Man found dead in NJ cemetery near wood chipper

FLEMINGTON — A man was found dead in a cemetery near a wood-chipping machine Wednesday afternoon.

Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson said Flemington police were called to the Saint Magdalen Cemetery on Thatchers Hill Road around 6:20 p.m. and found Eonias Mateo-Perez, 22, of Flemington, was found with injuries resulting from operating the equipment.

A preliminary investigation determined his death was accidental, Robeson said.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which is investigating Mateo-Perez's death, said he worked for William LaRue Services of Flemington. Spokeswoman Joanna Hawkins said the company has no prior history with OSHA.