A 33-year-old construction worker died from an apparent electrical shock in Salt Lake City
By Linda Williams, KSL.com
August 28, 2018
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah —
A 33-year-old construction worker died from an electrical shock at a job site in Salt Lake City, officials said Tuesday morning.
The man was a sub-contractor doing electrical work for an expansion being built at the state archives located at 346 S. Rio Grande Street, said Salt Lake City Police detective Greg Wilking.
It appears the man died Monday afternoon from an electrical shock, but was working alone in the corner of a room that is not easily visible, according to Wilking. Co-workers did not notice him and closed the construction site for the night.
The man's wife contacted the company when her husband did not come home, but the company had no information. Co-workers searched the construction site Tuesday morning and found the man's body.
His name has not yet been released.
Power at the construction site was turned off Tuesday morning as police investigated.
Wilking said the death appears to be an unfortunate accident.
This article will be updated as more information becomes available.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (News4Utah) -
Police are investigating after a body was found in Salt Lake City Tuesday morning.
According to Sgt. Brandon Shearer, Salt Lake City Police, it appears there was an industrial accident at 349 South Rio Grande where a subcontractor was working at the Utah State Archives and Records Service building.
The family called police when the man did not return from work Monday night.
When workers returned to the area Tuesday morning, they found the man who had died from what appears to be an electrocution.
The incident is still under investigation by police and OSHA who will be conducting their own investigation. The man's identity has not been released pending notification of family.
This is developing, an update will be provided once more information becomes available.
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Construction worker electrocuted on downtown job site in Salt Lake City
By Gephardt Daily Staff
- August 28, 2018
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah,
Aug. 28, 2018 (Gephardt Daily) —
A construction worker has died from electrocution at his job site, according to Salt Lake City Police.
“He was a 33-year-old subcontractor for the electrician,” St. Brandon Shearer, Salt Lake City Police Department, told Gephardt Daily. “He was working in the state archives building, in an area away from the view of others.”
Shearer said he believed the man died on the job yesterday. His family had been looking for him overnight. The man’s body was found at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday by his coworkers, Shearer said.
The victim’s identity has not been released, nor have more details of his death. Gephardt Daily will have more on this story as information becomes available.