Employee dies at Ocean County Northern Recycling Center in Lakewood

LAKEWOOD−A worker at the Ocean County Northern Recycling Center died on the job Wednesday morning.

Emergency Medical Services personnel were called to the center at 800 Towbin Ave. about 10:15 a.m.

Officials said the man was "fatally injured while working in and/or around a large Dumpster."

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No further information about the victim was released. The investigation is continuing.

A call to the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration was referred to the New Jersey Public Employee Occupational Safety and Health office of the state Department of Labor, which handles workplace deaths at public agencies in the state.

The Asbury Park Press has placed a call to the state office.

Editor's note: This edition reflects a change to the department that oversees the New Jersey Public Employee Occupational Safety and Health office. It is the Department of Labor, not the Department of Health as a state website indicated.

Ken Serrano covers breaking news, crime and investigations. Reach him at 732-643-4029 or at kserrano@gannettnj.com.

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Worker killed at Ocean County recycling center in Lakewood