Case Summary
The table below contains preliminary information about Michigan workers who died 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 |
| 148. | Owner | An owner of a landscaping company died from self-inflicted hanging | Oakland | |
| 147. | Passenger | A passenger was shot dead during a road rage event. | Wayne | |
| 146. | Owner | A farm owner and operator died when the boom of the tractor being operated pinned and asphyxiated the decedent. | Ingham | |
| 145. | Farmer | A farmer died after being pinned by an industrial lawn mower. | Sanilac | |
| 144. | Farmhand | A farmhand died from self-inflicted hanging | Oscoda | |
| 143. | Laborer | A laborer hung himself. | Calhoun | |
| 142. | Chief Executive Officer | A CEO died when his limousine veered off of the road and hit a guard rail. | Monroe | |
| 141. | Electrician | An electrician was struck by a motor vehicle that did not yield to a stop sign. | Washtenaw | |
| 140. | Herdsman | A herdsman died from a self-inflicted gunshot. | Barry | |
| 139. | Farmer | A farmer was pinned under an overturned tractor. | Lapeer | |
| 138. | Owner | A residential properties owner died from a self-inflicted gunshot. | Genesee | |
| 137. | Cashier Clerk | A cashier clerk slipped, fell and was admitted to a hospital with a twisted ankle, where the clerk later died. | Shiawassee | |
| 136. | Rappers | A rapper was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting. | Wayne | |
| 135. | Rappers | A rapper was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting. | Wayne | |
| 134. | Chimney Sweeper | A sweeper died from an unwitnessed fall from a ladder. The top of the ladder was found to be bent. | Marquette | |
| 133. | Airline Baggage Loader | An airline bagger suffered from hernia-related injuries suffered from lifting heavy baggage. | Wayne | |
| 132. | 6/20/17 | Video Game Tester | A video game tester died from a self-inflicted hanging. | Washtenaw |
| 131. | Early 1970s | Farmer | A farmer died of complications of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash that occurred in the early 1970s. | Unknown |
| 130. | 4/19/17 | Home Builder | A self-employed home builder died from complication of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision. Vehicles on the expressway were coming to a stop. The decedent's vehicle collided with the rear of a semi-trailer. | Kalamazoo |
| 129. | 5/17/17 | Teacher | A teacher died from a self-inflicted fall from a height. | Ingham |
| 128. | 1/18/17 | Regional Sales Manager | A regional sales manager died when his vehicle was struck by a semi truck. The semi truck had the right of way. The decedent stopped at a stop sign and then proceeded into the intersection when he was struck on the driver's side of his vehicle by the semi. | Lenawee |
| 127. | 7/15/17 | Club Owner | An after-hours club owner died from multiple gunshot wounds. | Wayne |
| 126. | 9/26/17 | Grocery Store Manager | A grocery store manager fell and died from complications of the head injury sustained at the time of the fall. | Wayne |
| 125. | 6/8/17 | Carpenter | A carpenter was fatally electrocuted while using a home-made woodburning tool. | Gratiot |
| 124. | 11/10/17 | Systems Technician | A systems technician died when the company vehicle he was driving crossed the centerline and struck another vehicle head-on. | Wayne |
| 123. | 11/13/17 | Towing Business Owner | A towing business owner died from gunshot wounds while assisting a client. | Kent |
| 122. | 6/2/17 | Farmer | A farmer died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. | Clinton |
| 121. | 1/5/17 | Postal Worker | A postal worker fell while delivering mail and died from complications of the fall. | Midland |
| 120. | 4/28/17 | Farmer | A farmer died from a self-inflicted carbon monoxide poisoning. | Jackson |
| 119. | 2/8/17 | Business Owner | A business owner received third degree burns which complicated a heart condition, causing his death. The decedent was attempting to change a 100-pound propane cylinder when the incident occurred. | Emmett |
| 118. | 12/18/17 | Garbage Truck Driver | A garbage truck driver died when he did not slow down for slow-moving traffic ahead and rear-ended a semi trailer. | Lenawee |
| 117. | 11/21/17 | Truck Driver | A truck driver driving a box truck was stopped in traffic and was struck from behind by a car hauler. The collision caused the box truck to be pushed into the rear of a semi-trailer. | Wayne |
| 116. | 12/16/17 | Security Guard | A security guard was struck by an out-of-control vehicle. The decedent was working with another security guard at the time of the incident. The decedent noticed the out-of-control vehicle heading for his colleague. The decedent pushed his colleague out of the way, but the decedent could not get out of the way and was struck by the vehicle. | Wayne |
