Safety Alert

Hidden Welding Lead Results in Minor Electrical Shock

IADCInternational Association of Drilling ContractorsIADC Alert 12-27

Hidden Welding Lead Results in Minor Electrical Shock

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Summary

An alert describes an electrical shock during scaffold assembly inside a boiler, with welding and blasting taking place concurrently. A builder’s hammer contacted a concealed welding cable. The scaffold post contacted exposed wire, allowing an electrical arc to reach a brace held by another builder, who received an electrical jolt.

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About This Record
Publisher
International Association of Drilling Contractors
Type
Safety Alert
Reference
IADC Alert 12-27
Date
20 October 2012
Topic
Electric Shock
Equipment
Hand Tools, Scaffold
Link
Checked , working
Record
iadc-alert-12-27 · added 3 September 2026

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