Canton Man Killed in Workplace Accident

NEWNAN, GA -- A Cherokee County resident was killed earlier this week in a workplace accident in Coweta County.

Crews with the county's fire-rescue unit responded to a possible fire and electrocution on Monday, Aug. 15 at Witcher Station, a convenience store at 775 Carrollton Highway in unincorporated Newnan.

Crews arrived on the scene to find the two men lying on the ground, said Coweta County Fire Chief Pat Wilson.

Initial reports indicate a boom truck the men were occupying came "in contact" with high-tension power lines while they were working to fix a sign at the store.

Emergency responders began to treat the patients, identified as 22-year-old Canton resident Dusty Harmon and 27-year-old Matt Key of Ball Ground. Harmon was transported to Piedmont Newnan Hospital where he passed away while Key was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital for treatment.

The case was turned over to the Coweta County Sheriff's Department, which will investigate the incident. Coweta County Coroner Richard Hawk said Harmon's cause of death was determined to be electrocution.

According to Harmon's obituary, funeral services for the Canton resident will be held p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21 at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20 and from 9 a.m. to the funeral hour on Sunday.

Harmon is survived by parents, Damon and Tammy Harmon; brother, Dylan Harmon; girlfriend, Kelsey Eller; grandparents, Ronald and Annette Rutledge; grandparents, Doug and Carolyn Harmon; and by several uncles, aunts, cousins and friends.

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