Recycling Facility Employee Seriously Hurt After Truck Strikes Wall, Causing Bricks To Fall

WYANDANCH, NY – A worker at a Long Island recycling facility was seriously injured when a truck struck a wall and bricks fell on his head Thursday morning, Suffolk Police said.

An employee of AM Waste Services, was operating a 2017 Mack truck at Great Northern Fibers, located at 77 Field St. in Wyandanch when the vehicle struck a brick wall at approximately 11:40 a.m. Several bricks fell from the wall and struck another employee, 26-year-old Elvin Cruz, on the head.

Cruz, of Wyandanch, was transported by the East Farmingdale Fire Department to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

The Town of Babylon building inspector and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration responded. Officers from the Motor Carrier Safety Section responded to inspect the truck.

Photo by Steve Pfost Jr./East Farmingdale Fire Department