Occupational
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College of Human Medicine

2024 Michigan Work-Related Deaths

Case Summary

The table below contains preliminary information about Michigan workers who have died in 2024 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    Incident County   MIOSHA Program Related #
160
06/20/2024
A dairy farmer
A dairy farmer was driving a side-by-side when a deer ran in front of them and got stuck under the wheel, causing it to overturn.
 
Ogemaw
  N/A
159
04/19/2024
A food service employee
A food service employee was killed via multiple gunshot wounds.
 
Wayne
  N/A
158
?/?/2005
A construction business owner
A construction business owner died of medical complications from an injury sustained two decades prior, when they fell off a roof.
 
Ingham
  N/A
157
09/13/2024
A construction laborer
A construction laborer fell approximately thirty feet from a roof and sustained multiple injuries.
 
Wayne
  N/A
156
12/16/2024
A farmer
A farmer died after being run over by a tractor that they were operating.
 
Newaygo
  N/A
155
10/11/2024
A cement truck driver
A cement truck driver died in a multi-vehicle traffic crash.
 
Wayne
  N/A
154
08/16/2024
Owner
The owner of a landscaping business died after being pinned underneath a lawn mower they were working on.
 
Wayne
  N/A
153
02/02/2024
A landlord
A landlord was murdered via hatchet.
 
Berrien
  N/A
152
~11/10/2024
Self-employed landscaper
A self-employed landscaper committed suicide via carbon monoxide toxicity.
 
Lapeer
  N/A
151
06/16/2024
A farmer
A farmer was struck by a falling tree while out baling hay in their tractor and was transported to the hospital, where they died.
 
Berrien
  N/A
150
09/02/2024
A racecar driver
A racecar driver died a few days after being involved in a single vehicle crash.
 
Montcalm
  N/A
149
08/08/2024
A lawn mower
A lawn mower fell from a riding lawnmower and struck their head.
 
Mason
  N/A
148
12/10/2024
A food processing laborer
A food processing laborer died of a drug overdose.
 
Ottawa
  N/A
147
11/05/2024
A musician
A musician committed suicide via gunshot.
 
Detroit
  N/A
146
04/25/2017
A construction builder
A construction builder died from complications of an injury sustained when they fell off a roof and struck their head on a pole years prior.
 
Washtenaw
  N/A
145
08/17/2025
A firefighter
A firefighter was murdered via knife wound.
 
Otsego
  N/A
144
07/28/2025
A semi-truck driver
A semi-truck driver died in a multi-vehicle traffic crash.
 
Monroe
  N/A
143
02/24/2024
A farmer
A farmer was struck by a falling tree.
 
Bay
  N/A
142
08/15/2024
A farmer
A farmer attempted to start a tractor while it was in gear and was knocked to the ground, where the tractor ran over their lower extremities and pinned them to the ground.
 
Ingham
  N/A
141
09/26/2024
A fruit farmer
A fruit farmer died after their clothes caught on fire from a tractor fire.
 
Kalamazoo
  N/A
140
10/26/2024
A farmer
A farmer was pinned under a bale of hay.
 
Roscommon
  N/A
139
05/29/2024
A maintenance man
A maintenance man committed suicide via gunshot wound.
 
Manistee
  N/A
138
10/14/2024
A farmer
A farmer was pinned between the front of a hydraulic lift trailer and the back of a bull dozer.
 
Luce
  N/A
137
11/12/2024
A professional services business owner
A professional services business owner committed suicide via hanging.
 
Charlevoix
  N/A
136
08/21/2024
A master carpenter
A master carpenter died after falling off a garage roof.
 
Berrien
  N/A
135
07/08/2024
A landscaper
A landscaper committed suicide via gunshot.
 
Ottawa
  N/A
134
~12/04/2024
An UAW committee person
An UAW committee person died of carbon monoxide toxicity.
 
Wayne
  N/A
133
08/01/2019
A construction worker
A construction worker died from complications from a head injury sustained five years prior.
 
Arenac
  N/A
132
11/05/2024
A singer/songwriter
A singer/songwriter was shot and killed.
 
Wayne
  N/A
131
11/05/2024
A music producer
A music producer was shot and killed.
 
Wayne
  N/A
130
03/10/2024
A truck driver
A truck driver died after a vehicle they were working on caught on fire.
 
Wayne
  N/A
129
10/11/2024
A farmer
A farmer fell out of their tractor and was subsequently run over by said tractor.
 
