Laborer Found Dead in Clinton Township Electrocuted: Report

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI — A 37-year-old man found dead last week in Clinton Township was electrocuted, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration and township police said.

The man, a laborer for a gutter installation company, was found unresponsive inside a box truck at a Clinton Township residence on Sept. 6, The Macomb Daily reported.

The worker had a generator in the truck, and the metal acted as an electrical conduit, authorities said.

His name has not been released.

MIOSHA said his death was the 23rd worker fatality this year in Michigan.

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