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Airport construction worker dies after falling into elevator shaft

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune The new Salt Lake City International Airport expansion project, Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. The first phase construction of the $3.6 billion project is due to open in 700 days. Nearing completion is the new concourse for aircraft gates, an enclosed terminal, the steel skeleton of a new "gateway" building, a five-story parking garage and elevated roadways.

  | Feb. 3, 2019, 5:22 a.m.
| Updated: 5:32 a.m.

A construction worker who fell 40 feet down an elevator shaft at Salt Lake International Airport has died, airport officials confirmed Sunday.

The man, 50, was working with the company Holder-Big D Joint Venture on Wednesday when he fell. The airport is being rebuilt as part of a massive $3.6 billion expansion.

“We are deeply saddened that the worker injured on Jan. 30 has passed away," read a news statement by Holder-Big D. "To ensure the privacy of the family during this difficult time, no additional information can be provided. Our deepest condolences go out to his family, friends and coworkers.”