Man Killed in Forklift Accident in Suffolk County

HAUPPAUGE, NY – A 64-year-old man died after falling off a forklift at a Hauppauge business Friday afternoon, Suffolk Police said.

According to police, Anthony Capogna, of Miller Place, was working on the platform of a forklift over 10 feet high at Nature’s Answer, located at 85 Commerce Dr., when a second forklift bumped into the one he was standing on at about 2:50 p.m.

Capogna fell to the ground and suffered a head injury. He was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The incident appears to be non-criminal, police said. An autopsy will be conducted by the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been notified of the incident.

It's the third fatal accident involving a forklift on Long Island this year. In February, a 44-year-old man diedafter being struck by a forklift at a Montauk marina. In June, a 21-year-old man was killed when a forklift he was operating overturned at a Rocky Point business.

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