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 |
| 173. | 12/5/16 | Delivery Driver | A self-employed delivery driver died when the vehicle he was driving failed to stop at a stop sign and yield to a train, resulting in the train striking his vehicle. | Cass |
| 172. | 8/2/16 | Painter | A painter died from a self-inflicted hanging. | Macomb |
| 171. | NOT IN-SCOPE DETERMINATION | |||
| 170. | 9/15/16 | Store Owner | A store owner died from a self-inflicted hanging. | Macomb |
| 169. | NOT IN-SCOPE DETERMINATION | |||
| 168. | 3/8/16 | Truck Driver | A truck Driver died when his truck crossed the centerline, left the roadway, struck some trees and entered an embankment. | Lenawee |
| 167. | 12/3/16 | Tree Feller | A tree feller died when he was struck by a falling tree. | Hillsdale |
| 166. | 12/19/16 | Travel Consultant | A travel consultant died when food obstructed her airway. | Oakland |
| 165. | 5/28/16 | Delivery Driver | A delivery driver died when he lost control of the van he was driving, left the roadway, entered a ditch and then struck an abutment causing the van to become airborne. The decedent was ejected. | Washtenaw |
| 164. | 11/12/16 | Logger | A logger died when he was struck by a falling tree. | Isabella |
| 163. | 3/14/16 | Interior Designer | An interior designer died from a self-inflicted drowning. | Bay |
| 162. | 8/16/16 | Mechanic | A mechanic collapsed while attending a training session. | Wayne |
| 161. | 8/18/16 | Bar Owner | A bar owner was a bystander who was knocked off a bar stool during an altercation between customers. | Wayne |
| 160. | 10/10/16 | Athlete | An athlete selling Cds of his fights died from multiple gunshot wounds. | Wayne |
| 159. | 11/20/16 | Caregiver | A caregiver died from a gunshot wound. | Oakland |
| 158. | NOT IN-SCOPE DETERMINATION | |||
| 157. | Unknown 2016 | Bartender/Catering Chef | A bartender/catering chef died from multiple drug intoxication. | Kalamazoo |
| 156. | 7/18/16 | Flight Instructor | A flight instructor, who was a passengern in the plane, died in a plane crash when the plane sustained a loss of engine power that was likely due to carburetor icing. | Marquette |
| 155. | 9/7/16 | Carpenter | A carpenter was driving a pickup truck with a coworker in the passenger seat. The incident occurred at an intersection. Two semi tractor/trailers were stopped; the pickup had the right of way. One semi made a right turn. The second semi, which was positioned behind the semi which made the turn, entered the intersection. The driver's side of the pickup truck struck the passenger side of the tractor. | Sanilac |
| 154. | 3/4/16 | Logger | A logger died when he was struck by a tree. It is unknown if he had just felled the incident tree or if he was struck by a nearby tree. | Osceola |
| 153. | NOT IN-SCOPE DETERMINATION | |||
| 152. | 11/23/16 | Towing/Tire Shop Owner | A towing/tire shop owner died, as did three of his friends, when they were overcome by carbon monoxide while sitting in front of a wood burning stove and portable gas heater. | Wayne |
| 151. | 8/2/16 | Mechanic | A mechanic died when the elevated vehicle he was working under fell from the jacks (which may have collapsed) and crushed him. | Jackson |
| 150. | 11/13/16 | Millwright | A millwright deid from multiple drug toxicity. | Wayne |
| 149. | 6/25/16 | Farmer | A farmer was operating a tractor equiped with a front end load and pulling a brush hog. As he was mowing his property, it appears he fell from the tractor and was run over by the brush hog. | Wexford |
| 148. | 9/7/16 | Truck Driver | A truck driver failed to stop at a stop sign after exiting an expressway. The truck struck the concrete end barrier of a bridge and then continued down an embankment. | Allegan |
| 147. | 9/7/16 | Self-Employed | A self employed individal died from gunshot wounds. | Wayne |
| 146. | 12/16/16 | Tire Sales/Service | A tire sales/servie worker driving a van struck the trailer of a semi-truck as the semi was merging onto an expressway. | Ingham |
| 145. | 10/28/16 | House Cleaner | A house cleaner died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. | Kent |
| 144. | 1/5/16 | Store Clerk | A store clerk died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. | Oakland |
| 143. | 11/26/16 | Farmer | A farmer died from a self-inflicted hanging. | Clinton |
