Update on Marshall Freeman (lineman from Arkansas)
I just spoke with his Aunt and received great news. Marshall is off the vent and doing great. She actually got to speak with him on the phone. Says he's tired and ready to go home. He had surgery today to repair his arm that was burnt.. People this is a miracle.. he is a walking testimony.. the is power in prayer.. keep praying for him and family.. thanks!!
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Update on Marshall Freeman, the Arkansas Lineman that was burned trying to help us get power back on ....
Update is from Chase Phillips, one of the men helping to save him at the scene...
Newest Update:
Update on Marshall Freeman (lineman from Arkansas)::
I have spoke to his girlfriend this morning and he is in stable condition at the burn center.. but get this.... he is breathing on his own when they back vent down, he has great kidney function, heart is strong, very little muscle damage. He is responding to commands and even wrote on a clip board.. Now tell me GOD isn't great.. He still has a long recovery but we know he is in Gods hands.. I have been contacted by several different people and organizations that want to help and donate to his family.. I can give you his dads number thru private message or his girl friends info. Keep the prayers coming God is performing a miracle!! Thanks
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First update:
Chase Phillips: "Just to give you guys an update on the lineman from Arkansas that was electrocuted earlier in Ocilla.. Irwin EMS just left with him headed to Augusta to the burn center. He is stable but in critical condition.. I happen to be passing by when all this happen and was able to assist on reviving him. His crew members was spot on getting him down and performing life saving measures.. Please pray for him and his family along with his crew members.. They are torn to pieces.. Also the next time you loose power and you are constantly complaining and cussing the lineman remember these guys risk it all to help you.. Pray Pray Pray"
OCILLA, Ga. (WALB) - Officials have identified the lineman who was injured while working on a power line in Ocilla Wednesday.
Marshal Freeman was on West 6th Street working with Southern Electric Corporation, an electrical company out of Flowood, Mississippi, when he was nearly electrocuted.
The company has been helping Georgia Power restore electricity for residents in the area after Tropical Storm Irma came through Monday.
The Irwin County coroner said Wednesday night Freeman was alive, but he was taken to the Augusta Burn Unit for his injuries.
Officials from both Georgia Power and SEC were on the scene Thursday looking into what happened.
Many deaths and injuries occur during the cleanup and power restoration efforts following a storm. Be careful out there, because even the professionals die or injured as you can see from from the critical injury to Mr. Marshal Freeman.
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OCILLA, Ga. (WSAV) – The lineman who was electrocuted in Irwin County on Wednesday has been identified.
Marshal Freeman was working to restore power lost during Irma when he was injured around 6:30 p.m.
Freeman was taken to a local hospital for treatment and then flown to Augusta Burn Center where he remains in serious condition.
The truck is still at the site where Freeman was working.
Georgia Power officials released this statement following the incident:
“The injured lineman was not a Georgia Power employee. The safety of Georgia Power crews and all of the personnel working with us around the clock to restore power for customers following Hurricane Irma is our top priority. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the lineman.”
Though Freeman was working with Georgia Power, they say he is from Arkansas.
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Arkansas lineman in critical condition after electrocuted while aiding in Hurricane Irma effort
By Brandon Riddle
September 14, 2017
A lineman from Arkansas was electrocuted and badly burned while assisting with power restoration efforts in Georgia after Hurricane Irma, officials said.
The man was hurt while assisting crews with Georgia Pacific in the town of Ocilla, Ga., which is about 180 miles south and east of Atlanta, said Irwin County Emergency Management Services Director Jerry Edwards.
Edwards said the worker was taken to a burn center in Augusta, Ga., in stable but critical condition. He remained there as of Thursday.
The circumstances surrounding how the man was electrocuted were not given. His identity was also not released.
Ashley West, a spokeswoman for Georgia Pacific, said the worker was not affiliated with the power company.
“The safety of Georgia Power crew and all of the personnel working with us around the clock to restore power for customers following Hurricane Irma is our top priority,” West said in a statement.
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About
Southern Electric Corporation of Mississippi (SEC) is a company that specializes in "hot work" construction and disaster response.
