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ALLEN PARK, Mich. – We’re learning more information about the worker who was killed at a postal facility in Allen Park. Nicholas John Acker, 36, was found dead Saturday at the USPS Detroit Network Distribution Center in Allen Park, authorities said. The Allen Park Fire Department said they were called to the facility Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, and found Acker’s body stuck in a mail handling machine. They said he had been dead 6-8 hours before they arrived. Nick Acker Family members confirmed to Local 4 that Acker was 36 years old. He was born in Dearborn and lived in Trenton. “He was just one of those kind of people whose sweetness and thoughtfulness weren’t just traits, they were just his way of life,” his fiancé, Stephanie Jaszcz, said. “He was very generous. It wasn’t always just gifts and gestures. It was always his time and his heart. He made everyone feel valid and seen.” Acker was engaged and had two nephews. He also spent nine years in the United States Air Force, Jaszcz said. Acker had worked at the Allen Park facility for about a year as a mechanic, according to Jaszcz. His funeral is scheduled for Friday, with visitation on Thursday. How was Acker found? Firefighters said they went to the facility after Jaszcz called authorities to report that he hadn’t returned home after his shift. But Jaszcz 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. 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 Acker’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
