Construction worker critically injured in fall at Park City worksite

Firefighters say a construction worker was critically injured after falling 15 feet at a worksite in Park City on Wednesday.

Firefighters say a construction worker was critically injured after falling 15 feet at a worksite in Park City on Wednesday. (Park City Fire District)


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PARK CITY — A construction worker was critically injured after falling 15 feet in Park City on Wednesday, firefighters said.

About 9:25 a.m., the worker fell off a ladder into the pit dug for a basement his company was building at 472 Upper Evergreen Drive in Summit Park.

A co-worker called 911, said Park City Fire Chief Bob Zanetti. A heavy rescue team from the fire department responded and used a hoist system to help move the patient to the the ambulance. Photos from the scene show firefighters pulling a person up a snowy hill.

The construction worker was taken to the University of Utah Hospital with injuries described as critical.

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