Construction crews work on the I-94 bridge over U.S. 127 construction project on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. The Michigan Department of Transportation will reconstruct portions of I-94 between the Airport Road interchange and the U.S. 127 South interchange. Once complete, the interstate will have a minimum of three lanes in each direction between West Avenue and U.S.127 South, MDOT officials said.J. Scott Park | MLive.com
JACKSON COUNTY, MI – A man was killed by a bulldozer while working on the I-94 construction project near the northbound U.S. 127 interchange in Jackson, police say.
Police and rescue crews were called at 9:34 a.m. Tuesday, March 1 to the area of Shirley Drive near Clark Street for a report of a construction accident, according to the Blackman-Leoni Department of Public Safety.
Officers arrived and found a construction worker, 35, of Jackson, had been run over by a bulldozer and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The man and the operator of the bulldozer were both employees of Dan’s Excavating which was contracted to work on the I-94 Michigan Department of Transportation project at that location.
Since it was a workplace accidental death, MIOSHA has been notified, police said.
The man’s name is being withheld pending next of kin notification.
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