behind me attacking the concrete floor with a hammer and chisel.
BANG!!!
wtf?!!
Poor guy is now on the other side of the room, straight through a sheet of platerboard, right hand completely black up to the elbow, eybrows burnt off, front of his hair singed, white as a sheet and shaking.

He was up and about afterwards, had to go to special burns unit. Not heard how much damage was done to his hand but it wasn't a pretty sight.

The cold chisel (uninsulated) was a good inch shorter.

The power was cut to the house but my volt stick showed the incomer was still live so not sure if the blast severed the live core or what.

Scary stuff.

 

[mogga]

lol, hold it there almost dead bloke, before I call an ambulance i'll just get a few pics for the forum!

good man taking one for the team seriously I hope the guy is ok

 

[GLENNSPARK]

well clearly it wasn`t a `cold chisel` after the event then...lol....

 

[mogga]

wasnt there a recent question where someone was asking about doing nearly the same thign with Lead cable and he was given "Advice" ranging from "just do it" to "CALL THE DNO ITS LIBLE TO GO BANG!!!"

 

[alarm man]

first day on the job and that happens,im glad you dont do marine work, jonah..:dead:

 

[paul wild]

hope he recovers soon

 

[UKMeterman]

To help prevent this kind of accident before doing any works round a power installation PLEASE use a cable avoidance tool such as Cable Avoidance Tool - Radiodetection - Cable & Pipe Locators - Cable Avoidance

 

[Guest111]

Well at least you can say you were there when he got the nickname FLASH lol.

 

[alarm man]

To help prevent this kind of accident before doing any works round a power installation PLEASE use a cable avoidance tool such as Cable Avoidance Tool - Radiodetection - Cable & Pipe Locators - Cable Avoidance

judging by the pics he wont need one,just a bit of common sense

 

[Edd]

skiped through the thread,, laughted at some posts,, but seriously, hope his ok... was there any indication of a cable being in that position??? if not then I think the DNO should put their hands in their pockets..
(again as i said skiped through so might have missed somthing)

 

[Darkwood]

skiped through the thread,, laughted at some posts,, but seriously, hope his ok... was there any indication of a cable being in that position??? if not then I think the DNO should put their hands in their pockets..
(again as i said skiped through so might have missed somthing)

Yes you skipped too much he was trying to dig around dno cable so he could get it closer to wall .... all blame on the labourer

 

[Edd]

Yes you skipped too much he was trying to dig around dno cable so he could get it closer to wall .... all blame on the labourer

dam beer... I really need to stop drinking


stupid plumb,, hope his ok though

 

[D80]

skiped through the thread,, laughted at some posts,, but seriously, hope his ok... was there any indication of a cable being in that position??? if not then I think the DNO should put their hands in their pockets..
(again as i said skiped through so might have missed somthing)

I think you need to look at the pictures!

The cable is on bloody visible, a partially sighted man could see it.

 

[highspark]

Where is this conservatory? The front of the house? Don't all incomes come into the front?

 

[UKMeterman]

Hi, No they don't all come in from the front I know one detached house which has got an underground feed to rear from next door on a looped in service.

 

[rmaynard]

WOW lucky s.o.a.b

 

[snailhunter]

Think he was nearly up for a Darwin award there, hope he is ok though.

 

[grantr37]

exploding hand tools.....seen that before.....its surprising how quick a solid lump of metal will turn to smoke with even household voltage supplies....the supply was supposed to be cut off? I don't like when cables get rolled out and then concrete or cement screed put over them, that could get removed with a chisel or a breaker drill one day and split.


I don't like cables put in like that poking out of the floor...

 

[dingledong]

did one for a gardener who had cut through the incomer. it came across the front lawn and was only 6 inches deep under the turf

 

[drew35]

As long as he can still open his wallet and pay you.

 

[telectrix]

As long as he can still open his wallet and pay you.

trust a welshman to come up with that one.LOL>

 

[highspark]

Sorry its upside down...I was in shockView attachment 11411

I'm more shocked at the capping being clipped by 1.5mm clips rather than cloat nails.....Cowboy lol OJ. Anyhow I really think that spark on site should have been more aware of what this guy was doing. Surely you must have seen or spoken with him about this.

 

[JD6400]

Where is this conservatory? The front of the house? Don't all incomes come into the front?

I have seen them come in to property's in just about every way possible , even looped in from the neighbours kitchen laid under the kitchen units through the wall then again laid under their kitchen units and finally going up the wall into the service head mounted in a high level cupboard !?