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Officials said a funeral home worker has died after a burial vault fell on top of him at his job in Dallas

The man sustained serious injuries to his lower body and later died at the hospital

The identity of the man who died has not been made public

A man has died after being crushed by a burial vault while working at a Dallas funeral home.

Dallas Fire-Rescue officials said the incident occurred around 2 p.m. local time on Monday, Oct. 20, at Restland Funeral Home on Greenville Avenue, according to NBC affiliate KXAS and FOX affiliate KDFW .

Fire crews who arrived at the scene found that the worker had been pinned from the waist down by a burial vault — which is believed to have fallen on the individual.

Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesperson Jason Evans said the crew on th

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