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Utility cables hit by auger.
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Previously:
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...143#post191668
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...834#post186746
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...157#post149707
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...559#post174081
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...956#post171681
I was hoping for a video - that would be a hoot.
Hello, I'm sorry but your call could not be connected................
"as dialed"Quote:
Originally Posted by batchit
"Ooooops. Hey Bob! Ya think we could still call for that locate we talked about? Too late? OK, I guess. You gonna call the boss or should I?"
Should be a quick and easy fix... the wires are color-coded.
Those are not phone wires they are electric conductor cables, and not direct bury cables either. My guess is they drilled through a buried conduit the cables were snagged on the bit, and hopefully pulled free of the live circuit panel firstQuote:
Originally Posted by Gadgeteer
best case the circuit supply has a recloser, or multilin 750 on it so it detects the fault and isolates the supply - The initial arc flash when contacting the conductors (if live) would have been impressive 0 those cables look like 25mm2 conductors or bigger - so plenty of punch from the supply in fault condition.
Those look private lines to me. 811 would not locate those. You would have to contact a private contractor for that work.
BUT, looking at all of the utility boxes in the back ground with no paint or flags around leads me to believe that no locating was done.
Judging by the transformer and ground access panel not 20' behind that guy there should have been absolute certainty there were buried cables within a few feet no matter where they bored their holes. This was likely two knuckleheads that just said "Screw it, I just want to get the job done and get paid!" Utility locators will locate gas, water, cable and electric if you specify all of them. I've had it done numerous times and am usually glad I did! In the US it's a free service. With a little planning there's no real inconvenience to have it done but a LOT of inconvenience and extra expense if you don't!
I was on a job site where somebody dug up a public road (without doing locates) and hit a power line. The circuit breaker did NOT trip, and the backhoe was electrified. There was a huge boom when the operator hit the wire. The operator was a smart guy though. As soon as it happened he turned off the backhoe, opened the cab door and jumped away from the machine. It wasn't his fault though. He was told to dig there. There's a much longer, much more entertaining story behind this one. But that's for another day.Quote:
Originally Posted by desbromilow
And remind me to NOT call Guardian Fence Co. Why do I have this feeling they were putting up a fence around their own fencing company property when this happened? I also wonder if everyone got free gas next door when the power went out? Well there's 200 gallons of free diesel for that trucker!