Worst Audio Injury !!

Besides the usual back pain from moving speakers and power amps, I had an unusual experience with static zapping..  I had a pair of focal 1038’s several years ago. I was bending down in front of the speaker To pick something up and as my ear came close to the dome tweeter, I heard a loud noise and a sharp pain in my ear as My static buildup found a path to ground. Hurt like heck and was loud, wish I had a picture of the arc. My DAC shutdown instantly, once restarted all was well. A very strange painful incident.
I now have a grounding probe That I keep on the rack so I can ground myself before doing anything near the stereo.

@mikem,

Rubber soles and certain acrylic fabric clothing often get me mildly zapped, but never like that.

@cd318,
It was an unusual painful experience! Winter time here with the heat on gets things very dry.. I run a humidifier in peak season now.. along with my ground strap ! I also now have silk dome tweeters !

@mikem ,

I hope there was no lasting damage done. Being so unexpected, it must have been terrifying. I can picture images of microwave arcing like what happens when you accidentally put the wrong dish inside.

I've never had anything like that but I did once touch something live on the Linn LP12 circuit board. 

My finger felt like it was literally glued to the component. It took a considerable effort to pull away.

Not an experience I'd ever want to repeat.

No wonder they called it the Valhalla board.

Have a friend who was electrocuted to the tune of 120VAC into the temple, due to an open AC connection.

He was experimenting with AC motors for his turntable.
Something along the lines of him thinking (flash thought/reaction) about possible damage to his Kiseki Cartridge (!) ...as he went down.... ( Mein Leben! - Wolfenstein)

He is a known audio manufacturer and it’s his story, so I can’t give a name....

As for the LP12 Valhalla board, yeah, mine has got me more than a few times...