Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Tranz Shop Auto shop employee seriously injured when a pickup truck fell off a lift and struck him while he was underneath it



Man injured, airlifted after truck falls off lift, strikes man at Batavia auto shop


A helicopter landed near the intersection of East Wilson Street and B Road in Batavia in response to an accident. (Bing Maps)

Hannah Leone Aurora Beacon-News

BATAVIA, IL


An auto shop employee was airlifted for injuries sustained Tuesday when a pickup truck fell off a lift and struck him while he was underneath it at the business on the city's east side, according to Batavia police sources.

Batavia police and fire agencies responded to the incident at 8:43 a.m. Tuesday at Tranz Shop in the 1700 block of East Wilson Street. Police and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are continuing to investigate what they called an industrial accident, according to a police department news release.

By the time first responders arrived, another employee at the shop had removed the man from under the truck, according to police.

A voicemail left at a number listed for Tranz Shop was not immediately returned Tuesday.

 The man who was injured was an employee at the shop, said Batavia Police Det. Kevin Bretz. Police could not yet confirm his age and authorities have not released his name, pending notification of his family.

He was airlifted to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, where police said his condition was unknown at the time of the news release. Police have no further information on the man's injuries, although they were serious enough for the airlift, Bretz said.

Fermilab was contacted about providing a space for a helicopter to land for an emergency medical evacuation, which they did, spokesman Andre Salles said. The helicopter landed around the intersection of East Wilson Street and B Road, near the western edge of Fermilab property, Salles said.

The accident itself did not occur on Fermilab property, Salles said.