Man Falls 40 Feet at Construction Site

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KUTV News Story

LEHI - A worker at a construction site in Lehi fell 40 feet and landed on concrete.

Lehi police say the 26-year-old man was working on a new building and was placing I-beams when he lost his balance.

He fell 40 feet and struck two steel I-beams before landing on a concrete slab.

He was airlifted to the University of Utah Hospital with extreme head injuries. The worker was an employee of the Steel Deck Erectors.

UPDATE: The man died later in the hospital.

 

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Interestingly AirMed is now flying to Heber for another long fall victim from a different construction site.