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Man found dead at Lehi construction site

Oct 17, 2024, 1:16 PM | Updated: 6:24 pm

LEHI — A man was found dead at a construction site at approximately 8 a.m. Thursday, after he apparently became trapped in construction equipment.

The man’s wife and construction crew members found his body on the construction site at 3249 North 1200 West in Lehi after the woman realized he had never come home from work the previous night, the Lehi Fire Department said in a statement.

The fire department said the man was found “pinned against a forklift boom truck.” They said it appeared he had died sometime overnight.

According to Battalion Chief Shad Hatfield, it appeared that the worker was inside the cab of a boom forklift and had leaned out of it when, for some reason, the lift came back down on top of him, killing him. The man’s identity has not been released.

The Lehi Fire Department responded to a construction site where a man was found dead on Oct. 17, 2024. (KSL TV)

A heavy rescue team comprised of firefighters from Lehi, American Fork, Saratoga Springs and Provo assisted in freeing the man’s body from the equipment Thursday afternoon.

“Any time fatal injuries are involved in an incident like this it is difficult for responders, but our hearts go out to the families that are affected by this accident,” Hatfield said.

The forklift was located behind the building under construction, which may explain why nobody discovered the man until this morning. OSHA is now on site investigating.


Editors Note: This originally listed an incorrect time that the victim was found as provided by police. It has since been updated.

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