# Crushing injuries at Herc Rentals - ProSolutions
> OSHA SIR `2021021286` · 2/11/2021 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Delivery truck or van
## Employer
- **Name:** Herc Rentals - ProSolutions
- **Location:** 2600 Aldine Bender Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77032
- **NAICS:** 532490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was driving a forklift and assisting a 3rd party with securing an AC unit on the box truck. The employee dismounted the forklift, which then rolled into him, catching the employee between the forklift and the box truck. The employee sustained a crushing injury to the torso.

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