The spare wire in the cable tray is live

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If only one phase of the cable tray is open, the current relay will activate, and the damage at the fault point is relatively minor but more noticeable. This situation may be caused by excessive current in that phase or a quality issue with the cable itself. The wire end of the cable was not covered; it was cut flush with cable jacket and was labelled 'spare'. If a tray is overloaded, corroded, poorly supported, or contains live cables, it can create severe risks for workers and equipment. Other factors that contributed to this incident were: The energised wire was installed and labelled as a heater in the electrical panel with the breaker engaged in the on or.

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