| 142. | December 2016 | Principal | A auto/truck salesman died from a self-inflicted hanging. | Monroe |
| 141. | 11/27/16 | Barber | A barber died from a gunshot wound. | Wayne |
| 140. | 12/2/16 | Painter | A painter fell down the stairs of a home under construction, | Kent |
| 139. | January 2016 | Real Estate | A real estate agent was found dead in a home with an electric generator in the basement. | Wayne |
| 138. | 12/15/16 | Auto Repai | An owner of an auto repair business died from a self-inflicted hanging. | Livingston |
| 137. | 11/1/16 | Account Executive | An account executive did not stop at an intersection and his vehicle was struck by an oncoming semi with the right of way. | Calhoun |
| 136. | 11/11/16 | Restaurant Worker | A restaurant worker had a witnessed collapse and struck her head on the floor. | Grand Traverse |
| 135. | 9/14/16 | Police Officer | A police officer died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. | Genesee |
| 134. | 1/15/16 | Master Mechanic | A master mechanic died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. | Livingston |
| 133. | 10/7/16 | Registered Nurse | A registered nurse died from multiple drug intoxication. | Shiawassee |
| 132. | 9/16/16 | Truck Driver | A truck driver died when his truck left the roadway and hit some trees. | Cheboygan |
| 131. | 9/28/01 | Mobile Home Set-up Crew Leader | A mobile home set up crew leader was injured in 2001 when a mobile home fell due to a jack failure. The individual died of complications of the injury in 2016. | VanBuren |
| 130. | 10/11/16 | Truck Driver | A truck driver died when the second of two trailers of an oncoming semi veered into his travel lane. | Macomb |
| 129. | 7/15/16 | Heating & Cooling VP | A vice president of a heating and cooling company died when the vehicle he was driving rear-ended by another vehicle on a highway. | Oakland |
| 128. | Indeterminate | Retail Salesman | A retail salesman selling CDs outside of a store died from a gunshot wound. | Wayne |
| 127. | 3/12/16 | Farmer | A farmer died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. | Berrien |
| 126. | 10/22/16 | Grower | NOT IN-SCOPE DETERMINATION |
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| 125. | 10/09/16 | Equipment Operator | Mine Safety and Health Program Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Eaton |
| 124. | 6/25/71 | Telephone Worker | A telephone worker died when he fell approximately 25 feet from the ladder he was climbing to access a telephone line. | Oakland |
| 123. | 10/21/16 | Salesperson | A salesperson died when his vehicle collided with the back of a semi truck while changing lanes. | Allegan |
| 122. | 6/27/16 | Painter | A painter fell approximately 15 feet from a ladder while prepping an area of a home for painting. | Marquette |
| 121. | 10/28/16 | Farmer | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Calhoun |
| 120. | 9/24/16 | Automotive Mechanic | An automotive mechanic died from injuries sustained when a tool chest fell onto him. | Washtenaw |
| 119. | 11/30/16 | Maintenance Tech | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Ionia |
| 118. | 12/8/15 | Truck Driver | A truck driver died in a multi-vehicle crash. | Livingston |
| 117. | 1/6/16 | Roofer | A roofer died from a fall from a roof. | Macomb |
| 116. | 12/9/16 | Faler | A faller died when pinned between the tractor wheel well and a tree that had fallen after being struck by the back blade of the tractor as a tree was dragged from the area. | Sanilac |
| 115. | 9/11/16 | Farm Laborer | A farm laborer died when a tractor rolled over on to him while he was unloading the tractor from a trailer. | Livingston |
| 114. | NOT IN-SCOPE DETERMINATION | |||
| 113. | 7/21/16 | Business Co-Owner | A business co-owner died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. | Kent |
| 112. | 9/3/16 | Factory Worker | A factory worker died from gunshot wounds. | Wayne |
| 111. | NOT IN-SCOPE DETERMINATION | |||
| 110. | 5/19/16 | Church Volunteer | A church volunteer died when he fell from a riding lawn mower and was pinned against a retaining wall. | Saginaw |
| 109. | NOT IN-SCOPE DETERMINATION |
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| 108. | NOT IN-SCOPE DETERMINATION | |||
| 107. | 11/22/16 | Police Officer | A police officer died from gunshot wounds. | Wayne |
| 106. | 11/23/16 | Party Store Clerk | A party store clerk died from gunshot wounds. | Jackson |
