Autopsy results confirmed the death of a Northern Wind Inc. fish plant worker was accidental, according to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office.
Joseph Teixeira, 40, of New Bedford was crushed to death Monday when he was caught in an industrial ice-producing machine at Northern Wind’s seafood processing facility at 16 Hassey St. Teixeira had been employed as a maintenance supervisor for about three months.
The state medical examiner who performed the autopsy determined the cause of death was "asphyxiation by means of chest compression," said district attorney spokesman Gregg Miliote.