A worker was found dead inside of a kettle cooker at a food processing plant in Cumberland County, officials said Wednesday.

State troopers responded to a report of an unconscious man at the plant on Parsonage Road in Upper Deerfield shortly before 8 a.m. Monday, according to Trooper Brandi Slota, a spokeswoman for the New Jersey State Police, which patrols the town.

Dale R. Devilli, 63, of Millville, was found dead in the machine, authorities said. The death was not considered suspicious and an investigation was ongoing.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration was also probing the fatality at the Lassonde Pappas and Company plant, according to a federal inspection database.

“We are devastated by the loss of our friend and colleague and our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this difficult time,” a spokesperson for Lassonde said in a statement to NJ 101.5, which first reported the news.

Lassonde is a Canadian company that produces fruit and vegetable juices among other products.

A funeral for friends and family for Devilli was set for Monday at the Freitag Funeral home in Bridgeton.

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Noah Cohen may be reached at ncohen@njadvancemedia.com.

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