March 23, 2011 Construction fall kills worker, 34 By JESSICA MILLER Standard-Examiner staff jmmiller@standard.net MARRIOTT-SLATERVILLE — Jeremiah Millner, 34, of Herriman, died in an industrial accident Thursday morning when he fell from a scaffolding system, officials say. Millner was working as a mason for AK Masonry out of Riverton at a construc tion site at the Central Weber Sewer Facility, 2618 W. Pioneer Road, said Weber County Sheriff's Lt. Matthew Bell. The construction project is for a wastewater treatment plant expansion. Bell said it is unknown what caused Millner to fall about 50 to 60 feet from the scaffolding. He said officials received a call just after 8 a.m. Thursday that there had been a fall, and medical personnel arrived to treat the man. Millner was transported to McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden but died from his injuries. A medical helicopter also was called, but Bell was unsure if they responded. Bell said there may have been no eyewitnesses to the fall, but after hearing a loud crash, many workers realized the man had fallen and JESSICA MILLER/Standard-Examiner A 34-year-old mason was killed after falling 50 to 60 feet from scaffolding while working on a construction site at the Central Weber Sewer Facility in Marriott-Slaterville on Thursday. assisted Millner before medical help arrived. An investigation into the fall continues, Bell said. It was not immediately disclosed if Millner hit anything during the fall or on what sort of surface he landed. The construction company, MWH Construction, closed the work site for the day. 43