| 115. | 12/30/17 | Farmer | A farmer died when he reached into a corn picker and his clothing became entangled. | Lapeer |
| 114. | 11/13/17 | Truck Driver | A truck driver died when his semi-trailer and an SUV sideswiped. The decedent's truck left the roadway, jacknifed, and struck some trees. | Livingston |
| 113. | 11/14/17 | Store Co-Owner | A store co-owner died from gundshot wounds sustained during a robbery. | Wayne |
| 112. | 8/25/72 | Police Officer | A police officer died in 2017 from complications of gunshot wounds sustained in 1972 while responding to a robbery. | Wayne |
| 111. | 10/7/17 | Farm/Ranch Hand | A farm/ranch hand died due to a self-inflicted hanging. | Saginaw |
| 110. | 12/22/17 | Coil Handler | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Ottawa |
| 109. | 12/20/17 | Part-time Maintenance | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Ottawa |
| 108. | 12/24/17 | Bus Attendant | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Oakland |
| 107. | 10/3/17 | Skilled Trades | A skilled tradesman died from injuries sustained when he fell approximately 8 from a ladder that was leaned against a building's gutter. The decedent was cleaning the gutter when it appears he had a sudden cardiac event, causing him to fall from the ladder to the ground. The decedent died from the injuries sustained at the time of the fall. | Ingham |
| 106. | 12/26/17 | Co-Owner | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | St. Joseph |
| 105. | 9/16/17 | Business Owner | A business owner died from a self-inflicted hanging. | Macomb |
| 104. | 10/28/17 | Roofer | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Washtenaw |
| 103. | 11/29/17 | Farm Laborer | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Berrien |
| 102. | 12/2/17 | Wholesale Business Owner | A wholesale candy business owner died from gunshot wounds. | Macomb |
| 101. | 11/27/17 | Laborer | A labor was found shot at his place of business. | Macomb |
| 100. | 9/15/17 | Roofer | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Mason |
| 99. | 11/21/17 | Laborer | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Genesee |
| 98. | 11/27/17 | Handyman | A handyman was replacing a sump pump at a private residence. The decedent was attempting to retrieve a piece of the float system which had fallin into the pit when he became caught between the sump pit and a pipe. | Oakland |
| 97. | 11/23/17 | Sheriff | A county sheriff, standing well off the roadway, was struck by a fleeting motorist being pursued by another county sheriff department. | Oakland |
| 96. | 10/2/17 | Construction supervisor | A construction supervisor died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. | Oakland |
| 95. | 2017 | Automotive mechanic | An automotive mechanic died from a self-inflicted hanging. | Alpena |
| 94. | 9/1/17 | Auto Repair | An auto repair shop owner/drag racer died when a fitting on a nitrous oxide tank failed and struck his head. | Kalamazoo |
| 93. | 8/16/17 | Landscaper | A landscaper died from complications of a fall. | Oakland |
| 92. | 8/5/17 | Farm Hand | A farm hand died when he was compressed by/pinned beneath a tractor pulling a trailer. | Van Buren |
| 91. | 11/17/17 | Owner | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Wayne |
| 90. | 2017 | Cosmetology Instructor | A cosmetology insturctor slipped while descending some stairs and died from complications of the injury. | Unknown |
| 89. | 7/20/17 | Restaurant Laborer | A restaurant laborer sustained injury to his chest and died of complications of the injury. | Muskegon |
| 88. | 10/19/89 | Lathe Operator | A lathe operator fell at work in 1989 and died of complications of the injury in 2017. | Macomb |
| 87. | 6/23/17 | Automotive mechanic | An automotive mechanic died from self-inflicted injuries. | Wayne |
| 86. | 6/8/17 | Landscape Worker | A landscape worker died when a tree fell, pinning him between the tree trunk and the tractor seat on which he was seated. | Calhoun |
| 85. | 8/1/17 | Farmer | A farmer died when the hay baler he was repairing rolled from the blocks on which it was elevated. | Montmorency |
| 84. | 1/13/17 | Delivery Driver | A delivery driver left the roadway, crossed two lanes of traffic, and struck a tree. | Cass |
| 83. | 11/2/17 | Truck Driver | A semi truck driver died when he failed to yield for a red light and struck another truck. | Allegan |
| 82. | 11/11/17 | Play Center Owner | A play center owner died from a gunshot wound. | St. Clair |
| 81. | 10/9/17 | Laborer | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Kent |
| 80. | 10/13/17 | Superintendent | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Genesee |
| 79. | 11/1/17 | Auto Store Manager | An auto store manager died from gunshot wounds. | Wayne |
| 78. | 10/23/17 | Tow Truck Driver | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Genesee |
