JOLIET – A 22-year-old man from Joliet who was killed Friday in a business located in a CenterPoint Properties intermodal was crushed between two trucks, according to police.
Jeremy Hughes, 22, of Joliet was pronounced dead at 4:54 p.m. Friday at the emergency room of Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, according to the Will County Coroner's Office. Initial reports indicate Hughes was working near the 3000 block of CenterPoint Way in Joliet on Friday when "he was involved in a work-related mishap," according to a message posted about 10 p.m. Friday on the coroner's media line. Joliet Police Chief Brian Benton said officers were dispatched at 4 p.m. Friday regarding a man crushed between two trucks. Hughes, who worked at the business, had been pinned between the trucks and was freed by other employees, according to a text message sent by Benton to a Herald-News reporter. "Officers determined that the accident occurred when the victim got stuck on a patch of ice while moving containers," Benton said. "Other workers were deciding how to free him when the victim exited his tractor. Unknown to the victim, another driver began using his truck to try and push him free from the rear. The victim was then between his vehicle and another container parked next to him." The preliminary report from an autopsy performed Saturday found the cause of death to be multiple injuries due to being crushed between a trailer and semi, according to the coroner's office. The final cause and manner of death will be determined once the police investigation, autopsy and toxicology reports are done, according to the coroner's office. Messages left with a CenterPoint spokeswoman were not immediately returned Saturday afternoon. The incident happened at a business that leases space from the intermodal. Scott Allen, regional director for Public Affairs for the U.S. Department of Labor, said the Occupational Safety & Health Administration intends to open an investigation into the incident. "I can’t confirm that, until I talk to someone and that's not going to happen today," he said Saturday. But he noted that businesses are required by law to contact OSHA in such instances, so "OSHA intends to open one." The time and location of funeral services were not immediately known Saturday evening.
• Herald-News Reporter Lauren Leone-Cross contributed to this report.
Jeremy Hughes, 22, of Joliet was pronounced dead at 4:54 p.m. Friday at the emergency room of Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, according to the Will County Coroner's Office. Initial reports indicate Hughes was working near the 3000 block of CenterPoint Way in Joliet on Friday when "he was involved in a work-related mishap," according to a message posted about 10 p.m. Friday on the coroner's media line. Joliet Police Chief Brian Benton said officers were dispatched at 4 p.m. Friday regarding a man crushed between two trucks. Hughes, who worked at the business, had been pinned between the trucks and was freed by other employees, according to a text message sent by Benton to a Herald-News reporter. "Officers determined that the accident occurred when the victim got stuck on a patch of ice while moving containers," Benton said. "Other workers were deciding how to free him when the victim exited his tractor. Unknown to the victim, another driver began using his truck to try and push him free from the rear. The victim was then between his vehicle and another container parked next to him." The preliminary report from an autopsy performed Saturday found the cause of death to be multiple injuries due to being crushed between a trailer and semi, according to the coroner's office. The final cause and manner of death will be determined once the police investigation, autopsy and toxicology reports are done, according to the coroner's office. Messages left with a CenterPoint spokeswoman were not immediately returned Saturday afternoon. The incident happened at a business that leases space from the intermodal. Scott Allen, regional director for Public Affairs for the U.S. Department of Labor, said the Occupational Safety & Health Administration intends to open an investigation into the incident. "I can’t confirm that, until I talk to someone and that's not going to happen today," he said Saturday. But he noted that businesses are required by law to contact OSHA in such instances, so "OSHA intends to open one." The time and location of funeral services were not immediately known Saturday evening.
• Herald-News Reporter Lauren Leone-Cross contributed to this report.
JOLIET – A 22-year-old man from Joliet who was killed Friday in a business located in a CenterPoint Properties intermodal was crushed between two trucks, according to police.
Jeremy Hughes, 22, of Joliet was pronounced dead at 4:54 p.m. Friday at the emergency room of Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, according to the Will County Coroner's Office. Initial reports indicate Hughes was working near the 3000 block of CenterPoint Way in Joliet on Friday when "he was involved in a work-related mishap," according to a message posted about 10 p.m. Friday on the coroner's media line. Joliet Police Chief Brian Benton said officers were dispatched at 4 p.m. Friday regarding a man crushed between two trucks. Hughes, who worked at the business, had been pinned between the trucks and was freed by other employees, according to a text message sent by Benton to a Herald-News reporter. "Officers determined that the accident occurred when the victim got stuck on a patch of ice while moving containers," Benton said. "Other workers were deciding how to free him when the victim exited his tractor. Unknown to the victim, another driver began using his truck to try and push him free from the rear. The victim was then between his vehicle and another container parked next to him." The preliminary report from an autopsy performed Saturday found the cause of death to be multiple injuries due to being crushed between a trailer and semi, according to the coroner's office. The final cause and manner of death will be determined once the police investigation, autopsy and toxicology reports are done, according to the coroner's office. Messages left with a CenterPoint spokeswoman were not immediately returned Saturday afternoon. The incident happened at a business that leases space from the intermodal. Scott Allen, regional director for Public Affairs for the U.S. Department of Labor, said the Occupational Safety & Health Administration intends to open an investigation into the incident. "I can’t confirm that, until I talk to someone and that's not going to happen today," he said Saturday. But he noted that businesses are required by law to contact OSHA in such instances, so "OSHA intends to open one." The time and location of funeral services were not immediately known Saturday evening.
• Herald-News Reporter Lauren Leone-Cross contributed to this report.
Jeremy Hughes, 22, of Joliet was pronounced dead at 4:54 p.m. Friday at the emergency room of Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, according to the Will County Coroner's Office. Initial reports indicate Hughes was working near the 3000 block of CenterPoint Way in Joliet on Friday when "he was involved in a work-related mishap," according to a message posted about 10 p.m. Friday on the coroner's media line. Joliet Police Chief Brian Benton said officers were dispatched at 4 p.m. Friday regarding a man crushed between two trucks. Hughes, who worked at the business, had been pinned between the trucks and was freed by other employees, according to a text message sent by Benton to a Herald-News reporter. "Officers determined that the accident occurred when the victim got stuck on a patch of ice while moving containers," Benton said. "Other workers were deciding how to free him when the victim exited his tractor. Unknown to the victim, another driver began using his truck to try and push him free from the rear. The victim was then between his vehicle and another container parked next to him." The preliminary report from an autopsy performed Saturday found the cause of death to be multiple injuries due to being crushed between a trailer and semi, according to the coroner's office. The final cause and manner of death will be determined once the police investigation, autopsy and toxicology reports are done, according to the coroner's office. Messages left with a CenterPoint spokeswoman were not immediately returned Saturday afternoon. The incident happened at a business that leases space from the intermodal. Scott Allen, regional director for Public Affairs for the U.S. Department of Labor, said the Occupational Safety & Health Administration intends to open an investigation into the incident. "I can’t confirm that, until I talk to someone and that's not going to happen today," he said Saturday. But he noted that businesses are required by law to contact OSHA in such instances, so "OSHA intends to open one." The time and location of funeral services were not immediately known Saturday evening.
• Herald-News Reporter Lauren Leone-Cross contributed to this report.
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