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Two Worker’s in Broward County Struck by Lightning
Posted on Aug 18, 2011
Davie - A crane operator and landscape worker both survived separate lightning strikes in Broward County on Monday August 15, 2011.
It is not common to have two separate incidents in different parts of the county on the same day says Robert Molleda, a warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Miami.
The first strike on Monday was at 2 p.m. to an unidentified 38-yr-old man who was performing lawn maintenance at Indian Ridge Middle School at 1355 Nob Hill Road in Davie.
"He's dazed and confused, and a little shook up, but in good condition," Davie Fire Rescue Assistant Fire Marshal Bob Taylor said. The unidentified 38-year-old man was taken to an area hospital.
The worker was near a chain-link fence at the school that may have been struck by lightning, Taylor said. "Current went from the fence, and we're not sure if he was leaning against it."
In Deerfield Beach, a crane operator at the Dixie Flyover highway construction site was also injured by lightning two hours later.
Deerfield Beach Fire-Rescue Chief Chad Brocato said. "The crane was struck by lightning and the current traveled down it and struck the operator. The crane operator was working a remote-control device that was attached to the crane,"
The unidentified man was taken to North Broward Medical Center for treatment. Brocato said the crane operator suffered burns to his abdomen and right arm. "He is in stable condition for the most part. Other than having first-degree burns, there was no blistering," Brocato said.
The unidentified man is an employee of Cone & Graham, lead contractor at the Flyover site, Florida Department of Transportation, spokeswoman Barbara Kelleher said.
The Law Offices of David Benenfeld would like to wish the two injured worker’s a fast and complete recovery.
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