A worker for Shelby Industries asked his supervisor if he could leave work early to tend to some personal business. The worker was given permission, and he clocked out. He exited Shelby’s building but remained on its property to wait for his daughter to pick him up. A thunderstorm was approaching. Three minutes after the worker clocked out, Shelby’s vice president heard a scream from the parking lot. The worker was found lying face down outside near a large oak tree, which was in the vicinity of a metal building. He had been struck by lightning. The worker died two days […]