Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program

Through the Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program, NIOSH conducts investigations of fatal occupational injuries. The primary intent of this program is to provide interested users with access to the full text of hundreds of fatality investigation reports.

State FACE Reports: Michigan

The following reports are the products of our Cooperative State partners and are presented here in their original unedited form from the states. The findings and conclusions in these reports are those of the individual Cooperative State partner and do not necessarily reflect the views or policy of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

MI State FACE Website

Pub. Date	Report No.	State	Download: CSV \| Excel Title
7/7/2020	2018MI105	MI	Construction firm owner dies from fall from 8-foot step ladder or overhead platform.
6/24/2020	2018MI027	MI	School crossing guard struck by vehicle.
6/24/2020	2018MI243	MI	Farmer driving a pickup truck was struck when a pickup ran a stop sign.
6/24/2020	2018MI213	MI	Farmer pinned by tree limb when tree shifted while limbing/bucking tree.
6/24/2020	2018MI072	MI	Field manager struck by vehicle in active roadway while taking depth measurement.
3/9/2020	2017MI208	MI	Marina owner drowned in six-foot deep water in marina slip.
3/9/2020	2018MI037	MI	Tow truck driver died when school bus was struck by SUV.
12/20/2019	2017MI142	MI	Farm laborer run over by tractor with broken parking brake.
12/20/2019	2018MI002	MI	Tow truck driver securing vehicle to tow bed struck by SUV driver.
12/20/2019	2018MI004	MI	Farmer pinned between skid steer loader bucket and frame.
10/22/2019	2017MI098	MI	Farm owner drowned in ditch when tractor overturned to side and pinned him.
10/22/2019	2017MI045	MI	Plasterer/drywall installer dies from 30-foot fall through skylight.
9/13/2019	2017MI136	MI	Farm laborer pinned by tree branch against his tractor seat.
8/5/2019	2017MI075	MI	Sole proprietor falls eight feet from flat roof while installing siding.
8/5/2019	2016MI109	MI	Racetrack safety crewmember struck by racecar.
8/5/2019	2017MI128	MI	Construction foreman/carpenter dies from complications from fall from roof.
6/25/2019	2017MI012	MI	County road division worker crushed between asphalt truck and shadow truck during rolling cold patch operation.
6/7/2019	2017MI127	MI	Construction laborer died in trench wall collapse.
1/16/2019	2014MI119	MI	Construction owner died in trench wall collapse.
1/16/2019	2015MI104	MI	Caretaker of a farm held in trust died due to a tractor overturn to the rear while moving downed tree.
1/16/2019	2015MI110	MI	Construction laborer working in highway work zone struck by van.
1/16/2019	2016MI090	MI	Ironworker fell 25 feet while working from/relocating a ladder in a shaft way.
1/15/2019	2015MI086	MI	Owner of farm land died due to a tractor run over.
12/11/2018	2015MI061	MI	Truck driver freeing frozen rear brakes on a dump truck was run over when the truck rolled forward.
12/10/2018	2016MI071	MI	23-year-old laborer was overcome and drowned when he entered a 10,500-gallon molasses tank to reposition a drain pipe.
12/10/2018	2017MI007	MI	Truck driver died after being thrown back by air release from a pressurized tire sidewall failure.
10/23/2018	2015MI031	MI	Owner of farm land died due to a tractor overturn to the side into a ravine.
10/23/2018	2015MI064	MI	Owner of farm land pinned under tractor while clearing fence line.
10/23/2018	2015MI066	MI	Farmer starting tractor from ground run over by tractor.
10/23/2018	2015MI117	MI	Construction laborer died in a trench wall collapse.
6/21/2018	2016MI104	MI	Concrete finisher electrocuted when bull float contacted an energized power line.
4/25/2018	2014MI118	MI	Farm worker died when unsupported combine head fell onto him during repair activities in a bean field.
4/25/2018	2014MI122	MI	Truck driver struck by rear tractor tires when semi tractor driven forward.
