Man crushed by tractor

Man crushed by tractor


Save Story
Leer en espaƱol

Estimated read time: Less than a minute

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.

MAGNA, Utah (AP) -- A tractor flipped in Salt Lake County, crushing the man who was using it to pull a tree stump from the ground.

The Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office says the accident happened around 6:45 p.m. Friday. The 48-year-old man was pulling the stump, using the tractor and a chain when the tractor flipped over.

A sheriff's spokesman says it took two hours to lift the tractor off the man.

The man's name was not released.

------

Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Most recent Utah stories

Related topics

Utah

STAY IN THE KNOW

Get informative articles and interesting stories delivered to your inbox weekly. Subscribe to the KSL.com Trending 5.
By subscribing, you acknowledge and agree to KSL.com's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

KSL Weather Forecast