TROY (WWJ) - An incident involving a woodchipper has killed a man after he became trapped under the machine, police confirmed.
Troy police told WDIV the man was injured on Thursday morning in self-storage facility on Maple Road.
Police said two men were changing the wheels on the woodchipper when the machine fell off the jack and onto one of them. He ended up being pinned underneath.
Fortunately, the woodchipper was not on or operating at the time of the incident, police added.
The victim, identified as a 45-year-old man, was transported to a local hospital for treatment, but he later died.
The State of Michigan reports 20 worker deaths so far this year.
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