23-Year-Old Man Dies After Getting Electrocuted at Ga. Perdue Facility

Antonio Ramirez.Photo: facebook

A 23-year-old man has died after he was hurt on the job while performing contract work at a Perdue Farm facility in Georgia, a company official confirms.

Damiana Gabriel, who said she was Ramirez’s cousin, also confirmed his passing in two posts on Facebook.

“R.I.P Primo [cousin],” shewrote, before adding ina separate post, “My heart sunk. Man, I love you cuz … I just talked to you 2 days ago about helping me with Dom’s party … Prayers up for your family.”

Around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, a co-worker found Ramirez’s body inside the Perry-based Perdue Farm facility, Gabbard told the outlet. The co-worker thought Ramirez had bent over to pick up an object, but when he went over to touch him, he felt a shock, the coroner added.

Gabbard did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

In a statement to PEOPLE, Andrea Staub, the senior vice president of Corporate Communications at Perdue Farms, expressed her condolences following the fatal incident at their facility.

Staub noted that the man worked for a company called QSI, which Perdue Farms contracts to clean their production equipment.

A spokesperson for QSI did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

source: people.com