| 105. | 11/21/16 | Truck Driver | A truck driver died when his northbound tanker truck was struck by a vehicle attempting to make a southbound turn onto the roadway. | Lenawee |
| 104. | NOT IN-SCOPE DETERMINATION | |||
| 103. | 10/13/16 | Generral Laborer | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Berrien |
| 102. | 8/17/16 | Roofer | A roofer died from injuries sustained from a fall from a roof. | Washtenaw |
| 101. | 8/2/16 | Farmer | A farmer died from injuires sustained while working on the farm. | Allegan |
| 100. | 7/19/16 | Business Owner | A business owner died from injuries sustained from a fall from a roof. | Wayne |
| 99. | 11/13/16 | Farmer | A farmer died when clothing was entangled in a rotating power take off shaft. | Montcalm |
| 98. | 11/4/16 | Painter | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Oakland |
| 97. | 11/1016 | Tree Trimmer | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Oakland |
| 96. | 6/20/16 | Tech Manager | A tech manager died when the vehicle he was driving was struck by a an oncoming truck that crossed the centerline. | Berrien |
| 95. | 11/1/16 | Owner/Operator | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Allegan |
| 93. & 94. | 10/28/16 | Owner & General Laborer | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Oakland |
| 92. | 10/28/16 | Police Officer | A police officer was struck by a vehicle while assisting another police unit in the arrest of another vehicle driver. | Wayne |
| 91. | 10/26/16 | Pipefitter Foreman | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Wayne |
| 90. | 1/21/16 | Business Owner | A business owner died when his pickup crossed the centerline, left the roadway and struck a tree. | Calhoun |
| 88. & 89. | 8/9/16 | Painters | Two individuals, both painters, died as a result of a motor vehicle crash. The individuals were traveling to a job site to paint dorm rooms when the vehicle they were traveling in rear-ended a semi-tractor trailer. | Clinton |
| 87. | 10/22/16 | Fork lift Driver | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality: Please access information here. | Ionia |
| 86. | 10/17/16 | Fork lift Operator | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality: Please access information here. | Lapeer |
| 85. | 7/15/16 | Keyboard Analyst | A keyboard analyst fell backwards from a chair and died form complications on the fall. | Berrien |
| 84. | 4/4/16 | Manager | A manager of a residential treatment facility died from a gunshot wound. | Wayne |
| 83. | 9/19/16 | Journeyman Tree Trimmer | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality: Please access information here. | Macomb |
| 82. | 10/3/16 | Owner | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality: Please access information here. | Kalamazoo |
| 81. | 9/12/16 | Police Officer | A police officer died from complications of a gunshot wound sustained while in the line of duty. | Wayne |
| 80. | 9/29/16 | Owner | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality: Please access information here. | Oceana |
| 79. | 9/20/16 | Truck Driver | A truck driver died when his semi overturned. | Oakland |
| 78. | 9/21/16 | Auto Shop Owner | An auto shop owner died from gunshot wounds. | Wayne |
| 77. | 6/27/16 | Roofer | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality: Please access information here. | Washtenaw |
| 76. | 9/21/16 | Tree Trimmer | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality: Please access information here. | Kalamazoo |
| 75. | 9/25/16 | Track Cleanup Crew | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality: Please access information here. | Shiawassee |
| 74. | 9/15/16 | Concrete Finisher | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality: Please access information here. | Kent |
| 73. | 9/14/16 | Carpenter | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality: Please access information here. | Oakland |
| 72. | 9/12/16 | Legislator | A legislator was killed when riding a motorcycle. A pickup truck turned left, directly into the decedent's lane of traffic. His motorcycle struck the pickup truck broadside. The decedent was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. | Montmorency |
| 71. | 9/1/16 | Fast Food Restaraunt Owner | A fast food restaraunt owner died from gunshot wounds. | Wayne |
