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 # | ||
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001 |
1/5/2026 |
A maintenance technician | A maintenance technician was found unresponsive in a golf cart in the maintenance area. | Saginaw | |||
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002 |
1/5/2026 |
A package car driver |
A package car driver committed suicide via gunshot wound. |
Wayne | |||
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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 | |||
|
004 |
1/10/2026
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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 | ||
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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 | |||
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007 |
01/20/2026 |
An editor | An editor was found unresponsive in the bathroom. | Wayne | |||
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008 |
01/24/2026 |
A merchandise clerk | A general merchandise clerk collapsed while pulling a pallet jack and was transported to the hospital, where they later died. | Macomb | |||
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009 |
01/27/2026 |
A sales representative | A sales representative collapsed at a customer’s location and was transported to a hospital, where they later died. | Oakland | |||
|
010 |
01/28/2026 |
A dispatcher | A dispatcher collapsed in the parking lot and was transported to the hospital, where they later died. | Oakland | |||
|
011 |
10/21/2025 |
A firefighter lieutenant |
A firefighter lieutenant passed away from cancer. |
Wayne | |||
|
012 |
02/02/2026 |
A site manager | A site manager was found unresponsive in their office. | Kalamazoo | |||
|
013 |
01/01/2026 |
A general utility cleaner | A general utility cleaner was found unresponsive on the restroom floor and was transported to the hospital, where they passed away approximately a week later. | 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 | ||
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016 |
02/06/2026 |
A security guard |
A security guard suffered cardiac arrest while patrolling the inside of a building. |
Ottawa | |||
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017 |
02/08/2026 |
A police officer | A police officer committed suicide. | Genesee | |||
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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 | ||
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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 |
A direct care worker was found unconscious on a couch in a group home |
Wayne | |||
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021 |
02/19/2026 |
A property manager |
A property manager was found unresponsive by their golf cart. |
Macomb | |||
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022 |
02/24/2026 |
A truck driver |
A truck driver collapsed outside their truck while delivering a trailer. |
Kalamazoo | |||
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023 |
02/25/2026 |
An Assembly Worker |
An assembly worker was found unconscious while inspecting vehicles and was transported to the hospital. |
Macomb | |||
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024 |
02/26/2026 |
A sales representative |
A route sales representative collapsed while/after using a pushcart to transfer soiled work uniforms and was pronounced on the scene. |
Ottawa |