George, If this segment of wall was truly isolated, with no way anyone could contact an energized part of it I might agree there is little hazard, until someone drills into a stud with a screw to hang something heavy. At that point you have brought the hazard into the room.
In the Florida incident it was the metal dryer vent enclosure that was screwed into the steel studs. It could have easily have been a metal medicine cabinet or a sliding glass door/window frame.
Last edited by gfretwell; 03/19/09 03:11 PM.
