Occupational
& Environmental
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College of Human Medicine

2023 Michigan Work-Related Deaths X

Case Summary

The table below contains preliminary information about Michigan workers who have died in 2023 as a result of an injury sustained while at work. The information has been obtained from public media sources, MIOSHA and stakeholder reporters. MIFACE has not verified this information; verification may conclude that the death is out of scope.

A MIOSHA Program-Related fatality is determined by whether the individual who died was employed in an industry included in MIOSHA jurisdiction as defined in Public Act 154 of 1974, as amended and the fatality may be related to a MIOSHA standard.

Case Number

Date of Injury

Occupation

Description

 

County

 

MIOSHA Program Related

108

7/26/2023

Truck Driver

A truck driver died after being partially ejected from their vehicle when it left the roadway and rolled into a ditch.

 

Genesee

   
107

1/13/2023

Delivery Driver

A driver died as the result of being ejected from their car in an accident involving multiple vehicles.

 

Macomb

   
106

12/7/2023

Garbage Truck Driver

A garbage truck driver died when he was crushed by an adjacent garbage truck that tipped over while dumping.

 

Wayne

  33
105

4/4/2023

Truck Driver

A truck driver died from suicide by firearm.

 

Van Buren

   
104

1/27/2023

Delivery Driver

A delivery driver died in collision involving multiple vehicles.

 

Barry

   
103

7/17/2023

Fast Food Worker

A fast food worker died from striking her head in a fall at work.

 

Macomb

   
102

7/20/2023

Occupational Therapist

An occupational therapist died after being ejected from a car involved in a multiple vehicle collision.

 

Benzie

   
101

7/14/2023

Landscaper

A landscaper died from suicide by asphyxiation.

 

Calhoun

   
100

3/3/2023

Farmer

A farmer died when the skid steer tractor he was driving was struck by another motor vehicle.

 

Kalamazaoo

   
099

3/15/2023

Mechanic

A mechanic died when he was crushed beneath a car that fell off of a car jack.

 

Ingham

   
098

7/6/2023

Delivery Driver

A passenger in a delivery vehicle was killed when the delivery van he was riding in left the road and struck a tree.

 

Lapeer

   
097

2/26/2023

Truck Driver

A truck driver died in a multiple vehicle collision.

 

Wayne

   
096

3/17/2023

Construction Manager

A construction manager died from suicide by inhalation of exhaust fumes.

 

Oakland

   
095

7/5/2023

Owner

A tree removal service business owner was killed when he was struck by a falling tree.

 

Muskegon

   
094

Unknown (DOD 8/20/2023)

Maintenance Worker

A maintenance worker died of complications as a result of Legionnaires disease.

 

Sanilac

   
093

11/8/2023

Driver

A vehicle transport driver died when the passenger van he was traveling in was invlolved in a motor vehicle crash involving multiple vehicles.

 

Eaton

   
092

10/26/2023

 

A rail yard employee died after being pinned while loading vehicles onto a rail car.

 

Macomb

  30
091

11/4/2023

Tow Truck Driver

A tow truck driver died when he was struck by a passing vehicle while attempting to catch a dog on the shoulder of the highway.

 

Kent

  31
090

11/2/2023

Custodian

A custodian died when he was stabbed by a co-worker.

 

Wayne

   
089

11/1/2023

Farmer

A farmer died when he was struck by a vehicle while helping to change a tire on the side of the road.

 

Kent

   
088

10/28/2023

Tree Trimmer

A tree trimmer died when he was struck by a falling tree.

 

Saginaw

  28
087

10/30/2023

Truck Driver

A truck driver died when he was crushed by a pre-cast concrete wall panel that fell off of his trailer.

 

Lapeer

  29
086

10/3/2023

Owner

A farm owner died when he fell off off bin piling equipment.

 

St. Joseph

   
085

7/10/2023

Truck Driver

A truck driver died when he was struck by a passing vehicle while making adjustments to his load.

 

Mackinac

  19
084

2/20/2023

Roofer

A roofer died from a fall.

 

Wayne

   
083

10/6/2023

Service Technician

A service technician died in a motor vehicle crash involving multiple vehicles.

 

Jackson

   
082

10/8/2023

Volunteer

A volunteer died while canvassing when he suffered a fatal gunshot wound.

 

Ingham

   
081

10/4/2023

Maintenance

A maintenance employee died from suicide by hanging.

 

Otsego

   
080

4/4/2023

Truck Driver

A truck driver died when he suffered multiple gunshot wounds.

 

Wayne

   
079

9/26/2023

Sales

A salesman died in a motor vehicle crash involving multiple vehicles.

 

Kent

   
078

9/22/2023

Team Leader

A team leader died from suicide by firearm.

 

Oakland

   
077

9/22/2023

Farmer

A farmer died when he was struck by a large tractor.

