# Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury at Herc Rentals, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023043555` · 4/20/2023 · SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Bites and stings, unspecified
- **Source:** Insects, arachnids, mites, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Herc Rentals, Inc
- **Location:** 514 Bourne Avenue, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, 31418
- **NAICS:** 532490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing work on a light tower in the shop when they were bitten by an insect. The employee experienced swelling of the right middle finger and was hospitalized.

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