Man killed after falling through skylight

By Pat Reavy, Deseret News

Published: Thursday, Nov. 1 2012 10:16 a.m. MDT

Summary

A construction worker died after falling 30 feet through a skylight on Thursday

SALT LAKE CITY — A construction worker died after falling 30 feet through a skylight on Thursday.

Just after 7:30 a.m., a 51-year-old man working on the roof of Harvison-Walker Refractories, 4521 West 1980 South, fell through the skylight. Salt Lake Fire Department spokesman Jasen Asay said it was not immediately known what caused the man to fall.

The man's name was not immediately released pending notification of family members.

Additional information will be posted as it becomes available.

E-mail: preavy@desnews.com

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Pat Reavy

Pat is a veteran police and courts reporter for the Deseret News and KSL and has covered some of the biggest stories in Utah for the past two decades. He is a graduate of Michigan State University with a BA in journalism.

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