Dont mess with the incomer!

[JD6400]

That capping was white a few minutes earlier

I bet your mates undies were too ! :dizzy2:

 

[electromonkey]

Golden rule in life is never mess with the incomming cable no matter how new it looks, probably a tncs here which is lucky for him that its a new cable and kept most of its structural integrity, the burns he got was most likely the hot vapourised metal been blown out, i wouldn't even contemplate so much as nudging that cable now cos if its still live it could blow out molten and vapourised metal again.....DNO!!!!! ASAP.

He'll have a nice bill to show off along with his crispy arm.

 

[Darkwood]

I think at this point we could ask for a thread setting up with a Hall of Shame! with pics of when things go wrong.... does it sound like a plan, i think ive just seen the first pics to go into it lol

 

[D80]

Has DNO been called or is this cable gonna sit there overnight?

The builder is a plonker, hope he's ok and never tries anything so stupid again though!

 

[Darkwood]

Has DNO been called or is this cable gonna sit there overnight?

The builder is a plonker, hope he's ok and never tries anything so stupid again though!

He already a finger short on other hand, and now a chisel short, hopefully he will run out of fingers of tools before hes killed :/

 

[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