Fewer Died On The Job Than Last Year

It appears that there will be fewer deaths on the job in Michigan this year, compared to 2014.

State officials report that 29 people have died on the job in 2015, entering the final day in the calendar year.

Thirty-seven workers died in 2014.

The most recent death involved a 17 year old agricultural worker in Buckley on December 18.

The lowest number of job-related deaths in Michigan during any one year was 24, in 2009.