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.

 

[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>