Category: Electrical Accidents

Someone Is Responsible for Griffin Electric’s Fatal Equipment Failure

• November 27, 2024
• Attorney Matt Stoddard
• Electrical Accidents

As the city of Griffin mourns Eric Weems, and Trent Granger begins the long process of healing from severe injuries, the time approaches to address the cause of their horrifying accident. Weems and Granger, both linemen with the City of Griffin’s electric department, were working to restore power to homes in the area of Spalding Street and Little Street, following the recent storms. At around 12pm on November 13th, a sudden accident resulted in Weems’ death and sent Granger to the hospital...

Maintaining Power Lines Is a Matter of Both Workplace and Public Safety

• September 1, 2023
• Attorney Matt Stoddard
• Electrical Accidents

The power grid is a constant presence in most people’s lives, whether or not they’ve ever studied electrical engineering. Most people, and most companies, know better than to have someone without proper training work directly on electrical systems. Still, even if the only people who ever intentionally touch electrical infrastructure are trained professionals, the rest of us are never far away from it, at home or at work. On top of that, even trained professionals can end up in danger if th...