# Crushing injuries at Whelan Security Co
> OSHA SIR `2023076857` · 7/28/2023 · BAYTOWN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Whelan Security Co
- **Location:** 6455 Grand Parkway, BAYTOWN, TEXAS, 77523
- **NAICS:** 561612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking the security tag for an outbound truck. While he was in between the truck's wheels, the truck moved forward, running over the employee. He sustained a crushed chest and bilateral damage to the legs and pelvic area.

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