Allen Park postal worker was stuck in machine for hours before firefighters found body

ALLEN PARK, Mich. – An Allen Park postal worker was stuck in a machine for hours before firefighters found his body, they said.

The discovery was made Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, at a United States Postal Service facility in Allen Park.

Officials said the man’s wife called police to tell them that he hadn’t returned home from work. Firefighters went to the facility and found him stuck in the mail handling machine.

He had been dead for 6-8 hours before firefighters got there, according to authorities.