Emmet
  N/A
128
12/28/2005
A road construction laborer
A road construction laborer of complications from an injury sustained two decades prior when a tree branch fell on them.
 
Isle
  N/A
127
05/05/2024
A maintenance supervisor
A maintenance supervisor died days after falling ten feet from a ladder.
 
Wayne
  N/A
126
05/08/2024
A farmer
A farmer died after being struck by a falling branch.
 
Manistee
  N/A
125
10/09/2024
A farmer
A farmer died after being pinned under a tractor that flipped.
 
Kent
  N/A
124
04/13/2024
A farmer
A farmer died after falling forward inside of a skid steer and striking their head on a pair of steel forks.
 
Otsego
  N/A
123
10/14/2024
A police sergeant
A police sergeant was shot and killed.
 
Wayne
  N/A
122
04/30/2024
A maintenance man
A maintenance man committed suicide via hanging.
 
Macomb
  N/A
121
12/11/2024
A farmer
A farmer was struck by a skid steer while working on a construction project.
 
Isabella
  N/A
120
12/04/2024
A home delivery meal driver
A home delivery meal driver died in a multi-vehicle traffic crash.
 
Bay
  N/A
119
05/01/1985
An automotive machine operator
An automotive machine operator died of complications of an injury sustained decades after heavy machinery fell on them.
 
Oakland
  N/A
118
03/??/2006
A landscaper
A landscaper died years after falling twenty feet from a tree.
 
Ingham
  N/A
117
04/17/2024
A service technician
A service technician died decades after sustaining an injury from a fall.
 
Oakland
  N/A
116
09/10/2024
A security officer
A security officer was shot multiple times.
 
Saginaw
  N/A
115
08/21/2024
A finish carpenter
A finish carpenter died of a drug overdose.
 
Grand Traverse
  N/A
114
07/30/2024
A boating assistant
A boating assistant fell into the water and was caught in the boat propellor.
 
Chippewa
  N/A
113
06/26/2024
A machine operator
A machine operator died days after being unintentionally exposed to an allergen at work.
 
Jackson
  N/A
112
06/19/2024
A residential builder
A residential builder died of hyperthermia while working outside.
 
Isabella
  N/A
111
06/19/2024
A physician
A physician died of complications of drug abuse.
 
Wayne
  N/A
110
05/31/2024
An electrician
An electrician died days after sustaining injuries in a multi-vehicle traffic crash.
 
Newaygo
  N/A
109
05/27/2024
A physician
A physician committed suicide via gunshot wound.
 
Washtenaw
  N/A
108
05/22/2024
A hospital resident
A hospital resident committed suicide via hanging.
 
Genesee
  N/A
107
05/13/1985
An automotive salesman
An automotive salesman died decades after sustaining injuries in a traffic crash.
 
Cheboygan
  N/A
106
05/09/2024
A mechanic
A mechanic was crushed by a vehicle when the jack holding it up malfunctioned.
 
Wayne
  N/A
105
05/02/2024
A landscaper
A landscaper experienced a medical event, fell into the pool, and drowned.
 
Berrien
  N/A
104
04/07/2024
A tow truck operator
A tow truck operator died of a drug overdose.
 
Monroe
  N/A
103
12/02/2024
A semi-truck driver
A semi-truck driver died in a multi-vehicle traffic crash.
 
Kent
  N/A
102
04/09/2024
A farmer
A farmer committed suicide via hanging.
 
Ionia
  N/A
101
11/11/2024
A truck driver
A truck driver died of complications from an injury sustained days prior when they received an eye injury while performing packaging tasks.
 
Emmet
  031
100
11/16/2024
A roofer
A roofer died four days after sustaining injuries from a twenty foot fall off a roof.
 
Bay
  030
099
03/13/2024
A farmer
A farmer died after the pit burn they were supervising grew out of control.
 
Mackinac
  N/A
098
11/19/2024
A pharmacy technician
A pharmacy technician committed suicide via a fall from a parking garage.
 
Oakland
  N/A
097
02/17/2024
A receptionist
A front desk receptionist at a hotel was murdered.
 
Wayne
  N/A
096
04/17/2024
A truck driver
A gas company truck driver committed suicide via gunshot.
 
Delta
  N/A
095
03/16/2024
A handyman
A handyman fell twelve feet off of a ladder.
 
Wayne
  N/A
094
04/15/2024
A logger
A logger died of complications from an injury sustained weeks prior when a log was dropped on their leg.
 
