State police at Bethlehem are investigating the death of a 17-year-old male injured in a wood chipper incident.

Troopers were dispatched to 3785 Excelsior Road in North Whitehall Township, at 1:39 p.m. on Tuesday for a report of a male who had been critically injured while working with a commercial wood chipper.

Upon arrival, troopers and EMS personnel provided medical assistance to Isiah M. Bedocs from Coplay, prior to the victim being taken by medical helicopter to Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest. Troopers said he was pronounced dead at the hospital at 2:45 p.m.

The Lehigh County Coroner’s office said the cause of death was multiple traumatic injuries.

Troopers said the investigation is ongoing and being conducted by the criminal investigation unit of the barracks. Assisting with the investigation is the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office, Home Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Stew’s Towing.