| 70. | 9/7/16 | Apprentice HVAC Technician | An apprentice service technician died when the westbound work van he was driving crossed the median and collided with an eastbound semi truck. | Van Buren |
| 69. | 4/9/16 | Apartment Maintenance | An apartment maintenance laborer died when he fell at his place of employment. | Wayne |
| 68. | 8/22/16 | Construction | The decedent and a coworker were renovating a home when, while standing on the home's porch, the decedent was fatally shot. | Kent |
| 67. | 6/23/15 | Laborer | A heating and cooling laborer was electrocuted while in a crawl space under a home. | Genesee |
| 66. | 9/6/16 | Laborer | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Macomb |
| 65. | 8/15/16 | Owner/Operator | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Ogemaw |
| 64. | 1/24/16 | Firefighter | A firefighter fell on ice while working an emergency call. He died from surgical complications. | Macomb |
| 63. | 8/8/26 | Truck Driver | A truck driver was working on the rear of his semi tractor when, while lowering the semi tractor down, it rolled forward, and the rear tires pinned him. | Midland |
| 62. | 3/18/16 | Farmer | A farmer died when he was pinned under a large tree he was cutting. | Kent |
| 61. | 7/5/16 | Warehouse laborer | A warehouse laborer died from a drug overdose while at his workplace. | Wayne |
| 58.- 60. | 8/20/16 | Construction Workers | Five construction workers were traveling to a jobsite when the driver of the pickup truck lost control of the vehicle, ran off of the roadway and struck a tree. Three workers were declared dead at the scene of the crash and two workers were transported to the hospital. | Leelanau |
| 57. | 8/11/16 | Farmer | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Tuscola |
| 56. | 8/25/16 | Iron Worker | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Ottawa |
| 55. | 1/13/16 | Police Officer | A police officer died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. | Chippewa |
| 54. | 5/22/16 | Construction Firm Owner | A construction firm owner died when he was struck and run over by a piece of heavy machinery. | Ingham |
| 52. & 53. | Unknown | Construction Laborers | Two construction laborers died from carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator located in the basement of the home in which they were performing work. | Wayne |
| 51. | 2/17/16 | Machine Operator | A machine operator died from blunt head trauma while working at a construction site operating an excavator. | Wayne |
| 50. | 5/27/16 | Farmer | A farmer operating an all terrain vehicle died in a collision with a pickup truck on a dirt path between two fields. | Barry |
| 49. | 6/12/16 | Boat Maintenance | A boat maintenance technician at a campground drowned in a lake while retrieving a boat. | Genesee |
| 48. | 8/16/16 | Owner/Electrician | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Berrien |
| 47. | 8/10/16 | Roofer | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Allegan |
| 46. | 8/21/16 | Lifeguard | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Presque Isle |
| 45. | 7/25/16 | Resident Delivery Person | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access informaiton here. | Wayne |
| 44. | 5/30/16 | Posse Deputy Sheriff | A police officer died when the horse he was riding began to buck, causing him to be thrown from the horse. | Branch |
| 43. | 7/27/16 | Truck Driver | A truck driver died when the semi he was driving struck the rear of a semi-trailer stopped on an expressway. | St. Clair |
| 42. | 5/11/16 | Volunteer Laborer | A volunteer laborer died from injuries sustained when a building collapsed on him. | Wayne |
| 41. | 1/31/16 | Used Phone Sales | A used phone salesman died from gunshot wounds. | Wayne |
| 40. | 5/21/16 | Car Wash Attendant | A car wash attendant died from gunshot wounds. | Genesee |
| 38. & 39. | 7/26/16 | Assistant Manager & Leasing Agent | Two workers an apartment complex died from gunshot wounds | Genesee |
| 37. | 3/9/16 | Farm worker | A farm worker died when he was gored by a bull. | Kent |
| 36. | 7/26/16 | Preparation Manager | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Wayne |
| 35. | 7/27/16 | QC Tech | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Cass |
| 34. | 7/26/16 | Laborer | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Allegan |
