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EL MIRAGE, Ariz. - Police in El Mirage say one person is dead following an accident where a heavy object fell on them Thursday morning.

What we know:

According to a statement, El Mirage Police officers responded at around 9:15 a.m. to a BNSF facility near Grand Avenue and Thompson Ranch Road for an agency assist call.

"Upon arrival by [El Mirage Police Department] officers, a male subject was found trapped under a heavy metal plate, later determined to weigh in excess of a thousand pounds," read a portion of the statement.

Police say the man was declared dead at the scene by fire personnel.

Dig deeper:

According to police, the man who died was a contract worker who was "conducting work on the BNSF property."

We have reached out to BNSF for a statement on the incident.

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