Customer Reported Crushed at East Hampton Supply Yard

A customer was said to be seriously injured at a Riverhead Building Supply yard in East Hampton when pallets of wallboard fell on him Friday morning. 

The accident occurred in one of the large warehouses at 1 Cove Hollow Road and Route 114 just before 10:30 a.m. The East Hampton Village Ambulance Association treated the male victim, as the East Hampton Fire Department's heavy rescue squad reportedly worked to free him. East Hampton Town Police Chief Michael Sarlo said the man suffered "serious injuries to the lower half of his body." 

At about 10:50 a.m., an ambulance left the warehouse, taking the man to the East Hampton Airport to meet a medevac helicopter.

The man, whose name has not yet been released, was flown to Stony Brook University Hospital, which is the nearest trauma center. An East Hampton Village police officer was set to drive his wife to Stony Brook as soon as she arrived on the scene.

East Hampton Town police are investigating the accident; no further information was available.

Firefighters remained at the warehouse keeping an eye on structural damage to an interior supply rack, as police completed a report and workers moved material.