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Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) aims to help protect the safety and health of Michigan workers.

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🚨 MIOSHA has recorded its 15th workplace fatality of 2026.

According to information reported to MIOSHA, a 50-year-old laborer was performing tree trimming operations on May 30 when a tree branch fell and struck the worker in the head.

🔗 https://t.co/UvNFWOq6MY

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🚨 MIOSHA has recorded its 13th and 14th workplace fatalities of 2026.

According to info reported to MIOSHA, two transportation maintenance workers were struck and killed while patching potholes along US-127 south after a vehicle entered the work area.
🔗 https://t.co/UvNFWOq6MY

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MIOSHA is hiring an Occupational Safety Advisor in the Consultation Education & Training Division serving SW Michigan.

Help provide workplace safety consultation, training and outreach across Michigan’s construction industry.

Apply by June 9: https://t.co/227ktDCXRE

#MIGovJobs

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🚨 Reminder: MIOSHA’s Situational Awareness Webinar is tomorrow at 1 p.m. via Teams.

Learn practical strategies for recognizing hazards, improving awareness and helping prevent struck-by incidents in the workplace.

📅 May 21, 1–1:30 p.m.
Register: https://t.co/aGsOXzoMcf

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🚨 MIOSHA has recorded its 12th workplace fatality of 2026.

On May 18, a 34-year-old die setter was assisting in setting a die in Howell when the die caught another die, began swinging and struck and pinned the worker between the two dies.

🔗 https://t.co/UvNFWOq6MY

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🚨 MIOSHA has recorded the 11th workplace fatality in Michigan in 2026

A 26-year-old roofer in Marshall fell from a garage roof onto a driveway while throwing shingles into a dumpster.

Falls remain a leading cause of death in construction.

Learn more: https://t.co/UvNFWOq6MY

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental health challenges can impact workplace safety and health, making supportive workplaces more important than ever.

Learn more resources at https://t.co/Ar9XWC8QDn

#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #WorkplaceSafety #MIOSHA

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During the 2026 National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction (May 4–8), MIOSHA is joining partners to raise awareness and promote safe practices.

Free webinars this week:
• Mon– 2 p.m.
• Tues – 1 p.m.
• Fri – 1 p.m.

Details: https://t.co/QevjP35iXO

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Work zone safety saves lives every day, in every lane. Slow down, stay focused and follow posted signs in work zones. Safe actions save lives. Respect the zone so everyone gets home.

Learn more: https://t.co/6wdZw2668G

#NWZAW #WorkZoneSafety

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This afternoon, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and local leaders were in Cheboygan addressing public safety efforts in response to widespread flooding.

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Sharing from @migovernment — follow @MichEMHS for updates on flooding and dam conditions that may impact workers and worksites across Michigan.

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Be sure to follow the @MichEMHS on Facebook (https://t.co/1Zyx8cdpVk) & X (https://t.co/VuA290eCdD) for up to date information on @migovernment's #AprilStorms coordinate response. Visit https://t.co/NE6ctH9oAI & https://t.co/xjixBSKbUl for more info & resources. #MIREADY

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Cheboygan Dam Update 04/16/2026 at 10:20am
The Cheboygan Dam Area, and north of Cheboygan Dam is moving to the Level 2 “Set” stage of the Ready, Set, Go model. This indicates the water level is below 6” of topping the lowest point of the Cheboygan Dam Complex. Level 2 indicates a high probability of a need to evacuate. You should prepare now by packing necessary items and preparing your family, pets, and vehicle for potential departure. Remember the 6 P’s: plan, personal items, prescriptions, photographs, pets and papers.

Please refer to the attached map for the evacuation area, highlighted in yellow.

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🚨 MIOSHA recorded the 9th & 10th workplace fatalities of 2026.

A shipping clerk in Rose City was crushed between a powered industrial truck and trailer. An installation technician in Birmingham died following a ladder fall.

Learn more: https://t.co/UvNFWOq6MY

#WorkplaceSafety

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Join OSHA’s free events honoring injured and fallen workers. Learn more about our Stand Up for Safety and Health sessions and a Safety Summit highlighting how @USDOL and our alliances support workers.

Sign up: https://t.co/twdAHKGCob

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The April MIOSHA eNews is now available.

🚧 National Work Zone Awareness Week
🎤 Michigan Safety Conference
📍 Upper Michigan Safety Conference
⚖️ Worker protection case updates
📊 Recent incident summaries

Read more: https://t.co/Q7JLOV8EKB

#MIOSHA #WorkplaceSafety

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Congratulations to the @CintasCorp K15 facility in Westland for earning MIOSHA’s MVPP Star Award — the highest recognition for workplace safety and health excellence.

Learn more: https://t.co/qoilcbzPt8

#MIOSHA #WorkplaceSafetyAndHealth #MVPP #SafetyExcellence

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MTI course registration deadline approaching fast — this Friday!

Job Safety Analysis Made Easy is a half-day MIOSHA Training Institute course focused on identifying hazards before incidents occur.

🗓 April 8, 2026
📍 @washtenawcc
💲 $94
Register: https://t.co/vAiUXvE9qt

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🚧 Trenching Safety Reminder

• Cave-ins are the leading cause of fatalities
• Protection required at 5 feet
• Daily competent person inspections

Learn more:
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🚨 MIOSHA has recorded the seventh workplace fatality of 2026.

On March 23, a 19-year-old service technician assisting a disabled vehicle on eastbound I-696 near Mound Road was fatally struck by a vehicle on the shoulder.

Learn more: 🔗 https://t.co/UvNFWOq6MY

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On this day, 146 workers died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, one of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history. Today, OSHA ensures safe working conditions through enforcement, training and education, and compliance assistance.