# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at United Rentals North America, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2019077207` · 7/16/2019 · LA PORTE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
- **Source:** Gates
## Employer
- **Name:** United Rentals North America, Inc
- **Location:** 8221 Highway 225, LA PORTE, TEXAS, 77571
- **NAICS:** 532490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A third-party truck was departing the facility and stopped at the gate. An employee was walking over to the passenger side of the truck to talk to the driver and got caught in between the gate and the truck as the gate was closing. The employee was crushed and sustained internal bleeding.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*