23-year-old construction worker killed in trench collapse i…

Workplace Accident Workplace Michigan in workplace, Michigan: A 23-year-old man was killed on July 1, 2026, in a workplace accident at a commercial construction site in Handy Township, Michigan. Deputies were dispatched around 2:30 p.m. to a site near Grand River Avenue and Nicholson Road after employees placing underground tanks in a trench were caught in a collapse that trapped the worker. He was extricated and life-saving efforts were performed, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Livingston County Sheriff's Office, Fowlerville Police and Fire, Livingston County EMS, the medical examiner, and MIOSHA responded or are investigating.