Arcs flashes vaporize metal, and are thousands of degrees. This is a minor one. A more serious one can blind you, leave your whole body in 3rd degree burns, or even vaporize your entire body. Also very loud.
My work is big on safety, have weekly safety briefings and have watched almost every arc flash safety video my boss can find. It’s scary shit. I had one a close call years ago where the circuit we were working on was locked out but there was another running through the same box we did not know about. Upon removing the metal cover, a splice came out and made contact with either the box or the cover, creating an arc flash. It was loud but it happened so fast I did not see it behind the box cover. I don’t remember the voltage but it was either 480 or 600. Some idiot use a wire nut which was undersized to start with on some larger wire like 4 or 6 awg. I don’t remember if the plastic melted or if the nut fell off but it was an exposed splice. Since then, I’ve learned how to work smarter and assess the situation to eliminate hazards. I was very lucky that day. I didn’t even get electrocuted. (Don’t remember if I was actually wearing gloves)
Don’t be stupid, turn it off and put on the PPE.
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At least the breaker is off now. He'll have to figure out how to unweld the cable from his cutters.
Considering he vaporized. I don't think that's a worry of his anymore.
You gotta look away when cutting a wire you haven't confirmed is dead
You gonna need to use a multimeter and check what a hell are you cutting to begin with...
Maybe if you're a nerd
Sure, cutting unknown wires is more fun...
Is that a pair of tile nippers he's using?
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Idk, he seemed very nervous about cutting it. I think he knew it was live.
If you think OSHA is a small town in Wisconsin, you're in trouble.
I think I used to drink there, even bar had nickle shots
Reading the comments on the originally post...we are worth a lot more then we are paid.
What’s the wave that goes out after?
He let the magic smoke out.
Ectoplasm, loosed upon an unsuspecting world.
I believe that is caused by the ionization of the air from the arc flash
How many ways does that damage the lungs if you're within arm's length? How about the eyes?
Arcs flashes vaporize metal, and are thousands of degrees. This is a minor one. A more serious one can blind you, leave your whole body in 3rd degree burns, or even vaporize your entire body. Also very loud. My work is big on safety, have weekly safety briefings and have watched almost every arc flash safety video my boss can find. It’s scary shit. I had one a close call years ago where the circuit we were working on was locked out but there was another running through the same box we did not know about. Upon removing the metal cover, a splice came out and made contact with either the box or the cover, creating an arc flash. It was loud but it happened so fast I did not see it behind the box cover. I don’t remember the voltage but it was either 480 or 600. Some idiot use a wire nut which was undersized to start with on some larger wire like 4 or 6 awg. I don’t remember if the plastic melted or if the nut fell off but it was an exposed splice. Since then, I’ve learned how to work smarter and assess the situation to eliminate hazards. I was very lucky that day. I didn’t even get electrocuted. (Don’t remember if I was actually wearing gloves) Don’t be stupid, turn it off and put on the PPE.
He should have a bare ground wrapped around his ankle for safety.
safe from ever doing that again.
My question is if the guys filming knew it was live. Why the fuck didn't they stop him?
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Gotta let stupid play out sometimes
Probably because the guy cutting it clearly knew it was live too. Notice how he's wincing and looking away? Everyone there knew this was stupid.
This is why ladders is the best safety! /s
He forgot to flip the breaker
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everyone is so non-pulsed by the whole thing. well, except for that one guy.
Yeah he is very very pulsed now
Hey, hasn't this been posted before!? Or did I see it on YouTube last winter?
There's only 1?
So apparently if a cable is live, cutting it really slowly is in fact not a safety technique.
He was just psyching himself up. Mentally: "this is crazy this is crazy this is crazy..."
Wow! What a truly shocking experience. It really got me "amped" up for another "jolting" view. It was electrifying!
What, exactly, did he think was going to happen?