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Benefit account set up for Vidalia lineman

Published 12:01am Saturday, July 21, 2012

VIDALIA — A bank account has been created at Concordia Bank to benefit the Vidalia lineman who was shocked and hospitalized earlier this month after touching a live wire outside the municipal complex.senior

Travis Todd was working to examine the municipal complex’s wiring diagram in a transformer near City Hall when he accidently touched a live wire.

Vidalia Mayor Hyram Copeland said Todd is still at the hospital, but should be released in the next few weeks after several skin grafts are complete.

“It’s really a miracle how well he’s doing,” Copeland said.

Funds can be donated at any of the Concordia Bank locations by mentioning Todd’s name.

Todd had been employed as a lineman with the City of Vidalia for approximately 10 years.

 

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  • Anonymous

    Since he got hurt on the job he should be getting workers comp and the city pays the medical.

  • Anonymous

    Workman’s comp is slow starvation and WON’T pay your normal bills….. He will need ALL the help he and his family can get…

  • Anonymous

    This man and his family can use ALL the help they can get… FYI Worker’s Comp is SLOW starvation, it WON’T pay for the families NORMAL bills, much less for any extra expences incured by this accident…

  • Anonymous

    This is true, but WC only pays 2/3 your average weekly wage and LA has a cap.  There is also a wait period before benefits start.  WC doesn’t pay for the spouse to be there or her meals.

  • Anonymous

    baw-i can testify to that.  was once off abt 9 monts with an on the job injury.  nobody hurries to get the $ flowing.  not their problem apparently

  • http://twitter.com/ShannaWynn Shanna Wynn

    Workman’s Comp only pays two-thirds of income. His wife is not at Her job because she is at his side. That is a significant amount of income lost…it is very expensive to stay out of town, etc…

  • http://twitter.com/ShannaWynn Shanna Wynn

    Workman’s Comp only pays two-thirds of your income. Plus his wife is not at her job because she is by his side…that is a significant amount of income lost especially considering the costs of staying out of town for so long, etc….

  • Anonymous

    Well duh

  • Anonymous

    You are so right

  • Anonymous

    The family needs all of our prayers and not comments  about WC How about commenting about his well being and getting home with family. I pray and wish the family get home soon. So sorry this happened to you Travis. Our family pray and wish you and family get home soon. 

  • Anonymous

    There are certainly some mean and narrow minded people in this area. Whatever happened to the Golden Rule, and the one Jesus gave about loving your neighbor as yourself?

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