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ALLEN PARK, Mich. – A worker at a postal service facility in Allen Park was found dead after his body was stuck in a machine for several hours, officials said. Here’s what we know about this story so far. Where and when did this happen? Firefighters told Local 4 that the discovery was made Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, at a United States Postal Service facility in Allen Park. The facility in question is the USPS Detroit Network Distribution Center. It’s a large mail processing facility with many large machines. The man was a maintenance worker in his 30s. How was the man found? Firefighters said they went to the facility after the maintenance worker’s wife called authorities to report that he hadn’t returned home after his shift. The man’s wife told Local 4 that she didn’t call. She said she went to the facility and stood outside for hours before she got any help. Firefighters went to the facility and found the man’s body stuck in the mail handling machine, they said. He had been dead for 6-8 hours before they arrived, according to authorities. USPS issues response Local 4 reached out to the United States Postal Service for comment and received a statement early in the afternoon. “The United States Postal Service is deeply saddened by the loss of our employee at the Detroit Network Distribution Center (NDC) in Allen Park, MI,” the statement says. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. The NDC is fully operational at this time.” Where does the investigation stand? Police are calling the man’s death “accidental,” and the circumstances surrounding how he got stuck in the mail handling machine are still unclear. The investigation is ongoing. Local 4 reached out to MIOSHA -- the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration -- and OSHA on Monday, but we have not yet heard back. We will continue to follow this story. Photos from the facility
