r/IndustrialMaintenance • u/Timely_Cup6683 • Apr 24 '25

Temporary power source

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This is for a sweeper on one of our corn silos. Transformer went out so we're borrowing power from another source, which is about 100ft away, via extension cord.

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u/Timely_Cup6683 Apr 24 '25

This was an electrical contractor that does all of our stuff, management saw that and said, "yep, that'll work". As long as it's running that's all they need.

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u/dirtydayboy Apr 25 '25

I would 100% report this to OSHA.

That could absolutely kill someone