[edit on Wikidata] A crush injury is injury by an object that causes compression of the body. This form of injury is common following a natural disaster or after some form of trauma from a deliberate attack. Common concerns after an injury of this type are rhabdomyolysis and crush syndrome. ^ 1  crush injury, Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, 2010. ^  Ron Walls MD; John J. Ratey MD; Robert I. Simon MD (2009).