Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
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In this powerful and emotional video, Ritchie Wimmer, a seasoned mechanic, shares the terrifying moment that changed his life forever — the day a car nearly fell on top of him in the shop. What should’ve been a routine repair turned into a near-death experience that exposed the dangers of working without proper safety measures.
Since that life-altering incident, he’s dedicated his life to a new mission: teaching high school students not just how to be great mechanics and technicians, but how to stay alive while doing it. From proper lift procedures to shop safety culture, he’s now on the front lines of training the next generation with the skills — and caution that they need.
If you’re learning to work on cars, or even if you’ve been doing it for years, this is a story that every tech needs to hear.
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BendPak is an automotive service production leader supplying high quality equipment to a global industry. BendPak is more than 2-post car lifts. With a full line of wheel service equipment, low-rise lifts, mid-rise lifts, parking lifts, dollies, workbenches, air compressors, pipe benders, and more, BendPak has you covered. When you’re ready to upgrade your garage or shop, BendPak is the one-stop-shop for all your automotive service equipment needs!
Visit our website! bendpak.com
AND
Check out Wimmer's Automotive! wimmersautomotive.com
In this powerful and emotional video, Ritchie Wimmer, a seasoned mechanic, shares the terrifying moment that changed his life forever — the day a car nearly fell on top of him in the shop. What should’ve been a routine repair turned into a near-death experience that exposed the dangers of working without proper safety measures.
Since that life-altering incident, he’s dedicated his life to a new mission: teaching high school students not just how to be great mechanics and technicians, but how to stay alive while doing it. From proper lift procedures to shop safety culture, he’s now on the front lines of training the next generation with the skills — and caution that they need.
If you’re learning to work on cars, or even if you’ve been doing it for years, this is a story that every tech needs to hear.
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Find BendPak on Social
►Facebook @bendpak facebook.com/bendpak
►Instagram @bendpak instagram.com/bendpak
►Twitter @BendPak twitter.com/BendPak
►Subscribe youtube.com/user/BendPakRanger
** Stay involved with the BendPak community! **
►Tag us in your photos and videos!
►#BendPak
►You can email us too! story@bendpak.com
Other Resources
►Blog bendpak.com/blog
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BendPak is an automotive service production leader supplying high quality equipment to a global industry. BendPak is more than 2-post car lifts. With a full line of wheel service equipment, low-rise lifts, mid-rise lifts, parking lifts, dollies, workbenches, air compressors, pipe benders, and more, BendPak has you covered. When you’re ready to upgrade your garage or shop, BendPak is the one-stop-shop for all your automotive service equipment needs!
