Saw Accident Kills Construction Worker In Troy

TROY, MI — A 39-year-old Canton man was killed Wednesday when he lost control of a portable saw and it struck him in the neck at a construction site near Long Lake and Rochester roads, according to a Detroit News report.

The incident occurred at about 7:45 a.m., C &G Newspapers reported. The Canton man was part of a construction crew removing an in-ground pool from a residential property. Emergency crews and the Troy Police responded, but the 39-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, the newspaper reported.

A neighbor tried to help the Canton man, but he was dead before paramedics arrived, the Detroit News reported. Troy Police are investigating the incident and the Oakland County Medical Examiner Office will conduct an autopsy.

The victim’s name was not released by Troy Police. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Troy Patch, click here to find your local Michigan Patch. Also, follow us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

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