4/25/2018	2016MI149	MI	Farmer died when clothing was entangled in a rotating power take off shaft.
4/4/2018	2014MI200	MI	Farmer crushed under free standing grain bin struck by horses and/or manure spreader.
9/26/2016	2014MI052	MI	Truck driver died when he was struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run incident.
12/21/2015	2014MI095	MI	Food pantry volunteer pinned by a table against a wood cabinet when the table was struck by backing vehicle.
10/23/2015	2014MI014	MI	Dairy farm worker mauled by either a 2-year-old bull or a dairy cow.
9/2/2015	2013MI136	MI	Dump truck driver entangled in dump box power take off driveline.
8/25/2015	2014MI034	MI	Lathe operator died when his shirt was entangled on a 1 7/8-inch piece of 1-inch diameter bar stock.
7/27/2015	2012MI054	MI	Truck porter dies from head injury complications when he fell from either the ICC bumper or deck of a semi-trailer.
7/9/2015	2013MI043	MI	Truck driver crushed by roll off scrap metal box during unloading from truck.
5/20/2015	2012MI218	MI	Horse breeder falls 11-12 feet from hayloft when throwing hay bale.
3/4/2015	2013MI149	MI	Truck mechanic pinned by truck's sway bar and link.
3/4/2015	2013MI102	MI	Airport manager killed when homemade drag struck him while smoothing a runway.
3/4/2015	2013MI197	MI	Hunt club member died when struck by the top of the tree he had felled.
1/28/2015	2009MI075	MI	Semi-truck driver died when struck by precast concrete panel that fell from semi trailer.
6/25/2014	2013MI090	MI	Laborer died due to hypertensive and arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease with a contributing factor of hyperthermia.
5/20/2014	2013MI091	MI	Painter died when elevated scissor lift tipped to side when tire entered pavement depression.
5/1/2014	2013MI009	MI	Assistant manager at fertilizer mixing facility dies when pinned under overturned 1972 tractor without a ROPS.
4/17/2014	2013MI020	MI	Roofer falls from roof edge when he stepped on insulation overhang.
3/17/2014	2013MI019	MI	Bus driver died while attempting to open bus doors while bus was moving.
2/11/2014	2012MI059	MI	Land owner pinned by tractor bucket when working in ditch.
10/28/2013	2012MI121	MI	Pipefitter dies when excavation wall collapses, causing water tank to rotate and pin him against excavation wall.
10/26/2013	2012MI069	MI	Business owner killed when pulled into wood chipper.
10/1/2013	2012MI033	MI	Handyman died when tree he was felling split vertically and struck him.
8/6/2013	2012MI008	MI	Farm laborer died when struck by front end loader bucket.
6/6/2013	2011MI005	MI	Logger killed by falling tree.
6/4/2013	2011MI059	MI	Hispanic farm laborer struck by 550-gallon water tank when wood support structure collapsed.
5/15/2013	2010MI122	MI	Farmer pinned under driver's side front tire of a front-end loader.
12/17/2012	2010MI069	MI	Hispanic male farm laborer electrocuted in potato field.
11/15/2012	2011MI006	MI	Farmer died when front end loader bucket struck propane tank hidden by snow.
11/14/2012	2010MI144	MI	Hispanic roofer dies after falling through an improperly secured roof hatch cover.
11/14/2012	2010MI034	MI	Inmate struck by a falling elm snag.
8/2/2012	2010MI038	MI	Heavy equipment operator killed when ejected from cab.
7/19/2012	2009MI163	MI	Tree trimmer working in tree died when a tree branch supporting rigging rope broke below the crotch and struck his head.
5/29/2012	2010MI200	MI	Farmer's head and neck crushed between semi trailer and loading/unloading chute.
5/1/2012	2010MI137	MI	Carpenter died from extension ladder fall.
12/29/2011	2010MI021	MI	Farmer grading field pinned under overturned tractor.