| 33. | 7/20/16 | Truck Driver | A truck driver driving a box truck struck the rear of a semi-trailer that had slowed for traffic on an expressway. | Livingston |
| 31. & 32. | 7/11/2016 | Court Bailiffs | Two court bailiffs died from gunshot wounds when the individual they were escorting to court obtained a gun and shot them during an escape attempt. | Berrien |
| 30. | 7/25/16 | Delivery Driver | A delivery driver was driving a box truck when the truck crossed the centerline, then left the roadway striking a parked car and tree. | Kalamazoo |
| 29. | 7/25/16 | Carpenter | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Oakland |
| 28. | 7/22/16 | Laborer | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality. Please access information here. | Wayne |
| 27. | 6/26/16 | Machine Operator | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality: Please access information here. | Oakland |
| 26. | 4/7/16 | Truck Driver | A truck driver died when his semi and tanker left the roadway and overturned. | Cass |
| 25. | 6/10/16 | Truck Driver | A truck driver died when his semi truck collided with another semi truck which was stopped on the roadway due to slow moving traffic. | Monroe |
| 24. | 2/22/07 | Service Technician | A service technician died in 2016 from injury complication sustained in 2006 during machine repair at a dairy. | St. Joseph |
| 23. | 6/1/16 | Restaurant Owner | A restaurant owner died in a fire at his restaurant. | Lapeer |
| 22. | 2/23/16 | Logger | A logger died when the skidder he was operating overturned as he was hauling logs downhill and pinned him. | Menominee |
| 21. | 4/23/16 | Owner/Roofer | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality: Please access information here. | Macomb |
| 20. | 1982 | Farm Laborer | A farm laborer died of complications of a fall that occurred in 1982. | Unknown |
| 19. | 4/14/16 | Hospice Worker | A hospice worker died in a house fire. | Genesee |
| 18. | 4/23/16 | Tree Trimmer | A tree trimmer fell from a ladder while cutting a tree. | Saginaw |
| 17. | 4/9/16 | Wood Sales/Laborer | A wood sales/laborer died as a result of a motor vehicle crash. The decedent, for reasons unknown, drove off the highway and his truck rolled several times. | Kalamazoo |
| 16. | 5/6/16 | Roofer | MIOSHA Program-Related death: Please access information here. | Wayne |
| 15. | 4/27/16 | Truck Driver | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality: Please access information here. | Wayne |
| 14. | 4/27/16 | Laborer | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality: Please access information here. | Bay |
| 13. | 4/25/16 | Sanitation Worker | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality: Please access information here. | Charlevoix |
| 12. | 3/24/15 | Farmer | A farmer died when he was crushed by the arm of a skid steer loader. | Lenawee |
| 11. | 3/20/16 | Uber Driver | An Uber driver died from multiple gunshot wounds. | Wayne |
| 10. | Unknown | Taxi Driver | A taxi driver died from a gunshot wound. | Wayne |
| 9. | 3/18/16 | Hockey Official | A hockey official died when he fell while skating and struck his head on the ice. | Kent |
| 8. | 3/14/16 | Owner/Operator | an owner/operator was working to clear a drain at a property he was intending to sell. He was found at the drain with his head inside the drain. | Calhoun |
| 7. | 3/22/16 | Foreman/Operator | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality: Please access information here. | Berrien |
| 6. | 3/21/16 | Owner | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality: Please access information here. | Macomb |
| 5. | 1/8/16 | Automotive Laborer | An automotive laborer died from a drug overdose. | Wayne |
| 4. | 1/2/16 | Farmer | A farmer/automotive repairer died while clearing trees. He was using a tractor to topple a 6-inch diameter tree. According to reports, the tractor "walked up the tree" while the bucket was in the air. The tractor overturned and he was pinned. | Monroe |
| 3. | 2/29/16 | Tree Climber | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality: Please access information here. | Washtenaw |
| 2. | 2/8/16 | Laborer | MIOSHA Program-Related Fatality: Please access information here. | Wexford |
| 1. | 1/15/16 | Owner | A tow truck owner/operator died when an oncoming vehicle struck him, the truck's tow cable and the vehicle he was pulling out of the ditch. | St. Clair |