A 17-year-old on June 22 became the 14th person to die on the job in Michigan this year, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration said on June 24.
MIOSHA said the fatality was the third in one week in Michigan and the third in June.
The teen was hired to cut up a fallen tree at a "residential location" in Muskegon, MIOSHA said in a release.
The homeowner later found found the victim next to their chainsaw "with a laceration to their neck," the release said. No other information was released.
In 2024, Michigan saw 12 worker deaths in the first six months of the year — one in June — while 17 workers died through June 2023.