 

Allegan

   
076

9/19/2023

Grounds Crew

A grounds crew member died when his zero turn lawnmower flipped over a retaining wall.

 

Kent

  24
075

9/15/2023

Pipefitter

A pipefitter died when he was struck in the head by a valve that came off a pipe during pressure testing.

 

Ottawa

  23
074

9/7/2023

Farmer

A farmer died when he was gored in the neck by his bull.

 

Ingham

   
073

1/30/2023

Owner

A business owner died in a motor vehcile crash involving multiple vehicles.

 

Macomb

   
072

9/4/2023

Laborer

A laborer died in a motor vehicle crash involving multiple vehicles.

 

Lenawee

   
071

9/4/2023

Laborer

A laborer died in a motor vehicle crash involving multiple vehicles.

 

Lenawee

   
070

9/4/2023

Laborer

A laborer died in a motor vehicle crash involving multiple vehicles.

 

Lenawee

   
069

9/4/2023

Foreman

A foreman died in a motor vehicle crash involving multiple vehicles.

 

Lenawee

   
068

8/31/2023

Tree Trimmer

A tree trimmer was electrocuted when he contacted a live powerline.

 

Ingham

  22
067

5/29/2023

Mechanic

A mechanic died in a barn fire.

 

Oakland

   
066

8/25/2023

Bartender

A bartender died from a gunshot wound.

 

Wayne

   
065

8/24/2023

Service Technician

A service technician died in a single motor vehicle crash in a tornado.

 

Ingham

   
064

7/9/2023

Farmer

A farmer died when the tractor he was working on started and ran him over.

 

Monroe

   
063

8/3/2023

Caretaker

A caretaker died from multiple gunshot wounds.

 

Washtenaw

   
062

8/9/2023

Truck Driver

A truck driver died in a motor vehicle crash involving multiple vehicles.

 

Ionia

   
061

8/4/2023

Groundskeeper

A groundskeeper died from multiple gunshot wounds.

 

Wayne

   
060

2/23/2023

USPS

A postal driver died when she was involved in a multiple vehicle crash.

 

Grand Traverse

   
059

3/28/2023

Broadcaster

A radio broadcaster committed suicide.

 

Kent

   
058

3/9/2023

Technician

A wind turbine technician died in a multiple vehicle crash.

 

Huron

   
057

2/26/2023

Owner

A business owner died when he fell from a ladder.

 

Wayne

   
056

8/24/1982

Lineman

A journeyman lineman died from complications related to a high volatage transformer explosion in 1982.

 

Dickinson

   
055

7/23/2023

Nurse

A nurse at a skilled care home died when she was struck by a vehicle while attending to patient.

 

Wayne

   
054

6/28/2023

Tree Trimmer

A tree trimmer died when he was struck by a falling tree.

 

Calhoun

  20
053

7/13/2023

Tree Trimmer

A tree trimmer died when he fell 30 feet from a bucket truck.

 

Saginaw

  25
052

4/13/2023

Farmer

A farmer died from thermal injuries he suffered while burning a brush pile.

 

Berrien

   
051

1/14/2023

Farmer

A farmer died when he was struck by a tree he was attempting to dislodge from another tree by pulling it with a tractor and chain.

 

Barry

   
050

7/10/2023

Laborer

A laborer died when the lawn mower he was riding flipped over a retaining wall.

 

Allegan

  18
049

5/22/2023

Scrap Metal Collector

A scrap metal collector was crushed by a vehicle he was working under.

 

Genesee

   
048

5/20/2023

Towtruck Driver

A towtruck driver died from a drug overdose.

 

Oakland

   
047

6/29/2023

Farmer

A farmer died when he was engulfed inside a silo filled with soy beans.

 

Allegan

   
046

6/24/2023

Utility Contractor

A utility contractor died when he was electrocuted while performing maintenance on powerlines.

 

Wayne

  17
045

1/1/1982

Farmer

A farmer died from injuries sustained in 1982 when he fell from a tractor and was run over by a farm implement.

 

Calhoun

   
044

6/21/2023

Laborer

A laborer died when he fell 18 feet while performing structral steel fire-proofing activities.

 

Wayne

  16
043

6/15/2023

Laborer

A laborer died when he was crushed by a cooling tower he was demolishing.

 

Wayne

  15
042

6/13/2023

Teacher

A teacher died when he was struck by a passing vehicle while changing a flat tire traveling from a team building exercise

 

Wayne

   
041

6/10/2023

Pit Crew

A pit crew member died when a vehicle malfunction caused the car to reverse rapidly and strike the victim.

 

Monroe

   
040

6/6/2023

Laborer

A laborer died when he fell 20 feet from a ladder while installing gutters.

 

Benzie

  27
039

6/7/2023

Farmer

A farmer died when he was run over by a backhoe he was operating.

 

Newaygo

   
038

6/1/2023

Store Clerk

A store clerk died when he suffered a fatal gunshot wound.

