Indirectly - we were building a dog house in the laundry room and I had placed the ratchet on the dryer. Lightning struck VERY close outside the house at the exact moment I grabbed the ratchet. I suspect the electricity passed through the house ground, to the chassis of the dryer, ratchet and ultimately to me. For a few moments - I lost controled use of my right arm and hand (which completely freaked my son out) and my fingers were pointing in unnatural directions.
After about 30-minutes - my arm and hand were good, but the pain was excruciating (felt like someone had shot me in the elbow) during that time.
Yep that's pretty much what I experienced also.