Eaton
  N/A
093
05/27/2024
A mechanic
A mechanic was repairing a tractor when the tire blew up in their face and they succumbed to their injuries several hours later.
 
Macomb
  N/A
092
07/22/2024
A heavy equipment operator
A heavy equipment operator died in a multi-vehicle traffic crash.
 
Kent
  N/A
091
11/06/2024
An operator
An operator was controlling traffic on an interstate when they were struck by a vehicle.
 
Wayne
  029
090
10/09/2024
A security guard
A security guard was murdered in their car.
 
Wayne
  N/A
089
11/01/2024
A truck driver
A truck driver was pinned to the ground when, while picking up soybeans from a farm, the trailer or graine bin struck the auger conveyor and tipped it over onto the decedent.
 
Gladwin
  027
088
10/29/2024
A services assistant II
A services assistant II died of a drug overdose.
 
Ingham
  N/A
087
10/21/2024
A semi-truck driver
A semi-truck driver opened the hatch on top of the dry bulk tank trailer during the pickup of a load of powdered concrete and fell.
 
Monroe
  026
086
10/11/2024
A plant manager
A plant manager was shot and killed in their office.
 
Macomb
  N/A
085
10/12/2024
A prep cook
A prep cook was returning to the restaurant from getting food when they were hit by a train.
 
Oakland
  N/A
084
10/11/2024
A jewelry store owner
A jewelry store owner was murdered by thieves.
 
Oakland
  N/A
083
10/08/2024
A dock worker
A dock worker died two days after sustaining injuries from a ground level fall that occurred when a freight they were unloading fell towards them.
 
Wayne
  025
082
10/07/2024
A manufacturing production worker
A manufacturing production worker was shot multiple times by their coworker after an argument.
 
Wayne
  N/A
081
09/28/2024
A laborer
A laborer was struck by a vehicle while picketing.
 
Jackson
  N/A
080
09/07/2024
A delivery associate
A delivery associate died weeks after sustaining injuries from being struck by a vehicle while delivering packages while on foot.
 
Oakland
  023
079
08/13/2024
A state police officer
A state police officer died two days after sustaining injuries from being rear-ended by a vehicle at a great rate of speed while they were sitting in their patrol vehicle, doing paperwork after a traffic stop.
 
Wayne
  034
078
09/12/2024
A vacuum truck operator
A vacuum truck operator was using a remote control utilize a vacuum truck boom to get a rock out of a hole when the boom struck an overhead line, causing a fire.
 
Macomb
  021
077
09/13/2024
A laborer
A laborer was repairing a roadside bridge when a passenger vehicle went through a crash truck and barricade and struck them.
 
Isabella
  022
076
09/09/2024
Owner of a painting company
The owner of a painting company was painting on an elevated surface and fell off a ladder.
 
Oakland
  N/A
075
09/06/2024
A truck supervisor
A truck supervisor was cleaning a kitchen fan and duct system on the roof and fell approximately twenty feet from the roof to the ground.
 
Newaygo
  019
074
04/23/2024
Automotive Sales
An automotive sales committed suicide via gunshot.
 
Ionia
  N/A
073
06/13/2024
A farmer
A farmer was struck by falling timber while using a chainsaw.
 
Manistee
  N/A
072
08/13/2024
A CDL-driver
A CDL-driver was cleaning the back of their truck off when a sweeper machine struck them and pinned them against the back of the truck.
 
Livingston
  N/A
071
08/08/2024
An equipment manager
An equipment manager was picking up traffic cones from the back of a trailer when they fell off the trailer and were transported to the hospital, where they passed away from their injuries two days later.
 
Dickinson
  016
070
03/25/2024
A delivery driver
A delivery driver died of a single vehicle traffic crash.
 
Macomb
  N/A
069
03/01/2024
An operations manager
An operations manager died of a single vehicle traffic crash.
 
Manistee
  N/A
068
10/21/2009
A security guard
A security guard died of complications of injuries sustained years after driving a golf cart into a ravine.
 
Macomb
  N/A
067
12/25/2023
A farmer
A farmer was struck by multiple cows and died a week later from their injuries.
 
Benzie
  N/A
066
08/03/2024
A foreman
A foreman was trimming a tree from a boom when a tree limb came into contact with a power line, electrocuting the decedent.
 
Calhoun
  015
065
 
A police officer
A police officer died of complications from an injury sustained when they accidentally shot themselves decades prior.
 
