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A cemetery worker in New York is dead after he was buried alive inside of an open grave.
The fatal incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. on Thursday morning at Washington Memorial Park in Mount Sinai, according to a news release from the Suffolk County Police Department. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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Rodwin Allicock, 42, was working at the bottom of a grave, which authorities believe was more than seven feet deep, when it collapsed on him.
Allicock s co-workers tried to dig him out, but they were unable to save him, police said.
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Coram resident from inside the grave, which was more than seven feet deep.
First responders from four area fire departments arrived at the scene, along with representatives from the Suffolk County Police Emergency Service Section, but Allicok could not be saved.
Rodwin Allicock Coram Long Island cemetery worker killed. Pictured, Washington Memorial Park, Mount Sinai where the grave digger was killed in freak accident.
Cause of freak accident unknown
Allicock was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician’s assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Center.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is investigating the incident in addition to the Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad.