An apparatus and a method are provided to reduce arcing between a circuit breaker (5) having a breaker line terminal and a panel board terminal of an electrical panel board during installation and/or removal. The apparatus comprises an auto tripping mechanism (10) including an auto trip lever (30) having an end and a spring (515) disposed at or near the end of the auto trip lever (30). The auto trip lever (30) is configured to interface with an armature (505) in a module one (15(1)) that houses a cradle (540) of a breaker mechanism (20). The breaker mechanism (20) is prevented from latching until the circuit breaker (5) has been installed in the electrical panel board by keeping a breaker handle (22) in a tripped position when the breaker line terminal and the panel board terminal are connected. The spring (515) is configured to force the auto trip lever (30) to rotate for providing a force and a deflection to automatically trip the circuit breaker (5) as the circuit breaker (5) is being removed from the electrical panel board and before the breaker line terminal and the panel board terminal separate.