A trio of Coweta-Fayette EMC workers have been recognized by a state trade association for likely saving the life of a man who experienced health problems at the cooperative’s Palmetto headquarters in October 2010.
EMC spokesperson Amy Lott said Dawn Hunter, Rusty Rainey and Darrell Sewell, all residents of Newnan, received a prestigious Life Saving Award from Georgia Electric Membership Corporation during the association’s annual meeting in Atlanta November 14.
On the day of the incident, the employees were expecting a sales call from GRESCO Utility Service Inc. representative Jason Chandler, who arrived at the EMC’s Palmetto location feeling fine. Within minutes, however, Chandler started to experience severe health problems, said Lott.
Lott said no one knew exactly what was wrong, but Hunter, Rainey and Sewell called 911 and monitored his vitals until an ambulance arrived. Chandler was then rushed to Piedmont Fayette Hospital, where he was diagnosed with a life-threatening saddle or bilateral pulmonary embolism, a blood clot in each lung.
Chandler said he believes the prompt response of Hunter, Rainey and Sewell probably saved his life. They made sure Chandler got proper medical attention, checked on him at the hospital and visited him on their personal time, said Lott.
“The employees at Coweta-Fayette EMC are a credit to their company and their community,” said Chandler.
According to Rainey, safety coordinator and 34-year EMC veteran, he and his colleagues don’t believe they did anything extraordinary to assist Chandler, they were just doing what they were trained to do.
