A third man has died after an industrial accident at a mine south of Moab on Saturday.
Arthur Secrest died of his injuries Tuesday, according to the San Juan County Sheriff's office.
Secrest, Russell Helquist and Matthew Johnston were extracting a pump from a pond pit at the mine with a telescoping forklift on Saturday when it came into contact with a powerline. Helquist and Johnston died at the scene; Secrest was flown to the University of Utah Burn Center in Salt Lake City, where he later died.
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