Case Summary
The table below contains preliminary information about Michigan workers who have died in 2026 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.
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Case Number |
Date of Injury |
Occupation | Description | Incident County | MIOSHA Program Related # | ||
|
001 |
1/5/2026 |
A maintenance technician | Medical event | Saginaw | |||
|
002 |
1/5/2026 |
A package car driver |
A package car driver committed suicide via gunshot wound. |
Wayne | |||
|
003 |
1/4/2026 |
A firefighter |
A firefighter died of a subarachnoid hemorrhage/stroke that was presumed to be from a residential fire fought the day prior. |
Wayne | 19 | ||
|
004 |
1/10/2026
|
A tow truck helper |
A tow truck helper died from a fatal head injury sustained when their head was caught between the carriage and the cab of the tow truck. |
Montcalm | 01 | ||
|
005 |
12/14/2025 |
Youth specialist |
A youth specialist died of medical complications from an injury sustained a month prior, when they were assaulted by a resident and their leg was broken. |
Osceola | |||
|
006 |
1/16/2026 |
A landscaper | A landscaper was found pinned by a hydraulic control arm, whose hydraulic line they were working to fix. | Oakland | 28 | ||
|
007 |
01/20/2026 |
An editor | Medical event | Wayne | |||
|
008 |
01/24/2026 |
A merchandise clerk | Medical event | Macomb | |||
|
009 |
01/27/2026 |
A sales representative | Medical event | Oakland | |||
|
010 |
01/28/2026 |
A dispatcher | Medical event | Oakland | |||
|
011 |
10/21/2025 |
A firefighter lieutenant |
Out of Scope |
Wayne | |||
|
012 |
02/02/2026 |
A site manager | Medical event | Kalamazoo | |||
|
013 |
01/01/2026 |
A general utility cleaner | Medical event | Wayne | |||
|
014 |
01/06/2026 |
A laborer |
A laborer attempted to cut some trim, tripped, and fell down the stairs while under the influence of drugs. |
Wayne | |||
|
015 |
02/06/2026 |
The owner/operator | The owner/operator of an excavating company was attempting to reinstall a pin on the arm of an excavator when the operator of the front loader moved the excavator arm to assist in the installation of the pin, resulting in the owner struck by the excavator arm and pinned between the arm and the bucket of the front loader. | Genesee | 02 | ||
|
016 |
02/06/2026 |
A security guard |
A security guard suffered cardiac arrest while patrolling the inside of a building. |
Ottawa | |||
|
017 |
02/08/2026 |
A police officer | A police officer committed suicide. | Genesee | |||
|
018 |
02/17/2026 | A painter | A painter was working on a well when they poured a gallon of muriatic acid into a hole, causing a chemical reaction and sulfuric acid to gas, which led to them collapsing and another employee entering the affected area to help them to collapse as well. | St.Clair | 04 | ||
|
019 |
02/17/2026 |
A laborer |
A laborer observed another employee, who had poured muriatic acid into a hole to treat a well that resulted in sulfuric acid gas as a chemical reaction, collapse and entered the affected area to help them. |
St. Clair | 03 | ||
|
020 |
02/19/2026 |
A care worker |
Medical event |
Wayne | |||
|
021 |
02/19/2026 |
A property manager |
Medical event |
Macomb | |||
|
022 |
02/24/2026 |
A truck driver |
Medical event |
Kalamazoo | |||
|
023 |
02/25/2026 |
An Assembly Worker |
Medical event |
Macomb | |||
|
024 |
02/26/2026 |
A sales representative |
Medical event |
Ottawa | |||
|
025 |
03/04/2026 |
A freight carrier | A freight carrier owner was unloading vehicles from a car hauler truck when a car door opened and hit the hydraulic system controls, resulting in the upper platform rising and crushing the decedent between the platforms | Macomb | 05 | ||
|
026 |
03/02/2026 |
A technician |
A technician was performing maintenance on the fire suppression system of a tugboat when it went off and they were transported to the hospital, where they died one day later. |