| 77. | 10/20/17 | Laborer | A laborer died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. | Wayne |
| 76. | 10/21/17 | Farmer | A farmer was repositioning a cherry picker when he was pinned by the cherry picker against a wall. | Cass |
| 75. | 10/18/17 | Construction | A construction worker died from injuries sustained when a rock was thrown from an overpass, striking the vehicle in which he was a passenger. | Genesee |
| 74. | Not a Work-Related case. |
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| 73. | 10/16/17 | Retail Sales | A retail sales person died from a gunshot wound. | Wayne |
| 72. | 7/12/17 | Pizza Delivery | A pizza deliveryman died when the van he was driving was struck by another vehicle. The decedent's vehicle was making a left turn into a business's driveway when the van was struck by the oncoming vehicle. | Montcalm |
| 71. | 9/15/17 | Pipefitter | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Wayne |
| 70. | 9/29/17 | Refuse Collector | A refuse collector was struck and pinned by a vehicle attempting to pass the trash truck. | Wayne |
| 69. | 6/28/17 | Electrical Worker | An electrical worker died from a fall. | Wayne |
| 68. | 8.10.17 | Farmer | A farmer died when the tractor he was operating rolled over into a pond. | Washtenaw |
| 67. | 8/9/17 | Mechanic | A diesel mechanic died following a suspected fall while in a trucking terminal. | Washtenaw |
| 66. | 5/17/17 | Truck Driver | A truck driver died when the semi he was driving overturned to the drivers side due to a load shift due to excessive speed while on a ramp entering an expressway. | Washtenaw |
| 65. | 5/9/17 | State Representative | A state representative died from a self-inflicted hanging. | Ingham |
| 64. | 9/10/17 | Mechanic | A mechanic died while after performing brake work on a car. The car was lowered and another individual started the car and began to move it to remove the wedge which had been placed behind the rear tire while the decedent stood a short distance in front of the car. The brakes failed and the decedent was pinned. | Lapeer |
| 63. | 9/20/17 | State Trooper | A state trooper was responding to an incident on his motorcycle when he was struck by a vehicle. | Kent |
| 62. | 8/26/17 | Farmer | A farmer died when he was pinned under his tractor when, for reasons unknown, the tractor entered a drainage ditch and rolled over. | Ionia |
| 61. | 8/27/17 | Electrician | An electrician was performing electrical work in the attic of a church when he was electrocuted | Livingston |
| 60. | 9/22/17 | Heavy Equipment Operator | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Genessee |
| 59. | 9/15/17 | Caregiver | A caregiver died from a gunshot wound while providing care in a home setting. | Wayne |
| 58. | 9/13/17 | Landscape/Demolition | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Oakland |
| 57. | 4/12/17 | Power Equipment Sales | An owner of a power equipment sales firm died while working in the small engine repair shop. A fire started and he sustained extensive burns. | Emmet |
| 56. | 2/9/17 | Farmer | A farmer died when the vehicle she was driving was struck by a vehicle that did not stop at a stop sign. | Huron |
| 55. | 5/25/17 | Farmer | A farmer died from a self-inflicted hanging. | Berrien |
| 54. | 8/26/17 | Crew Worker | A crew worker for a fast food restaurant died when the vehicle she was driving struck a tree. | Lapeer |
| 53. | 7/15/17 | Farmer | A farmer was run over by a tractor. | Cass |
| 52. | 8/5/17 | Farm Laborer | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Clare |
| 51. | 5/18/17 | Insurance Adjuster | A insurance agent died when the vehicle he was driving was struck head-on by a wrong way driver. | Osceola |
| 50. | 8/29/84 | Dismantler | A dismantler in an auto parts salvage operation died in 2017 from complications sustained when a vehicle fell onto him in 1984. | Oceana |
| 49. | 8/10/17 | Road Commission Truck Driver | A road commission truck driver died when the dump truck he was driving either ran a stop sign/failed to yield to an oncoming semi truck. The semi truck struck the decedent's truck. | Ottawa |
| 48. | 2/10/17 | Nurse Aide | A nurse aid died from a drug overdose of prescription medication. | Kent |
| 47. | 7/26/17 | Sole Proprietor/Roofer | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Genesee |
| 46. | 6/13/17 | Salesman | A salesman died from gunshot wounds. | Wayne |
| 45. | 2/26/17 | Farmer | A farmer was struck and run over by a bulldozer. | Saginaw |
| 44. | 5/9/17 | Probation Officer | A probation officer died when the vehicle in which she was a passenger was involved in a collision. | Osceola |
| 43. | 4/30/17 | Artist | An artist fell through the roof of a commercial building. | Wayne |
| 42. | 8/1/17 | Laborer | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Allegan |