10/31/2011	2010MI075	MI	Farmer run over by tractor during idle adjustment.
10/27/2011	2010MI032	MI	Sewer administrator died when chop saw spark caused a 55-gallon drum to explode.
10/26/2011	2010MI013	MI	Tub refinisher died due to methylene chloride overexposure while stripping a bathtub.
10/7/2011	2010MI067	MI	Volunteer mowing grass pinned by overturned tractor.
10/6/2011	2010MI082	MI	Worker crushed under car that dislodged from tow straps.
9/13/2011	2010MI019	MI	Farmer died when he fell from a ladder.
7/25/2011	2009MI009	MI	Construction laborer pinned under tire of articulated machine.
7/25/2011	2009MI049	MI	Commercial roofer died when struck by a falling load of palletized roofing material.
7/25/2011	2009MI082	MI	Golf course mechanic died when struck by falling ash tree.
7/25/2011	2009MI085	MI	Truck driver struck by semi-tractor when walking in parking lot.
7/25/2011	2010MI006	MI	Maintenance supervisor killed by fall while changing light bulb.
6/10/2010	2008MI121	MI	59-year-old male worker at a fruit storage facility died after entering a controlled atmosphere storage room.
1/28/2010	2008MI062	MI	Machinist dies when he came into contact with a rotating vertical cutting head of a gantry mill.
1/27/2010	2008MI171	MI	Laborer died during test drive of four-wheel all terrain vehicle (ATV).
1/20/2010	2008MI169	MI	Air museum volunteer died from complications of a head injury sustained after falling from an aircraft tug.
10/22/2009	2008MI135	MI	Farmer drowned while removing stop logs from water level control structure.
10/20/2009	2008MI134	MI	Farmer entangled in unguarded rotating motor drive-shaft on farm-modified ear-corn elevator.
9/30/2009	2008MI128	MI	Farmer died when portable elevator fell onto him.
7/31/2009	2008MI037	MI	Lineman electrocuted when he contacted 7,200-volt power line.
7/23/2009	2008MI095	MI	Tow truck driver dies when pinned under car.
6/25/2009	2008MI015	MI	Construction worker dies from 69-foot fall through roof opening.
6/3/2009	2008MI010	MI	Manufacturing traffic supervisor dies when struck by forklift.
6/2/2009	2008MI009	MI	Journeyman mason dies after stepping backward off a raised mobile scaffold.
5/19/2009	2008MI040	MI	Municipal truck driver dies after being backed over by dump truck.
5/19/2009	2008MI003	MI	Steel mill supervisor pulled from catwalk by contact with belt conveyor.
3/9/2009	2008MI001	MI	Pipe technician killed by coke oven gas pipe explosion.
1/13/2009	2008MI005	MI	Roll-off container truck driver electrocuted when raised tilt frame contacted overhead line.
9/22/2008	2007MI044	MI	Farmer dies when his tractor was rear-ended by a semi.
8/26/2008	2007MI169	MI	Supervisor/foreman struck by a pickup truck while placing channelizer drum in road.
8/26/2008	2007MI172	MI	Roofer dies from fall off residential roof.
7/21/2008	2007MI106	MI	Iron worker dies when struck by falling steel header beam.
7/21/2008	2007MI073	MI	Journeyman lineman run over by off-road vehicle while directing the vehicle onto a transport trailer.
6/9/2008	2006MI174	MI	Hispanic laborer dies as a result of a trench collapse.
5/28/2008	2007MI011	MI	Career fire fighter dies after ejection from his fire engine when it was struck by a vehicle.
4/30/2008	2007MI136	MI	Hotel assistant manager dies due to a fall from a ladder during installation of wood trim.
4/29/2008	2007MI079	MI	Housekeeper died from complications sustained after falling down residential stairs.
4/25/2008	2006MI188	MI	Welder dies during welding repair inside of cargo tank compartment.
