“The victim suffered severe injuries and was transported to a local hospital by Dearborn Fire Rescue," according to police. “He was pronounced deceased upon arriving at the hospital."
Auto worker dies at Ford’s Rouge complex outside Detroit
A worker fell to his death in the early morning hours on Friday at a steel plant within the Ford Rouge complex just west of Detroit. Dearborn Fire Rescue responded to the scene and pronounced the 50-year-old man dead at the scene. Very little information has been released by the company or the United Auto Workers.
Ford Rouge plant in Dearborn, Michigan [Credit: AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File]
Local police reported that he had fallen from a catwalk in the Dearborn Works Steel plant located at 3001 Miller Road at around 3:15 a.m.