EAGLE MOUNTAIN, Utah — A construction worker was killed in an accident involving a piece of heavy machinery at an Eagle Mountain site on Tuesday.
The worker hasn't been identified, but officials shared that he was 19 years old.
According to the Utah County Sheriff's Office, the accident happened at 2:30 p.m. at the site on Blackbird Drive.
The 19-year-old worker jumped into a trench and wasn't spotted by the worker inside an excavator. A spotter for the operator allegedly tried to warn them of the worker in the trench, but was unable to in time.
The worker was hit in the head by the machinery and died on the scene.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is now investigating the man's death.