Mason | |||
|
027 |
03/09/2026 |
A landlord |
A landlord was murdered by a tenant they were attempting to evict. |
Kent | |||
|
028 |
03/13/2026 |
A department of public works supervisor |
A department of public works supervisor was cutting tree limbs that had fallen onto a roadway and was struck by a limb that fell from a nearby tree. |
Oakland | 06 | ||
|
029 |
03/19/2026 |
A researcher |
A researcher committed suicide via jumping. |
Washtenaw | |||
|
030 |
03/23/2026 |
A service technician |
A service technician was responding to a disabled vehicle call when a vehicle cut off a second vehicle, causing the second vehicle to serve and strike the decedent. |
Macomb | 07 | ||
|
031 |
03/19/2026 |
An insulation business owner |
An insulation business owner committed suicide. |
Ingham | |||
|
032 |
03/05/2026 |
A laborer |
Medical event |
Kent | |||
|
033 |
02/04/2026 |
A laborer |
Medical event |
Isabella | |||
|
034 |
03/24/2026 |
A school bus driver |
A school bus driver assisted another bus driver in navigating around a semi-truck that was blocking the road and was struck by a passing vehicle, resulting in them being transported to the hospital and dying from their injuries a day later. |
St. Clair | 08 | ||
|
035 |
04/08/2026 |
A forklift operator |
Medical event |
Macomb | |||
|
036 |
04/09/2026 |
A lawn crew member |
Medical event |
Saginaw | |||
|
037 |
04/09/2026 |
An installation technician |
Medical event |
Oakland | |||
|
038 |
04/08/2026 |
A shipping clerk |
A shipping clerk was attempting to load a plastic injection mold into a trailer using a powdered industrial truck and was crushed between the trailer and truck after exiting the truck. |
Ogemaw | 09 | ||
|
039 |
08/20/1990 |
An automotive factory lineman |
An automotive factory lineman died of injuries sustained three decades prior when they were struck in the head by a semi-truck tire rim. |
Oakland | |||
|
040 |
Unknown |
An inventory associate |
An inventory associate died years after sustaining injuries from a fall. |
Unknown | |||
|
041 |
01/21/2026 |
A construction builder |
A construction builder died of a single vehicle traffic crash. |
Ingham | |||
|
042 |
09/20/2016 |
A commercial construction laborer |
A commercial construction laborer died a decade after sustaining injuries from falling while working on a building. |
Ionia | |||
|
043 |
02/09/2026 |
An electrical groundsman |
An electrical groundsman died of a single vehicle traffic crash. |
Alcona | |||
|
044 |
02/12/2026 |
A chef |
A chef died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. |
Kent | |||
|
045 |
04/15/2026 |
A tow truck driver |
A tow truck driver was performing maintenance beneath a flatbed tow truck when the hydraulics failed, resulting in the flatbed dropping and inflicting fatal injuries. |
Wayne | 10 | ||
|
046 |
03/12/2026 |
A farmer |
A farmer died five days after receiving a head injury from a cow. |
Van Buren | |||
|
047 |
04/25/2026 |
A cattle farmer |
A cattle farmer was found unresponsive in the cow pasture and was declared dead on the scene. |
Gogebic | |||
|
048 |
04/26/2026 |
A cattle farmer |
A cattle farmer was found unresponsive behind their barn and was declared dead on the scene. |
Livingston | |||
|
049 |
05/01/2026 |
A fire chief |
A fire chief experienced a cardiovascular event within twenty four hours of aerial operations training. |
Kent | |||
|
050 |
05/06/2026 |
A bar owner |
A bar owner experienced a cardiac arrest in the bar and was declared dead on the scene. |
Genesee | |||
|
051 |
03/20/2026 |
A farmer |
A farmer died in a tractor rollover accident. |
Huron | |||
|
052 |
05/11/2026 |
A roofer |
A roofer was throwing shingles from the roof of a garage into a dumpster when they fell onto the concrete driveway and were transported to the hospital, dying from their injuries the following day. |
Calhoun | 11 | ||
|
053 |
05/18/2026 |
