Ocean County man dies in Hillsborough worksite accident

HILLSBOROUGH – Authorities are continuing to investigate what the Somerset County prosecutor is calling a workplace accident that claimed the life of a 62-year-old Ocean County man Wednesday morning.

Township police went to a Willow Road address at about 7:27 a.m. Wednesday on a report of an accident involving heavy machinery, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said.

Police found the man dead at the scene. No lifesaving measures could be made due to the severity of the injuries, the prosecutor said.

The name of the victim was not released pending all required notifications.

A postmortem examination will be performed by the New Jersey Northern Regional Medical Examiner's Office to determine a cause and manner of death.

No other details of the accident were released.

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 federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Safety and Compliance Enforcement Officer responded to the scene.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor’s 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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