Worker Injured in Wall Collapse

Worker Injured in Wall Collapse


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(KSL News) -- A 20-year-old construction worker is recovering in the hospital from an accident at work.

Cary Dortzch and two other workers were setting a wall on a new home in Highland when the wall started to fall. The men tried to brace the wall but it gave way and fell on Dortzch.

Worker Injured in Wall Collapse

He was able to drag himself out from under the wall and call 9-1-1. He was flown to the hospital with back injuries.

The workers say one of the bolts on the wall was bent, which probably caused the fall.

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