The injured man was working next to the plane, wearing a headset plugged
into a jack on the side of the aircraft, Parker said. When lightning hit
the plane, the headset wire conducted some of the charge to the worker.
That's exactly what killed a ramp agent here in Orlando a few years back.
Now they close the ramp at the slightest hint of lighting in the area.
Florida "Lighting Strike Capitol of the World".
So much for odds on winning the lottery.
David (KORL = Fun / KMCO = Work)
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