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- A Florida pastry chef died in a freak accident involving an industrial dough mixer at the South Florida Kosher Market grocery store in North Miami Beach on Jan. 16
- The man has been identified as Mordehay Grunberger, 71
- His grieving wife, Inna Gastman Maor, said she lost her “best friend” and the “father of my two beautiful sons”
A man in Florida died in an accident involving an industrial dough mixer.
Pastry chef Mordehay Grunberger, 71, died at the South Florida Kosher Market in North Miami Beach in the early morning of Friday, Jan. 16, according to local outlets the Miami Herald and NBC Miami.
Police arrived on the scene after receiving 911 calls about the incident, according to Maria Pinillos, a spokesperson for the North Miami Beach Police Department (NMBPD), per both outlets.
An official cause of death, along with the details about the incident, have not been released at this time. However, police said that there were no signs of foul play and an investigation is underway, per NBC Miami.
NMBPD did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was also called to the scene and is actively participating in the investigation, according to the Miami Herald and NBC Miami.
Grunberger’s wife, Inna Gastman Maor, shared news of her husband’s death in a Facebook post on Jan. 16, writing that she had lost her “best friend.”
“Today, my beloved husband Miki, my closest person in my life my best friend, and father of my two beautiful sons, tragically passed away! I lost myself. I love him so much. He’s the love of my life!” she wrote.
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Maor shared details of her husband’s funeral service in a follow-up post on Sunday, Jan. 18, writing “with heavy hearts” that the service would take place that afternoon.
Grunberger lived in Miami and was independently employed as a pastry chef, according to his Facebook bio.