 

Genesee

   
037

5/25/2023

Traffic Control

A traffic control worker died when he was struck by a pedestrian vehicle.

 

Ingham

  14
036

5/31/2023

Sales Representative

A sales representative died in a multiple vehicle collision.

 

Antrim

   
035

5/28/2023

Painter

A painter died when he fell 15 feet off of a ladder.

 

Lapeer

  32
034

1/19/2023

Owner

A business owner died when she suffered a fatal gunshot wound.

 

Washtenaw

   
033

5/26/2023

COO

A chief operating officer died when she suffered a fatal gunshot wound.

 

Macomb

   
032

5/20/2023

Manager

A manager died when she suffered fatal gunshot wounds.

 

Macomb

   
031

1/6/2023

Salesperson

A salesperson committed suicide.

 

Livingston

   
030

5/14/2023

Nurse

A nurse suffered fatal gunshot wounds after being kidnapped.

 

Wayne

   
029

5/15/2023

Technician

A motorcycle technician died in a multiple vehicle collison while test riding a customer's vehicle.

 

Genesee

   
028

5/11/2023

Farmer

A farmer died when he was run over by a tractor he was performing maintenance on.

 

Charlevoix

   
027

5/8/2023

Farmer

A volunteer committed suicide while working on his family's farm.

 

Emmet

   
026

4/24/2023

Tree Trimmer

A tree trimmer died when he was struck by a rope that snapped while trying to free a stuck dump truck.

 

Sanilac

  9
025

4/25/2023

Laborer

A laborer died when he was stuck by an exploding tire in the process of inflating it.

 

Marquette

  12
024

4/24/2023

Product Technician (Temp Agency Employee)

A production technician died when he was crushed between an extending conveyor and a vacuum forming mold.

 

Ingham

  10
023

3/15/2023

Laborer

A laborer died when he fell through a skylight while installing insulation on a flat roof.

 

Wayne

  11
022

4/18/2023

Laborer

A laborer died when he was working with a co-worker to change the bucket on a backhoe and was caught between the bucket and a bollard.

 

Kent

  8
021

4/15/2023

Owner/Security Guard

A security guard died when he suffered a fatal gunshot wound.

 

Wayne

   
020

4/10/2023

Sous Chef

A sous chef died from a motorcycle crash involving multiple vehicles while driving to pick up supplies.

 

Livingston

   
019

4/4/2023

Farmer

A farmer died when he was run over and pinned by his tractor .

 

Montcalm

   
018

4/4/2023

Electrical Maintenance Journeyman

An electrical maintenance journeyman died when he was struck by a transformer radiator.

 

Oakland

  7
017

4/2/2023

EMT

An EMT died when he was struck by a passing motor vehicle.

 

Oakland

  6
016

3/30/2023

Garbage Truck Driver

A garbage truck driver died when he exited the truck and was struck by a passing motor vehicle.

 

Emmet

  5
015

3/24/2023

Investment Strategist

An investment strategist committed suicide.

 

Kent

   
014

2/21/2023

Owner

A business owner died from carbon monoxide exposure from a running vehicle indoors.

 

Wayne

  13
013

3/3/2023

Traffic Control

A traffic control worker died when she was struck by a pedestrian vehicle.

 

Van Buren

  4
012

3/2/2023

Caregiver

A senior caregiver died when they fell from a third story balcony.

 

Kalamazoo

   
011

1/7/2023

Laborer

A service garage laborer died from multiple gunshot wounds.

 

Wayne

   
010

2/22/2023

Volunteer Fire Fighter

A volunteer fire fighter died when he was struck by a live power line and electrocuted.

 

Van Buren

  3
009

2/13/2023

Service Worker

A student service worker died when he suffered a fatal gunshot wound.

 

Ingham

   
008

2/7/2023

Plumber

A plumber died when he was electrocuted while attempting to unclog a basement floor drain that had caused standing water.

 

Wayne

  26
007

2/4/2023

Lift Truck Operator

A lift truck operator died from a drug overdose.

 

Kalamazoo

   
006

1/30/2023

Service Tech

A service technician died in a motor vehicle crash involving multiple vehicles.

 

Macomb

   
005

1/31/2023

Supervisor

A supervisor died from a drug overdose.

 

Ionia

   

004

1/23/2023

Truck Driver

A truck driver died when a tire exploded while inflating.

 

Wayne

  2

003

1/9/2023

Truck Driver

A gasoline tanker truck driver died in a motor vehicle crash involving multiple vehicles.

 

Berrien

   

002

1/9/2023

Truck Driver

A liquid propane tanker truck driver died in a motor vehicle crash involving multiple vehicles.

 

Berrien

   

001

1/4/2023

Truck Driver

A concrete truck driver was killed when a tow cable snapped.

 

Presque Isle

  1