Heath police have identified the man who died at his workplace on Thursday morning.

Around 4 a.m. Thursday, Heath fire was called to Samuel Packaging Systems Group after a man had become entangled into a machine, Heath Fire Chief Warren McCord told The Advocate on Thursday.

The man was identified through a Heath police report as 42-year-old Billy Joe Craig, of Newark.

According to McCord, his crews were able to get Craig out of the machine once they arrived on scene. They performed CPR, but their efforts were unsuccessful and Craig was pronounced deceased on scene.

According to a Heath police incident report, an officer observed a roll of blue tape in a gap in the machine at Samuel Packaging Systems Group where Craig was working.

The investigator reported video footage from surveillance cameras showed three employees, including Craig, in the area where the incident occured. The officer reported Craig is seen reaching for something atop the machine, then stepping back and looking into an area where the officer saw the blue tape.

"A large ram pushed a bale of straps on steel drum away from the machine," the officer reported viewing on video footage. He said the video shows Craig crawling into the machine in the path of the ram which was returning to its starting position.

The officer reported the other two employees saw Craig as the incident occured and pressed the emergency stop button on the control panel, which stopped all the machines on the line. He reported the employees summoned help to remove Craig from the machine.

Heath fire and police arrived on scene and their attempts to revive Craig were unsuccessful.

Heath police reported it appears Craig's death was an accident and the case will be closed pending toxicology results.

The company did not respond to a request for comment by Friday afternoon.