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Michigan Democrat urges investigation after USPS worker found dead in mail-handling machine

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · December 18, 2025
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Representative Rashida Tlaib called for answers and possible legislation after a USPS Detroit Network distribution center worker, Nicholas John Acker, was found dead inside a mail-handling machine; she also urged oversight of safety practices at the facility.

Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) told the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that she is seeking answers after a tragic workplace death at a United States Postal Service distribution center in Allen Park, Michigan.

"His body... trapped in a mail handling machine, and he had been dead for 6 to 8 hours before he was found," Tlaib said, describing the death of Nicholas John Acker. She said Acker checked in…

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