“I really do love my job. I get to go out and do what I love,” Weems told a cameraperson. “And to be able to help others...you can’t beat it.” He goes on to describe what it’s like to be a lineman: hard days of dangerous work. But that he wouldn’t change it.

A lineman working in Griffin, Georgia died Wednesday morning after an equipment failure, according to the police department. Another was seriously injured.

The city where a lineman was killed while on duty says it will make grief counselors available to employees who need assistance. Another worker was seriously injured in the incident.

Eric Weems died after an accident where the equipment used in the power project failed, according to Griffin Police.

SPALDING COUNTY — SPALDING COUNTY, Ga. —Officials have identified the lineman who was killed and injured in a utilities accident in Griffin on Wednesday afternoon, according to WSBTV. The city of Griffin identified the lineman as Eric Weems. The current extent of the injuries that lineman Trent Granger has is unknown at this time.