Worker Dies in Blender: Cleaning Worker Falls at Meat-Processing Plant in Oregon [VIDEO]

A cleaning worker died in a blender after he fell at the meat-processing plant in Clackamas, Oregon on Friday.

The tragic incident occurred around midnight on Friday at Interstate Meat Distributors, when 41-year-old Hugo Avalos-Chanon fell into a running blender during a routine job. He was pronounced dead shortly after midnight Saturday.

"Another worker realized something was wrong and activated an emergency switch which stopped the equipment," Deputy Marcus Mendoza of the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office told KREM.com. "Unfortunately the worker was already deceased."

Last October, the plant received a fine after state investigators found machines were not locked during the tear-down process for cleaning. The inspector said an "unexpected start-up of the machine" could cause injury or death.

Deputy Nate Thompson identified the victim as a contractor with DCS Sanitation Management, a cleaning company that has a contract with Interstate Meat Distributors.

Dr. Cliff Young, a deputy state medical examiner, said Avalos-Chanon died from "blunt-force injuries and chopping wounds."

Law enforcement and investigators believe the death is a "tragic industrial accident" and suspects no foul play. An investigation has been launched by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Darrin Hoy, president of Interstate Meat Distributors, said company officials are in full cooperation with investigators, however the death of Avalos-Chanon was "extremely unfortunate."

"We're not looking forward to reliving through any of it again," Hoy said.

OSHA spokeswoman, Melanie Mesaros explained, "It's way too early to say. We're just starting our investigation, which could take six months."