A safety enclosure for a powered reel apparatus for use with an associated elongated
flexible member. The reel is carried by and enclosed within the enclosure and is
rotatable by a electric motor. The enclosure has left and right wall panels, front
and rear wall panels extending between the left and right wall panels, and a cover.
When one of the panels is in an open position, the motor is operationally locked
out, and when one of the panels is rotated into a closed position, the motor is operable.
