A drill motor breaks down during an installation. What should be done?

• A. Tag the drill and give it to the supervisor
• B. Continue using after inspection
• C. Take it to the storeroom
• D. Discard the drill

Answer: (A)

When a drill motor breaks during installation, the priority is to prevent any further use of a potentially unsafe tool. The best action is to tag the drill as defective and hand it to the supervisor. Tagging communicates that the tool is out of service and needs inspection, repair, or replacement, preventing accidental energization or use by others and providing a record of the fault. The supervisor then decides whether it should be repaired, returned to stores, or discarded. Continuing to use after inspection can hide hidden faults and is unsafe; taking it to the storeroom may delay proper handling and documentation; discarding should only happen after a formal decision by the supervisor.