4/23/2008	2007MI024	MI	Pipefitter/project foreman died when struck by ruptured sewer pipe/mechanical plug.
1/3/2008	2006MI135	MI	Unrestrained custom spray applicator died when ejected from a self-propelled sprayer after sprayer struck an oncoming semi-truck trailer.
12/13/2007	2007MI013	MI	Construction foreman dies from fall while climbing the tower of a hydromobile scaffold.
11/6/2007	2006MI204	MI	Security guard died as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning.
10/23/2007	2006MI193	MI	Field technician dies when struck by geofoam block.
10/23/2007	2006MI207	MI	Apprentice lineman dies when the vibratory plow he was operating struck a high pressure natural gas line.
10/22/2007	2007MI007	MI	Carpenter dies after fall from a ladder that slipped from its base while positioned on frozen sand.
10/16/2007	2006MI201	MI	Journeyman pipefitter dies when struck in chest while removing vic fitting end cap from a pressurized pipe.
10/1/2007	2006MI205	MI	Farmer dies leading heifer toward a loading chute to a livestock trailer.
9/25/2007	2006MI096	MI	Ground man for milling operation dies when struck by a dump truck backing into work zone.
9/12/2007	2003MI005	MI	Worker dies as a result of being struck and pinned between two vehicles while repairing potholes.
8/30/2007	2006MI001	MI	Female firefighter dies when struck by an out-of-control pickup truck on an icy interstate highway.
8/24/2007	2005MI077	MI	Race car fuel dispenser operator killed when methanol tank exploded.
8/24/2007	2006MI209	MI	Heavy equipment operator dies after being pinned between the boom and cab of an excavator.
8/14/2007	2005MI026	MI	Tow truck operator pinned under sport utility vehicle when working under it.
8/1/2007	2006MI004	MI	29-Year old male Hispanic landscape laborer dies when nine foot deep trench collapses.
7/11/2007	2006MI185	MI	Truck driver electrocuted when raised long-bed dump trailer contacted 4,800-volt overhead power line.
6/26/2007	2005MI123	MI	Truck driver dies when straw bales fall off truck and strike him.
6/13/2007	2006MI068	MI	Surveyor dies when struck by oncoming vehicle.
6/8/2007	2006MI009	MI	Machine operator dies after being struck by a shredder grate during shredding machine maintenance.
5/17/2007	2006MI006	MI	Truck driver killed after falling through unprotected skylight.
5/17/2007	2006MI007	MI	Forklift driver pinned under an overturned forklift dies.
5/17/2007	2006MI066	MI	Logger killed when struck by lodged tree that fell.
5/17/2007	2006MI117	MI	Male siding installer dies after falling from a roof while installing a J channel on a dormer.
4/30/2007	2005MI163	MI	Construction laborer dies after falling from ladder.
4/27/2007	2005MI089	MI	Retired teacher/farmer dies when pinned under overturned tractor.
2/16/2007	2005MI065	MI	Hispanic brick mason electrocuted when rerod contacts powerline.
1/23/2007	2005MI095	MI	Municipal tree trimmer dies when falling tree limb struck him.
1/5/2007	2005MI060	MI	Golf course worker dies after being pinned under an overturned tee box mower.
11/27/2006	2005MI078	MI	Forklift operator dies when head caught in lowering mast.
11/27/2006	2005MI051	MI	Carpenter dies after he jumped/lost balance from an unsecured ladder that fell due to a wind gust.
10/3/2006	2004MI074	MI	Millwright dies when struck by uncontrolled, flailing crane cable.
10/1/2006	2005MI066	MI	Quality control operator dies after falling into cherry processing brine tank.
8/18/2006	2005MI024	MI	Owner of excavating company dies when excavator overturns into water/mud of gravel pit.
8/16/2006	2002MI152	MI	Guardrail post pounder operator electrocuted when hammer boom contacts energized overhead electrical line.
6/23/2006	2005MI088	MI	69-year-old male construction contractor dies after falling from open folding chair he was standing on.
