Who can identify what is wrong here? It should be pretty obvious and this is one reason we need to look at the panel boxes when we do our inspections.
First, there is not 36 inches of clear working space. But, that is not the kicker.
The great thing here is that the person must have gotten tired of tripping the breaker so he just tied it “Open.”
I have to admit, I haven’t seen this one before, but, you just never know what you will find out there.
This will definately cause an over load and could easily cause a fire. If the breaker is tripping then something is wrong to begin with.
Be diligent and remember the small things count. Check those panel boxes.
Stay safe, train hard.
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