Macomb
  N/A
064
02/19/2024
A musician
A musician was installing speakers when they fell approximately eighteen feet from scaffolding to the ground.
 
Eaton
  N/A
063
02/01/2024
Automobile sales broker
An automobile sales broker died in a multi-vehicle traffic crash.
 
Kent
  N/A
062
03/12/2024
Medical Transport Driver
A nonemergency medical transport driver died in a multi-vehicle traffic crash.
 
Antrim
  N/A
061
07/23/2024
A laborer
A laborer was struck by a wooden beam structure while trying to install a rigging strap to move the wooden beam.
 
Gratiot
  014
060
07/22/2024
A forklift driver
A forklift driver was found unresponsive behind a tractor trailer.
 
St. Joseph
  024
059
07/20/2024
Owner of farm
The owner of a farm was working on a tractor and attempted to remove the battery when it jumped into gear and ran them over.
 
Monroe
  N/A
058
07/21/2024
A police officer
A police officer was shot and killed during a chase.
  Wayne   N/A
057
07/16/2024
A farmer
A farmer was working on a Bobcat when it fell on them.
 
Clinton
  N/A
056
05/28/2024
A semi-truck driver
A semi-truck driver died in a multi-vehicle traffic crash.
 
Kalamazoo
  N/A
055
07/15/2024
A die setter
A die setter was moving a die with a crane when the swivel bolt came loose and the die fell, with the top half falling and crushing the decedent.
 
Jackson
  013
054
06/28/2024
A livestock farmer
A livestock farmer was cleaning a butchered pig using their skid steer and became entrapped between the skid steer arms.
 
Midland
  N/A
053
02/01/2024
A construction laborer
A construction laborer died of a drug overdose.
 
Grand Traverse
  N/A
052
01/26/2024
A food delivery driver
A food delivery driver died in a multi-vehicle traffic crash.
 
Macomb
  N/A
051
02/26/2024
A feed business owner
A feed business owner was struck in the chest and abdomen by timber that had been stacked on a flat bed trailer.
 
Manistee
  N/A
050
06/27/2024
A deputy sheriff
A deputy sheriff was shot and killed during a traffic stop.
 
Hillsdale
  N/A
049
05/21/2024
An HVAC installer
An HVAC installer experienced a seizure after completing HVAC installation prep work in an attic and was transported to the hospital, where they later died.
 
Oakland
  017
048
06/22/2024
A sheriff's deputy
A sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed after a high speed pursuit.
 
Oakland
  N/A
047
06/20/2024
A safety and health coordinator
A safety and health coordinator collapsed and hit their head, later dying in the hospital.
 
Genesee
  N/A
046
06/19/2024
A cheese sanitation operator
A cheese sanitation operator was found unresponsive in the sanitation room, which was exceedingly hot.
 
Clinton
  N/A
045
06/17/2024
A concrete worker
A concrete worker was assisting in the removal of a concrete floor surface with the use of a gasoline-fueled concrete saw and became ill, later collapsing and dying with carbon monoxide toxicity contributing to their death.
 
Berrien
  28
044
06/13/2024
A semi-truck driver
A semi-truck driver died in a multi-vehicle traffic crash.
 
Monroe
  N/A
043
06/07/2024
A shop hand
A shop hand/apprentice was moving sheet metal with the use of a cart that caught on an uneven edge of a walking section and tipped over onto the decedent.
 
Macomb
  12
042
06/10/2024
A flight instructor
A flight instructor died in an airplane crash.
 
Washtenaw
  N/A
041
05/302024
Owner
The owner of a waste management company drove a tractor over a culvert that gave way, resulting in the tractor rolling into the drainage ditch and submerging the decedent.
 
Clinton
  N/A
040
05/31/2024
A semi-truck driver
A semi-truck driver died in a single vehicle traffic crash.
 
Kent
  N/A
039
05/24/2024
A farmer
A farmer was run over by their tractor and attached offset disk while tilling a field.
 
Montcalm
  N/A
038
05/29/2024
A sheet metal worker
A sheet metal worker was working on a three-sections-wide fixed platform with another employee when the middle section gave way, resulting in both employees falling approximately thirty five feet.
 
Wayne
  011
037
04/26/2024
A preload package holder
A preload package holder was removing a package off a conveyor belt and twisted their knee, ultimately dying from medical complications a month later.
 
Wexford
  018
036
6/13/2024
Semi-truck Driver
A semi-truck driver died after his vehicle crashed on the interstate.
 
