A Michigan postal worker died in a mail sorting machine. His family is seeking legal action.

DETROIT, MI – A Trenton man working in a U.S. Postal Service mail sorting facility in Allen Park was found dead in one of its machines hours after his shift had ended.

Nicholas Acker, 36, was found dead at about 1 p.m. Nov. 8 pinned between a guard rail and conveyor at the USPS Detroit Network Distribution Center, 17500 Oakwood Blvd., according to a report by The Detroit News.

The Wayne County medical examiner ruled the death an accident, finding Acker died of mechanical asphyxiation, the news reported…

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