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A construction worker identified as Ryan Starnes is dead after a worksite incident in Brighton Township on Monday afternoon, according to Michigan State Police (MSP).
Officials say police were called out to the area of Grand River near I-96 at 3:15 p.m., for a road crew worker who was hit by an excavator while working at a job site.
MSP said the 23-year-old St. Clair Shores man was working in an excavated hole in the road when he was struck by the excavator bucket.
The worker operating the machine was not aware the man was still in the hole, according to officials.
Ryan Starnes was taken to a hospital where he later died.
According to MSP, the incident appeared to be a workplace accident, but an investigation is ongoing.
