BARAGA, MI— Deputies are investigating a workplace death in Baraga.
The Sheriff’s Office says it happened around 10:00 Monday morning at Besse Forest Products. Raymond Bellaire, 61, of Baraga had been working on a piece of heavy equipment when he became pinned between the loader arms and the frame.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Baraga Village Police Department, Keweenaw Bay Tribal Police Department, Baraga Fire Department, L’Anse Fire Department and Bay EMS.