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Originally Posted by Mark7
If you ran a screw through the romex, and you pull the screw out... you still have a compromised electrical cable in your wall. That needs attention weather removing the screw cures the breaker tripping or not. Time to open up the wall somehow and put in a j-box and splice it properly. I would not be comfortable with that wire compromised like that.
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Neither would I be comfortable with that. But, a qualified electrician told me that most likely the screw tip hit the back of the metal box encasing the breakers, and at that point, grounded instantly. Since it was out of the circuit, the breaker tripped. It is doubtful that the screw went through romex from my understanding. But your point is a good one. When I finish this trip, I may tear into the wall - depending on how much else may go wrong. So far, so good !