A die setter |
A die setter was assisting in setting a die when the crane operator noticed the locating pin was in the wrong position and raised the die; the die caught another die and then struck the die setter and pinned them between the two die. |
Livingston | 12 | ||
|
054 |
05/04/2026 |
A custodial service worker |
A custodial service worker was moving a desk with a coworker when they fell backwards and hit their head on the concrete floor, resulting in them being transported to the hospital and dying almost two weeks later. |
Saginaw | |||
|
055 |
05/26/2026 |
A transportation maintenance worker |
A transportation maintenance worker was patching potholes along the highway when a passenger vehicle swerved to avoid the arrow-board truck, lost control, and fatally struck them and one of their coworkers. |
Livingston | 14 | ||
|
056 |
05/26/2026 |
A transportation maintenance worker |
A transportation maintenance worker was patching potholes along the highway when a passenger vehicle swerved to avoid the arrow-board truck, lost control, and fatally struck them and one of their coworkers. |
Livingston | 13 | ||
|
057 |
06/22/2026 |
An employer |
An employer was struck in the head by a dump truck bed filled with dirt after the lifting mechanism failed. |
Macomb | 23 | ||
|
058 |
05/1/2026 |
A laborer |
A laborer committed suicide in the work van. |
Oakland | |||
|
059 |
05/11/2026 |
A laborer |
Medical event |
Washtenaw | |||
|
060 |
05/30/2026 |
A laborer |
A laborer was tree trimming when a tree branch fell and struck them in the head. |
Monroe |
15 | ||
|
061 |
06/2/2026 |
A farmer |
A farmer was driving a tractor on a roadway when they were struck by another vehicle, thrown from the tractor, and died on the scene. |
Ogemaw | |||
|
062 |
06/4/2026 |
A highway maintenance worker |
A highway maintenance worker was operating a tractor with lawn mowing attachments and was struck by a semi-truck and trailer, resulting in the worker being transferred to the hospital, where they died a few days later. |
Branch | |||
|
063 |
06/6/2026 |
A farm worker |
A farm worker was transporting newborn livestock from one farm location to another in an off-road vehicle that turned over and pinned them when they attempted to turn at an intersection. |
Menominee | 16 | ||
|
064 |
06/13/2026 |
An installer |
An installer was assisting in the removal of an automobile lift from a pole barn when they were struck in the head by a falling pole they were attempting to catch. |
Shiawassee | |||
|
065 |
06/15/2026 |
An arborist |
An arborist was struck in the head by a branch that fell from a nearby tree and killed. |
Cass | 17 | ||
|
066 |
06/8/2026 |
The owner/operator |
The owner/operator of a lawn care business experienced seizure-like activity before collapsing at a gas station by their coworkers. |
Kent | |||
|
067 |
06/18/2026 |
An operator |
An operator was found pinned beneath the hydraulic arm of the trailer’s life gate at a construction site and was pronounced dead on the scene. |
Kent | 18 | ||
|
068 |
06/22/2026 |
A truck driver |
Medical event |
Huron | |||
|
069 |
06/22/2026 |
A traffic controller |
A traffic controller was discovered unconscious in the roadway by their coworkers. |
Macomb | |||
|
070 |
06/29/2026 |
A crew member |
A crew member died in a single vehicle traffic crash. |
Kent | |||
|
071 |
06/29/2026 |
A master butcher |
A master butcher was stabbed by another employee. |
Branch | |||
|
072 |
07/1/2026 |
A laborer |
A laborer was tying down a storage tank in a ten foot-deep trench when it collapsed, trapping them in a bent-down position. |
Livingston | 20 | ||
|
073 |
07/2/2026 |
A janitor |
A janitor was killed via gunshot wound. |
Wayne | |||
|
074 |
07/7/2026 |
An automotive technician |
An automotive technician was attempting to rescue a vehicle from a wooded area when they were struck by a dead tree that a strap was secured around during the rescue attempt. |