Monroe
  N/A
035
6/7/2024
Shop Hand
A shop hand died after a piece of sheet metal fell onto him when the cart he was using to carry it tipped over.
 
Macomb
  012
034
6/10/2024
Flight Instructor
A flight instructor died after a plane crash.
 
Lenawee
  N/A
033
5/30/2024
Owner
A business owner drowned after the tractor he was operating rolled into a drainage ditch when crossing a culvert that gave way.
 
Clinton
  N/A
032
5/31/2024
Truck Driver
A truck driver died after the truck he was driving veered off the highway and crashed into an embankment.
 
Kent
  N/A
031
5/24/2024
Farmer
A farmer died after falling from and being run over by the tractor he was operating.
 
St. Clair
  N/A
030
5/29/2024
Sheet Metal Worker
A sheet metal worker died after the fixed work platform on which he was working gave way, causing him to fall 35 feet.
 
Wayne
  011
029
1/7/2024
Contractor
Out of Scope
 
Gladwin
  N/A
028
1/7/2024
Contractor
Out of Scope
 
Gladwin
  N/A
027
5/20/2024
Carpenter
A carpenter died after he fell 20 feet from a roof and hit his head on the concrete below.
 
Kent
  010
026
5/16/2024
Mechanic A mechanic died after the vehicle on which he was working fell and crushed him.  
Sanilac
  009
025
1/8/2024
Mechanic A mechanic died after being trapped underneath the rear of the truck on which he was working.   Gogebic   N/A
024
4/19/2024
Animal Caretaker An animal caretaker died after falling off a stepladder onto concrete.   Kent   008
023
1/15/2024
Dentist A dentist committed suicide with a firearm.   Macomb   N/A
022
1/15/2024
Truck Driver A truck driver died from injuries sustained after a fall from the top of his semi-truck.   Wayne   032
021
1/5/2024
Laborer A laborer died after falling 24 feet from an extension ladder and striking his head on concrete.   Wayne   N/A
020
5/2/2024
Contractor A contractor died after falling from an extension ladder.   Oakland   N/A
019
4/29/2024
Laborer A laborer died after being run over by a truck into which he was loading something.   Wayne   33
018
4/29/2024
Store Clerk
A store clerk died in a fire.   Saginaw   N/A
017 4/8/2024 Agriculture Worker
A driver died after police utilized deadly force against them.
  Berrien   N/A
016 4/6/2024 Agriculture Worker An agriculture worker died from a tractor rollover after being ejected from the cab.   Cass   6
015 3/27/2024 Apprentice Pipefitter
An apprentice pipefitter died after being struck in the face by a cap on a pressurized line.
  Wayne   005
014 3/22/2024 Scrapper
A scrapper died after being crushed by a load carried by a skid steer.
  Montcalm   7
013 3/20/2024 Warehouse Agent
A warehouse agent passed away after being pinned between a powered industrial truck and a racking system.
  Wayne   020
012 2/15/2024 Parts Runner
A parts runner died as the result of a traffic accident involving multiple vehicles.
  Jackson   N/A
011 3/13/2024 Field Technician
A field technician died as the result of a traffic accident involving multiple vehicles.
  Genesee   N/A
010 2/23/2024 Department Manager A department manager committed suicide with a firearm.   Ingham   N/A
009 1/24/2024 Die Setter A die setter died from injuries suffered when a rolling cart and die fixture fell onto him from a flatbed truck.   Macomb   004
008 2/5/2024 Owner A business owner died in an oil field explosion while cleaning an oil tank.   Cass   003
007 2/6/2024 Bus Driver A bus driver died as the result of an accident involving multiple vehicles.   Alpena   N/A
006 2/5/2024 HVAC Repair Technician An HVAC repair technician died when their truck left the roadway and crashed.   Berrien   N/A
005 2/3/2024 Clerk A clerk was fatally shot while attempting to prevent the theft of his vehicle.   Wayne   N/A
004 1/31/2024 Roofer Medical event   Oakland   3
003 1/31/2024 Semi-Truck Driver A semi-truck driver died when they were ejected from their vehicle after hitting the guard rail of an interstate exit.   Calhoun   N/A
002 1/24/2024 State Trooper A state trooped died when they were struck by a vehicle while investigating a suspected DWI.   Saginaw   2
001 1/9/2024 Assistant Yard/Receiving Manager An assistant yard/receiving manager died when he fell 20 feet from a order picker lift truck.   Ionia   1