Statement from Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo

on the Tragic Death of Bergen County Municipal Employee

“The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development offers its condolences to the victim’s family, friends and coworkers. One of our core missions is to ensure workers’ safety on the job, and we treat that responsibility with utmost seriousness. This tragedy — as all public worker injuries and fatalities in New Jersey — is being thoroughly investigated by our Division of Public Safety and Occupational Safety and Health.”