Man Dies In Hillsborough Workplace Accident With Heavy Machinery: Cops

May 27, 2023

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Authorities are investigating a workplace fatality in Hillsborough on Wednesday morning.

On Wednesday, May 31, at around 7:27 a.m., a 911 call reported a worksite accident on Willow Road in Hillsborough involving heavy machinery, said Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor, and Hillsborough Township Chief of Police Michael McMahon.

Hillsborough Township Officers found a dead man when they arrived. No life-saving measures could be made due to the severity of the injuries sustained, said McDonald.

Authorities are identifying the decedent as a 62-year-old man from Ocean County. The name of the decedent is not being released pending all required notifications, said McDonald.

A postmortem examination will be performed by the Medical Examiner to determine a cause andmanner of death.

A preliminary investigation has revealed that the death was a workplace accident. The investigation remains ongoing by detectives from the Hillsborough Township Police Department along with the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit, the Crime Scene Investigation Unit, the New Jersey Northern Regional Medical Examiner's Office, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Safety and Compliance Enforcement Officer.

Anyone with information relating to this investigation to contact the Somerset County Prosecutors Office Major Crimes Unit at 908-231-7100 or the Hillsborough Township Police Department at 908-369-4323 or via the STOPit app.

Information can also be provided through the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477). All anonymous STOPit reports, and Crime Stopper tips will be kept confidential.

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