Michigan Construction Worker Fatally Struck by Bulldozer

July 18, 2022

A construction worker in suburban Detroit died last Friday after a bulldozer struck him, police said.

A man was standing outside his dump truck around 11 a.m. while a bulldozer moved pieces of concrete that had been broken up, Chesterfield Township police said.

The 53-year-old dump truck driver, from Clinton Township, suffered traumatic injuries, police said.

The bulldozer was operated by a 58-year-old Melvindale resident. He is cooperating with police.

Chesterfield Township is 25 miles (40 kilometers) northeast of Detroit