Baraga man killed in a workplace accident
Written by Jesse Baroka on January 19, 2022
BARAGA TOWNSHIP – A Baraga man was killed Monday morning while working at Besse Forest Products. The Baraga County Sheriff’s Office says 61-year-old Raymond Bellaire of Baraga had been working on a piece of heavy equipment. He was pinned between the loader arms and the frame. Bellaire was pronounced dead at the scene. According to the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration, this is the second workplace fatality in Michigan in 2022. There were 40 MIOSHA-related deaths in 2021. 2009 saw the lowest number with 24.
