State officials this week confirmed that a worker in Detroit was killed on July 2, the 17th on-the-job fatality in Michigan in 2025.
A concrete mixing truck backed into a 47-year-old laborer, the Michigan Occupational Health and Safety Administration said in a release, pinning the person between a dumpster and the mixing truck.
The fatality was the first job-related death in July and 17th this year, state officials said. In 2024, three Michigan workers died the entire month of July, and four in 2023.
There were 16 deaths through June this year. In 2024, Michigan saw 12 worker deaths in the first six months of the year while 17 workers died through June 2023.
There were 36 MIOSHA-reported deaths in 2023 and 31 overall in 2024; 2009 saw the lowest number with 24.
What to know about worker safety in Michigan.
How many on-the-job deaths have happened in Michigan in 2025?
According to MIOSHA, in addition to the latest fatality, the following deaths have occurred in 2025:
Michigan worker deaths in recent years
The number of workers killed on the job by year:
How many workers died in 2024 nationally?
In fiscal year 2024, federal OSHA investigated 826 worker deaths, an 11% reduction from 928 in the previous year, the agency said. Excluding COVID-related deaths, fiscal 2024 was the lowest number of worker fatalities OSHA has been mandated to investigate since 2017.
This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: Concrete truck strikes, kills worker in Detroit. 17 Michigan workers have died this year
Reporting by Dan Basso, Lansing State Journal / Lansing State Journal
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