6/9/2006	2005MI084	MI	Worker dies in trench collapse.
1/17/2006	2005MI045	MI	Tow truck operator dies when car being driven by intoxicated driver leaves road and strikes him.
1/17/2006	2005MI064	MI	Farmer pinned under left rear tire of industrial tractor-loader with backhoe.
12/6/2005	2005MI046	MI	Lawn technician dies when pinned between motorized spreader handles and roof of work van.
11/25/2005	2004MI107	MI	Engineering technician dies when backed over by cement mixer.
8/23/2005	2004MI180	MI	Mill hand dies when drill was thrown from shattered hardened steel tool extension and strikes him in chest.
8/16/2005	2004MI176	MI	6-year-old youth dies when he was run over by a skid-steer loader driven by his 9-year-old brother.
8/16/2005	2003MI146	MI	Electrician dies from being pinned between iron pipe and articulated boom-supported aerial work platform control panel.
8/16/2005	2003MI066	MI	Farmer dies when he is crushed under overturned tractor in ditch.
5/19/2005	2004MI130	MI	52-year-old female janitor died as a result of a vapor flashback while using flammable lacquer thinner to remove carpet glue from concrete basement floor.
4/22/2005	2004MI160	MI	Carpenter dies when eight-foot trench wall collapses during sewer pipe replacement.
4/19/2005	2004MI093	MI	Farmer died when run over by tractor's rear wheel and chopper.
3/27/2005	2004MI108	MI	Farmer died when run over by rear wheel when he started the tractor while standing on the ground.
3/15/2005	2004MI066	MI	Landscaper died when the arms of a skid-steer loader crushed his upper body and head.
2/27/2005	2003MI160	MI	Laborer died after 2000-pound flexible tote bag falls on him.
1/10/2005	2003MI202	MI	Farmer died when crushed between tractor steering wheel and enclosed feed auger.
12/15/2004	2003MI134	MI	Farmer died when tractor overturns to side while on a hill.
11/24/2004	2003MI193	MI	Farmer died when electrocuted while welding feed bunker wagon.
11/19/2004	2003MI179	MI	Welder dies from fall off rigging.
11/1/2004	2004MI223	MI	Young adult female waitress died from an asthma attack while working in a bar.
10/26/2004	2003MI103	MI	Farmer dies when tractor with front-end loader overturns in ditch and pins him.
8/24/2004	2003MI080	MI	Pyrotechnician dies when struck in head by firework while putting on a display.
8/24/2004	2003MI108	MI	Farmer dies when grain in grain bin engulfs him.
8/17/2004	2003MI098	MI	Farmer dies when pinned by flail mower.
3/17/2004	2003MI052	MI	Farm youth died when he became entangled in an unguarded PTO shaft.
3/17/2004	2003MI053	MI	Farm owner crushed underneath rotary mower while changing blades and untangling wire wrapped on cutting blades.
2/13/2004	2003MI025	MI	DPW worker run over by pickup truck exiting the vehicle to open an overhead garage door.
2/12/2004	2003MI079	MI	Department of Public Works employee electrocuted attempting to read a water meter located behind an apartment boiler.
2/5/2004	2003MI020	MI	School custodian dies from blood clots after fall from ladder.
1/10/2004	2003MI067	MI	Farmer dies when he was pinned between the tractor seat and a tree in a ditch near his soybean field.
12/6/2003	2002MI208	MI	Laborer electrocuted when antenna on top of steel pole building contacts 14400-volt energized line.
12/5/2003	2003MI029	MI	Co-owner of metal forge shop dies when an ejected piece of steel used as a stop block in a full revolution press strikes him in the chest.
11/23/2003	2003MI018	MI	Manager of after-market truck bed liner store dies of asthmatic attack after spraying van with isocyanate-based truck bed Liner.
9/27/2003	2003MI022	MI	Indoor amusement manager killed when struck by a moving roller coaster.
