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The San Mateo County Coroner's Office has identified the man who died after falling into a wood chipper in Menlo Park on Tuesday, Oct. 11.
The man has been identified as Jesus Contreras-Benitez, a 47-year-old resident of Redwood City.
The Menlo Park Police Department responded at 12:53 p.m. to reports that a tree trimmer had fallen into a wood chipper on the 900 block of Peggy Lane in Menlo Park's Suburban Park neighborhood. When police arrived, they found Contreras Benitez, who died on the scene from his injuries, according to a press release from the Menlo Park Police Department. The Menlo Park Fire Protection District and the San Mateo County Coroner’s Office also responded to the incident.
Contreras Benitez's cause of death has not been disclosed and remains under investigation by the Cal/OSHA Division of Occupational Safety and Health.
Redwood City Pulse reporter Leah Worthington contributed to this report.