Southern Electric Corporation of Mississippi (SEC) was founded in 1985 to primarily serve commercial and residential electrical construction needs in Mississippi. In the past twenty-seven years, SEC has progressively expanded its operations to include high voltage overhead and underground electric utility construction and extensive storm damage power restoration services. SEC’s commitment to Safety has been the cornerstone to employee development and customer satisfaction that paves the way for continued growth. Our professional staff of highly trained and highly skilled team members is constantly developing innovative processes utilizing Human Performance Tools that allow us to regularly exceed our customers’ expectations. SEC’s Electric Utility Division is the company’s flagship division. This division manages over 35 crews consisting of approximately 200 highly skilled and specifically trained workman. The Electric Utility Division services various Investor Owned Utilities, Municipalities, and Electric Cooperatives throughout the United States building transmission and distribution projects of all voltages.
The Industrial/Commercial/Residential Division has completed numerous large projects since its founding in 1985. In recent years these services have innovatively included warning siren installations, street light installations and maintenance, athletic field specialized illumination projects, and federal highway constructions projects to name a few. Southern Electric Corporation of Mississippi offers a variety of services to satisfy a host of electrical needs.
If your electrical system is not working, it can mean money out of your pocket. An assembly line that is stopped or an office without power is lost productivity requiring an immediate response. Southern Electric Corporation can provide that response to get you up and running as quickly as possible. Your business depends on it.
24 Hour On-Call Service Department - Our Service Manager has five service vehicles and crews that can handle any mission critical need any time of the day or night. Commercial projects are time critical and require a contractor who is committed to meeting this time constraint with professionalism and quality work.
Southern Electric Corporation Of Mississippi
Office (601) 939-2333
Fax (601) 939-2261
Toll-free (800) 949-2258
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Electric Utilities
Our Overhead Division works with various investor owned utilities, municipal electric systems, and rural electric cooperatives. The division also performs work for industrial/commercial power users and government systems. The Electric Utility Division is experienced in overhead and underground in both distribution and transmission work.
We specialize in "Hot Work" construction and have state of the art, specialized equipment including bucket trucks and digger derricks. We utilize the latest stringing equipment to tackle the most challenging wire pulls in the nation. Our innovative Safety Culture utilizes Human Performance Technology to identify common traps and apply specialized tools to avoid those traps and prevent adverse events from occurring. SEC has experienced superintendents, foremen, linemen, and operators to complete almost any overhead or underground utility project.
The Electric Utility Division manages over 35 crews in a nine-state southern region that includes Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Missouri, and Texas. SEC builds overhead distribution/transmission and underground power distribution for utilities. Utilizing over 250 pieces of modern utility equipment such as bucket trucks and digger derricks, the company is highly mobile. Safety is job one in the Electric Utility Division and strict, safety guidelines are followed.
Southern Electric Corporation has had first responder involvement following many devastating hurricanes, tornadoes, and ice storms. Responding to these disasters in states such as Maryland, Virginia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, South Carolina, Kentucky, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Tennessee has allowed SEC to build healthy relationships with many of our Nation’s largest power utilities and cooperatives. SEC has been involved in overhead power line reconstruction, underground utility repair, right of way clearing, and debris clean-up operations. Excellent safety practices, experienced, highly skilled, motivated employees, and modern equipment to fit the job at hand have made SEC a "first call" for many utilities.
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SEC is headquartered in Flowood, MS. We were founded in 1985 to serve commercial and residential electrical construction needs in Mississippi. Since then, we have significantly expanded our operations and shifted our focus to high voltage overhead and underground electric utility construction and storm damage power restoration services. SEC has an excellent reputation based on our proven record of quick and efficient response to the ever changing challenges of the industry. The SEC commitment to safety is the cornerstone to our employee development and customer satisfaction. Safety is job one at SEC and strict guidelines are followed. Our innovative Safety Culture utilizes Human Performance to identify common safety and efficiency traps and apply specialized tools to avoid these traps and prevent adverse occurrences.Our HU-trained team members utilize Human Performance tools to regularly exceed our customers' expectations. SEC's fast response to devastating natural disasters has earned our team praise and allowed us to forge strong relationships with many of our nation's largest power utilities and cooperatives.Our excellent safety practices, experienced, highly skilled, motivated employees, and modern equipment to fit the job at hand have made SEC a "first call" for many utilities.