9/20/2003	2002MI151	MI	Farm laborer killed when he became entangled in an unguarded PTO shaft.
9/17/2003	2002MI143	MI	Farmer asphyxiated due to lack of oxygen after entering an oxygen limiting silo 3 days after filling.
9/3/2003	2002MI157	MI	Hispanic laborer dies when dump mechanism of lift truck activates and crushes him between the truck bed bulkhead and bridge beam.
8/28/2003	2002MI090	MI	Journeyman pipefitter killed when struck in head by grooved end cap under pressure.
6/2/2003	2002MI120	MI	Farmer killed when his tractor leaves public road shoulder and overturns into a ditch.
5/19/2003	2002MI029	MI	Farmer died after being struck while seated on the tractor by an unrestrained rectangular haylage bale that fell out of an elevated front-end loader bucket that independently elevated.
5/2/2003	2002MI140	MI	Farm hand run over by tractor while starting the tractor while standing on the ground.
4/29/2003	2002MI121	MI	Electrocution of family member when welding on rotary disc mower on farm.
4/25/2003	2002MI075	MI	Landscape mowing assistant dies from heat stroke.
4/22/2003	2002MI119	MI	Inside wireman electrician electrocuted working on exterior light pole.
4/7/2003	2002MI106	MI	Highway worker killed by passenger vehicle while setting up highway work zone warning signal.
1/11/2003	2002MI060	MI	Millwright dies from fall off ladder.
11/19/2002	2002MI040	MI	Truck driver killed when front-end loader secured by chains on a lowboy trailer broke free and rolled onto cab.
11/15/2002	2002MI028	MI	Rigger killed when equipment being unloaded from a semi-trailer fell from the high-lift fork truck and landed on him.
10/18/2002	2001MI058	MI	Farmer run over by a tractor and/or manure spreader.
9/21/2002	2002MI016	MI	Rig hand entangled in rotating drive shaft while hanging light in rig structure.
6/6/2002	2001MI056	MI	Grader operator run over by rear tire while jumpstarting grader.
5/26/2002	2001MI068	MI	Worker falls from wooden pallet during remodeling work at a fruit processing facility.
4/30/2002	2001MI094	MI	Bridge painter dies when he falls out of an unsecured rough terrain forklift scaffold platform.
4/23/2002	2001MI064	MI	Restaurant maintenance worker wedged between sump pump pipe support bar and sump pump crock rim.
4/4/2002	2001MI061	MI	Two individuals overcome by hydrogen sulfide gas while cleaning a farm facility water well with 28% liquid muriatic acid.
2/22/2002	2001MI038	MI	Maintenance worker struck in head by exploding pressurized tank.
2/16/2002	2001MI029	MI	Farmer crushed between lift arms and frame of skid-steer loader.
2/15/2002	2001MI011	MI	Machinist struck and killed by fragments from ruptured steam turbine housing.
1/26/2002	2001MI039	MI	Logger killed while freeing maple log with chainsaw during skidding operation.
1/8/2002	2001MI047	MI	Corrections officer dies when he falls off ladder while supervising prison work crew.
12/28/2001	2001MI025	MI	Delivery man struck by vehicle while stopped on roadway to change delivery van flat tire.
12/1/2001	2001MI015	MI	Farmer pinned beneath tractor overturned to the rear.
10/24/2001	2001MI022	MI	Truck driver dies in excavation cave-in during diesel tank removal.
9/1/2001	2001MI006	MI	Pastor struck by falling roof ice dam, subsequently died from complications.
8/16/2001	2001MI008	MI	Welder struck by falling steel frame.
8/5/2001	2001MI002	MI	Mold setter's head struck by a cycling single-side gantry robot.
8/1/2001	2001MI003	MI	Operator crushed between a rotating barrel and its hoist support bar.
7/12/2001	2001MI001	MI	Operator pinned between the hydraulic tilt cylinder housing and the frame of a skid-steer loader.

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