Wasatch County Backhoe Rodeo honors ‘forgotten first responders’

Just like firefighters or police officers, public works employees sometimes risk their lives on the job. That became obvious about four years ago, when Blake Walton was fixing a water main in a trench outside the Wasatch County Recreation Center. The trench caved in, burying him up to the waist. Making matters worse was the fact that a saw fell during the cave-in and embedded itself in Walton’s leg.
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