Roscommon | 21 | ||
|
075 |
07/19/2026 |
An assistant grounds flower manager |
An assistant grounds flower manager collapsed while assisting with laundry and was transported to the hospital, where they died four days later. |
Antrim | |||
|
076 |
07/24/2026 |
A dump truck driver |
A dump truck driver was found unresponsive in their dump truck and was transported to the hospital, where they were pronounced deceased. |
Bay | |||
|
077 |
07/28/2026 |
A box truck driver |
A box truck driver died in a multi-vehicle traffic crash. |
St.Joseph | |||
|
078 |
07/24/2026 |
A service manager |
A service manager died in a multi-vehicle traffic crash. |
Kalamazoo | |||
|
079 |
07/24/2026 |
A telecommunications technician |
A telecommunications technician was dispatched to repair a telecommunications line and was later found unresponsive in an aerial lift bucket, which was in a raised position. |
Ottawa | 29 | ||
|
080 |
07/28/2026 |
A fertilizer applicator |
A fertilizer applicator collapsed while walking at an off-site location and was pronounced deceased at the scene. |
Montcalm | |||
|
081 |
07/30/2026 |
An owner of a tree-trimming business |
The owner of a tree-trimming business was trimming the top section of a tree when it and the lower section they were secured to fell, resulting in the owner falling approximately thirty five feet. |
Oakland | 22 | ||
|
082 |
08/1/2026 |
A laborer |
A laborer was discarding decommissioned equipment from the second floor to a trash bin located below when they fell approximately twenty five feet into the bin. |
Macomb | 24 | ||
|
083 |
07/30/2026 |
A co-owner of a site preparation company |
The co-owner of a site preparation company was using a scissor lift to disassemble beams inside of a factory when one of the beams caused the scissor lift to tip over, resulting in the co-owner striking their head against the floor. |
Kalamazoo | 25 | ||
|
084 |
08/6/2026 |
A supervisor |
A supervisor died in a single vehicle traffic crash. |
Kent | |||
|
085 |
07/24/2026 |
A lead production manager |
A lead production manager was struck in the head by an air cylinder shafter that broke and came through the guard, resulting in them dying in the hospital three days later. |
Wayne | 26 | ||
|
086 |
08/10/2026 |
A carpenter |
A carpenter fell approximately ten feet to the ground when the deck railing on the deck they were working on became unbolted. |
Emmet | 27 | ||
|
087 |
07/17/2026 |
A fire sergeant |
A fire sergeant responded to seventeen calls during a 24-hour shift and suffered a cardiovascular event the following day. |
Wayne | |||
|
088 |
08/13/2026 |
A journeyman line worker |
A journeyman line worker was electrocuted while performing overhead electrical work. |
Shiawassee | 30 | ||
|
089 |
07/12/2026 |
A farmer |
A farmer committed suicide via gunshot. |
Branch | |||
|
090 |
08/28/2026 |
A co-owner |
A co-owner was found crushed between the hydraulic-powered loading bowl and the machine’s frame after using the tractor PTO-powered grinding machine to process straw. |
Sanilac | 34 | ||
|
091 |
08/29/2026 |
A farmer |
A farmer was cutting down a tree with their chainsaw and tractor when the tree fell on top of them. |
Ingham | |||
|
092 |
08/9/2026 |
A monitor/member of the change over crew |
A monitor/member of the change over crew was found unresponsive in the bathroom. |
Kent | |||
|
093 |
08/17/2026 |
A cashier |
Medical event |
Gladwin | |||
|
094 |
08/1/2026 |
A team lead |
A team lead collapsed while working on a ride-on floor sweeper and hit their head, resulting in their transport to the hospital where they later passed away. |
Chippewa | |||
|
095 |
08/24/2026 |
A delivery driver |
A delivery driver died in a multi-vehicle accident. |
Ingham | |||
|
096 |
08/20/2026 |
An owner of a tree-cutting company |
The owner of a tree-cutting company was electrocuted and died at the scene after another employee lifted them with a skid steer to attempt to push a tree off a power line. |
