By Catherine Kavanaugh
STAFF REPORTER
Published: March 5, 2014 3:03 pm ET
Updated: March 5, 2014 3:49 pm ET
A worker was crushed to death this morning in an industrial accident at Colonial Plastics in Shelby Township, Mich.
The victim, a 23-year-old man, was attempting to clear an obstruction from a press at about 6 a.m. when he was fatally injured, according to a news release from the Shelby Township Police Department.
"The machine cycled to stamp a part and crushed the victim," the release says.
The victim, who lived in Washington Township, died at the scene before police and fire personnel arrived. Police said they will release further information as it becomes available.
The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration has opened a fatality investigation into the incident, MIOSHA spokeswoman Andrea Miller said in an email.
"MIOSHA cannot provide information on an open investigation," she added. "Typically, this type of investigation may take several weeks or months to complete."
Colonial Plastics is part of the Colonial Group, which also includes Colonial Molding and Colonial Consulting, according to a company website.
Colonial Plastics was a finalist for a 2012 Automotive Innovation Award from the Society of Plastics Engineers Automotive Division for an illuminated front-grille badge on Ford's Mustang sports car. | 
