53-year-old Flint worker crushed to death in scrap yard
Monday, February 16, 2026
AI Disclaimer: This platform utilizes AI to summarize breaking news and may contain inaccuracies or errors. As the platform grows, we intend to add more human oversight and pursue justice while minimizing AI involvement.
On February 6, the worker was pinned between the excavator arm and a front-end loader bucket while attempting to reinstall a pin, and was later pronounced dead at Hurley Medical Center, according to a report by the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA).
The incident is under investigation by MIOSHA, which has not yet released additional information, and comes after a similar fatal accident on January 10, in which 26-year-old Daniel Evans was killed while working at a recycling center in Greenville, Michigan.
The death is part of a larger trend of industrial fatalities in Michigan, which saw 44 worker deaths in 2025, a near-30 percent increase from the previous year, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting 5,283 fatal workplace injuries nationwide in 2023.
