Man Injured in Bridgehampton Construction Accident

A worker was injured by a Bobcat earthmover, like the one in this photo, at the construction site at the corner of Montauk Highway and the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike in Bridgehampton on Friday morning.

Durell Godfrey

Feb. 19, 2016

Taylor K. Vecsey

A man was injured when he was run over at a construction site in Bridgehampton on Friday morning, according to Southampton Town Police Lt. Susan Ralph.

Lieutenant Ralph said the injury was reported at 2510 Montauk Highway at 11:25 a.m. The Bridgehampton Fire Department treated the construction worker for a leg injury caused by a Bobcat earthmover and called for a Suffolk medevac helicopter to fly the patient to Stony Brook University Hospital, the closest trauma center.

The accident took place at the construction site of a two-story commercial building. A CVS pharmacy had been planned for the site, but the company pulled out of the project after community members raised objections. The construction project has continued, however.

Friday's accident was the second serious construction-related accident on the South Fork in about 24 hours' time. A 44-year-old man lost his life on Thursday after he was run over by a Traverse telehandler forklift while he was working on a dock project in Montauk.

Southampton Town police detectives are investigating the incident. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has also been notified.