Dale R. Devilli, 63, was employed at Bridgeton’s Lassonde Pappas and Company.
Authorities claimed a New Jersey food processing business worker was discovered dead inside a kettle burner.
According to New Jersey State Troopers, Dale R. Devilli, 63, was working at the Lassonde Pappas and Company facility in Bridgeton, some 40 miles south of Philadelphia, when police were contacted for a complaint of an unconscious individual.
He was declared dead at the site.
The death of Devilli does not appear to be suspicious, according to authorities, and the matter is still being probed.
On Thursday, a spokeswoman for Lassonde Industries Inc. did not immediately respond to a request for comment. According to the company’s website, the plant makes organic, natural, and ready-to-drink teas, enhanced waters, and juices.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has stated that it looks into the tragedy.
Devilli, of Millville, was characterized as a handyman who enjoyed the outdoors in an online obituary.
“Out of his countless hobbies, he perfected bow hunting, fishing, and gardening; the latter would grow a wide variety of fruits and vegetables every summer.
As an animal and nature lover, Dale enjoyed walking through the various trails around his property with his dogs and family,” it read. “He was the picture-perfect husband and father who valued family above all else.”
The obituary says he leaves behind two daughters and his wife of 28 years.
