The lighting entered John s body through his skull and knocked him senseless. As it left, the sheer force of the lightning bolt blew off fingers and toes. From that day on, John was not only maimed for life, but mentally handicapped. After his hospital stay, he was moved to a nursing home. Somebody else finished the touch-up on a sunnier day.
Electricity is the same as lightning.
The only difference is that electrical energy travels inside a wire most of the time. Like lightning, high-voltage electricity can arc from a power line, and you can become its path of least resistance. If your work from an aerial platform brings you anywhere near a power line, refer to your user s manual and determine the appropriate safety procedures as well as the limitations of your equipment. Always assume that power lines are energized unless you know otherwise. Power lines over 300 volts require an MSAD of 10 feet.