Crime & Safety

NJ Man Dies In Rockland County Cheese Factory Accident

He was found inside his mixing machine, police said.

ORANGEBURG, NY — A worker died Jan. 15 in an accident at the Icco Cheese Company in Orangeburg. Police said they were called to the factory at 1 Olympic Drive at 10:30 a.m. that day.

They found a worker inside the mixing machine that was his work station. Rockland paramedics responded and pronounced the man dead. He was identified as Edwin Nunes, 41, of Paterson, New Jersey.

The incident is being investigated as an accident, Orangetown police said in a statement released Wednesday.

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Orangetown police said the Rockland paramedics, the Rockland Sheriff's Office BCI, the Rockland Medical Examiner and the South Orangetown Ambulance Corps assisted at the scene.

The company, in business since 1934, has a product line including non-GMO cheese; organic, non-GMO and gluten free bread crumbs; batters and mixes and more.

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