Man shocked while working on roof in Salt Lake City

Rocky Mountain Power workers and a Utah Department of Corrections employee work on the roof of the Bonneville Community Correctional Center, where a contract worker was shocked and transported in serious condition, in Salt Lake City on Wednesday.

Rocky Mountain Power workers and a Utah Department of Corrections employee work on the roof of the Bonneville Community Correctional Center, where a contract worker was shocked and transported in serious condition, in Salt Lake City on Wednesday. (Kristin Murphy, Deseret News)


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SALT LAKE CITY — A man was flown to a local hospital after suffering an electrical shock in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, firefighters said.

The man was working on a roof at 1141 S. 2475 West about 11:40 a.m. when he was shocked, according to Salt Lake Fire Battalion Chief Dan Walker. The fire department's heavy rescue team moved him off the roof, and he was then flown to the hospital.

Details on the man's condition were not immediately available.

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Ashley Imlay is an evening news manager for KSL.com. A lifelong Utahn, Ashley has also worked as a reporter for the Deseret News and is a graduate of Dixie State University.
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