Crime & Safety
Two Workers Electrocuted in West Forsyth
The men sustained life-threatening injuries when their crane struck a power line, knocking out electricity to northwest Forsyth County.
CUMMING, GA — Two workers in west Forsyth County sustained life-threatening injuries Wednesday morning when a crane they were working on struck a power line.
The men were part of a crew working off of Drew Campground Road in the Moss Creek Estates subdivision just before 9 a.m., according to Forsyth County Fire Department Division Chief Jason Shivers.
The men were part of a crew working on framing a house. The crane was being used to lift trusses into place.
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The men sustained what Shivers called "critical, life-threatening" burn injuries and were transported to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta.
The accident knocked out power to much of northwest Forsyth County for nearly a half-hour.
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SEMC is experiencing a major power outage in the Matt Community. A large crane made contact with a transmission line @ Drew Campground Rd.
— Sawnee EMC (@SawneeEMC) October 12, 2016
No details were immediately available about the workers' conditions at Grady.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) officials were notified and were still on the site of the accident Wednesday afternoon.
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