Woman Killed In Tragic Industrial Accident: Police

EAST MORICHES, NY — A woman was killed in a tragic industrial accident in East Moriches Wednesday, police said.

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating an incident during which an employee was killed in an industrial accident at Kurt Weiss Greenhouses, Inc., located at North Service Rd. and Chapman Blvd., at 11 a.m., police said.

An employee was operating a box truck when he backed into Julia Molina, 49, of Mastic; she was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner, police said.

The employee stayed at the scene and was uninjured; a safety check was conducted at the scene and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration was notified, police said.

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