Marquette | 32 | ||
|
097 |
07/25/2026 |
A security guard |
A security guard collapsed and was short of breath while doing security rounds, ultimately dying on scene. |
Wayne | |||
|
098 |
08/18/2026 |
A maintenance technician |
A maintenance technician was killed when the pneumatically powered scrap chute they were welding in snapped shut while they were still inside. |
Kalamazoo | 31 | ||
|
099 |
08/27/2026 |
A gutter installer |
A gutter installer fell from the roof where they were installing gutters on the second floor to the grass below. |
Wayne | 33 | ||
|
100 |
09/2/2026 |
A semi-truck driver |
A semi-truck driver died in a single-vehicle traffic crash resulting in a vehicular fire. |
Berrien | |||
|
101 |
07/18/2026 |
An auto-body technician |
An auto-body technician was feeling unwell, sat down in a chair in the garage, and was discovered deceased later in the day. |
Wayne | |||
|
102 |
07/19/2026 |
A truck driver |
A truck driver was found unresponsive on the ground at their place of employment. |
Genesee | |||
|
103 |
07/24/2026 |
A laborer |
A laborer was found unresponsive on the ground. |
Roscommon | |||
|
104 |
07/28/2026 |
A crew lead |
The crew lead at a pulp and paper company died of a drug overdose. |
Menominee | |||
|
105 |
07/15/2026 |
A janitor |
A janitor was found unresponsive in their car after their overnight shift. |
Macomb | |||
|
106 |
09/3/2026 |
A farmer |
A farmer was caught between the bobcat cage and bobcat arms, dying on the scene. |
Oceana | |||
|
107 |
07/24/2026 |
A laborer |
A laborer became unresponsive while sitting in a chair and was declared deceased on the scene. |
Wayne | |||
|
108 |
09/9/2026 |
A laborer |
A laborer committed suicide via gunshot. |
Wayne | |||
|
109 |
07/21/2026 |
A tow truck driver |
A tow truck driver died in a multi-vehicle traffic crash. |
Macomb |
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|
110 |
09/11/2026 |
A laborer |
A laborer fell while putting tools away and starting to have a seizure, dying the next day. |
Washtenaw | |||
|
111 |
08/10/2026 |
A laborer |
A laborer fell from a ladder while retrieving stock and was transported to the hospital, dying while in hospital two days later. |
Ionia | |||
|
112 |
09/20/2026 |
A print system engineer |
A print system engineer was setting up for a print job when they began to feel unwell, were transferred to the hospital, and died. |
Washtenaw | |||
|
113 |
09/20/2026 |
A cook |
A cook was murdered via stabbing. |
Wayne | |||
|
114 |
09/22/2026 |
A flagging foreman |
A flagging foreman was helping back a semi-truck and trailer up when they were struck and killed. |
Kent | 35 | ||
|
115 |
09/21/2026 |
A laborer |
A laborer was struck and killed by a rail car while working in a rail yard. |
Kent | 36 | ||
|
116 |
09/17/2026 |
A rideshare driver |
A rideshare driver died in a multi-vehicle traffic crash. |
Oakland | |||
|
117 |
09/22/2026 |
A semi-truck driver |
A semi-truck driver died in a multi-vehicle traffic crash. |
St Joseph | |||
|
118 |
09/1/2026 |
A construction business owner |
A construction business owner was struck and killed by a semi-truck as a pedestrian. |
Calhoun | |||
|
119 |
09/1/2026 |
A construction laborer |
A construction laborer was struck and killed by a semi-truck as a pedestrian. |
Calhoun | |||
|
120 |
09/25/2026 |
A metal fabricator |
A metal fabricator slipped on the ladder they were working on and fell approximately twelve feet to the ground. |
Oakland | 37 | ||
|
121 |
09/27/2026 |
A farm equipment operator |
A farm equipment operator’s head was caught between the tailgate and bed of a silage truck while they were performing maintenance on it. |
Kalamazoo | 38 | ||
|
122 |
09/28/2026 |
An operator |
An operator collapsed in the parking lot after their break and was pronounced dead on the scene. |
Jackson |