1 lineman killed, another injured during 'accident' in Griffin, officials say

GRIFFIN, Ga. - A Griffin lineman was killed and another injured Wednesday in a workplace "accident" involving equipment failure, according to city officials.

Officials say the two linemen were working on a power project in the area of Spalding and Little streets. One of the men died at the scene from his injuries, while the other was hospitalized. 

As of 12:45 p.m., the section of Spalding and Little streets where the incident occurred remains closed to traffic. City officials said residents currently without power should expect outages to continue until further notice.

The Griffin fire department, police and Wellstar EMS responded to the scene. 

At 3:15 p.m., the city of Griffin released the names of the workers who were involved in the incident. Eric Weems and Trent Granger were identified as the linemen. Weems is deceased and Granger is in critical but stable condition.

Eric Weems (Photo supplied by City of Griffin GoFundMe campaign)

A GoFundMe campaign was started by the City of Griffin to support Weems' family after the catastrophic incident.

Officials are asking the community to keep the Griffin linemen and their families in their prayers at this time. They also said they will provide updates when they can.

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