| 41. | 8/1/17 | Laborer | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Kalamazoo |
| 40. | 7/28/17 | Roofer | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Wayne |
| 39. | 7/30/17 | Racing Boat Owner | A racing boat owner died when the boat in which he was acting as throttleman was struck by another boat. | St. Clair |
| 38. | 7/29/17 | Grain Elevator Worker | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Kent |
| 37. | 6/2/17 | Dump Truck Driver | A dump truck driver died when the dump truck left the roadway, went through the guardrails, and rolled over. | Ontonogan |
| 36. | 6/12/17 | Auto Repair | An individual working in auto repair died from a gunshot wound. | Wayne |
| 35. | 5/10/17 | Police Officer | A police officer died when his patrol car left the roadway and struck a tree. | Muskegon |
| 34. | 7/20/17 | Environmental Chemical Applicator | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Emmet |
| 33. | 7/19/17 | Journeyman Lineman | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Wayne |
| 32. | 7/21/17 | Electrician | An electrician died from a self-induced hanging | Kent |
| 31. | 7/14/17 | Heavy Equipment Mechanic | A heavy equipment mechanic died when the head of a combine that was in the process of being dismantled fell onto him. | Saginaw |
| 30. | 5/19/17 | Student | A student died from injuries sustained while welding on a 55-gallon drum. | Oakland |
| 29. | 6/14/17 | Fire Department Chief | A fire chief died when he was struck by a vehicle while he stood near the rear of his rescue vehicle. | Kalamazoo |
| 28. | 7/10/17 | Journeyman/Technician | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Wayne |
| 27. | 6/27/17 | Oven Operator | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Berrien |
| 26. | 5/31/17 | Laborer | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Mason |
| 25. | 3/9/17 | Retirement Community Leader | A retirement community leader died when the vehicle she was driving was struck by another vehicle which crossed the centerline. | Oakland |
| 24. | 5/22/17 | Iron Worker | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Wayne |
| 23. | 5/5/17 | Store Owner | A store owner died from gunshot wounds. | Kalamazoo |
| 22. | 4/23/17 | Laborer | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Kalamazoo |
| 21. | 4/11/17 | Carpenter | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Macomb |
| 20. | 4/8/17 | Laborer | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Wayne |
| 19. | 4/27/17 | Laborer | A laborer died from a drug overdose. | Genessee |
| 18. | 4/15/17 | Limo Driver | A limo driver died from a gunshot wound sustained during a robbery. | Wayne |
| 17. | 4/6/17 | Machine Operator | A machine operator died from a drug overdose. | Ottawa |
| 16. | 1977 | Unknown | Fall injury complications from a fall sustained during construction work in 1977. | Unknown |
| 15. | 1/19/17 | Truck Driver | A semi truck driver lost control of the truck, over-corrected and rolled over, ejecting the driver. | Newaygo |
| 14. | 4/7/17 | Welder | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Lapeer |
| 13. | 4/5/17 | Truck Driver | A truck driver died when the truck he was driving was struck head on by an oncoming semi truck that crossed the centerline while attempting to avoid a collision with a pickup truck. | Ionia |
| 12. | 4/2/17 | Physician | A physixian was struck by a vehicle while rendering aid at a motor vehicle crash scene. | Wayne |
| 11. | 3/23/16 | Public Service Worker | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Wayne |
| 10. | 3/7/17 | Maintenance | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Saginaw |
| 9. | 2/6/17 | Truck Driver | A truck driver died from gunshot wounds. | Genessee |
| 8. | 2/7/17 | Truck Driver | A truck driver died when the trailer was struck by another vehicle which had disregarded a stop sign, causing the decedent's unit to overturn. | Wayne |
| 7. | 2/1/17 | Truck Driver | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Genessee |
| 6. | 1/19/17 | Snowmobile Trail Groomer | A snowmobile trail groomer died while performing maintenance on a trail groom machine. | Schoolcraft |
| 5. | 1/16/17 | Landscaper | A landscaper, who was a passenger in a vehicle died when the vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree. | Ingham |
| 4. | 1/6/17 | Snowmobile Racer | A snowmobile racer died when he lost control of the snowmobile and fell from the machine. He was struck by several competitor's sleds. | Isabella |
| 3. | 1/10/17 | Gas Station Attendant | A gas station attendant's body was found at the scene of a fire. | Wayne |
| 2. | 1/11/17 | Unknown | A worker was killed in an altercation with a coworker. | Cass |
| 1. | 1/11/17 | Crane Operator | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Wayne |