The fatal accident involving a car hauler March 4 in Eastpointe, Michigan, has been recorded as the state’s fifth workplace-related death during 2026.
The victim, a 55-year-old man from Missouri, was unloading a vehicle from the car hauler about 5:40 p.m. that day on Gratiot Avenue near 10 Mile Road, Eastpointe police said at the time.
The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration, also known as MIOSHA, said in its report that a vehicle door inadvertently struck the hydraulic control level for the vehicle’s upper platform. The upper platform rose, trapping the man…