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Computer shuts down when foreman leaves the room: Ghost in the machine? Or an all-too-human bit of silliness?

chuBb.

Regardless of location the difference in wire guage and the fact that a socket was coming off of a switch live is a dead giveaway you read the wiring chart backwards.

Dont get me started on the US's earth optional wiring, running light and socket spurs off of a single circuit is the least of their problems.

Yes could be a switched faceplate, but that would be really really REALLY out of place in an industrial control room, which circles back to USUALLY sparkys who work or do work in factories are at the "less lethal to selves and others" end of the spectrum, usually....

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