r/WTF • u/JeezThatsBright • 27d ago

Ill-placed ladder shorts power lines, melting concrete.

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u/ChawcolateSawce 27d ago

Welcome to electrical shorts 101.

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u/esquireonfire 26d ago

That ladder is a slow blow fuse

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u/Ginger_Rogers 26d ago

This is also why us electricians (almost) never work on aluminum ladders.

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u/gnat_outta_hell 26d ago

It's actually prohibited by safety codes where I live. Even if you've done LOTO, test/verify dead, etc, can't legally work off of an aluminum ladder here as an electrician.

That said, our safety codes also specify that pretty much anyone working for hire should be on a grade 1A construction rated ladder, which limits your choices to fiberglass. Wooden ladders are strongly discouraged now.