Detroit Construction Worker Dies Pinned by Cement Truck

A construction worker in his 40s died Wednesday morning in Detroit after being pinned against a pole by a cement truck that was backing up near Woodward Avenue and I-94. The driver accidentally struck the worker, who was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead. Detroit police and state officials have indicated the incident appears accidental, and an investigation by the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) is ongoing. This fatality is part of a troubling pattern of workplace deaths in Michigan, with 17 recorded so far this year, including another construction-related death earlier in the week involving a worker struck by an excavator. The incidents highlight ongoing concerns about construction site safety and enforcement in the region. MIOSHA has noted that workplace death investigations can take weeks or months to complete.