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GPL technician may never recover fully
GPL technician, Rayon Henry, who sustained electrical burns to his upper body while installing a pre-paid meter on a utility pole at Hubu, East Bank Essequibo, is currently nursing severe burns to his face, shoulders and left arm in the High Dependency Unit (HDU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).
Rayon Henry being admitted to the GPHC
According to reports, on Tuesday afternoon, the technician accompanied by two colleagues, was installing pre-paid meters in the Hubu community. They had already installed five and were installing a sixth when Henry accidentally came into contact with live wires on the pole.
Kaieteur News was told that Henry had sent a colleague to collect something from the GPL vehicle after which they heard wires sparking and saw “a large ball of fire”. Henry, who had been struck unconscious, was then seen dangling from the pole.
Provided with a rope by residents, the technicians clambered up the pole and lowered Henry to the ground.
He was rushed to the Leonora Cottage Hospital before being brought by ambulance to the Georgetown Public Hospital.
According to a press release issued by the GPHC yesterday, the man sustained first, second and third degree burns. It also reported that a Fasciotomy was done in the theatre, a procedure to treat loss of circulation to an area of tissue or muscle.
Although conscious, he is described as sometimes disoriented. Also, due to swollen lips his words are often incomprehensible.
At the hospital yesterday afternoon, the man was flanked by his wife, brother and other close friends who attended to his every request. According to his wife, he cannot remember what had taken place at the time of the incident. The woman, however, declined to comment further on the present condition of her husband.
Bearing large patches of burnt skin, his face and shoulders are expected to heal. According to a report, the dead burnt skin would have to be removed and grafted.
As for the left hand with which he came into contact with the live wires, doctors are taking relentless measures to save the badly damaged member. The rest of the arm, however, is expected to recover.
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