Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., 5243 Sinclair Road, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78222
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
Two employees were opening a sliding gate. One employee's right-hand fingers got caught in the gate roller guide, causing severe fractures to the ring and little fingers.
An employee was preparing to take a sample from a tanker truck when a reaction occurred, causing the vapor inside the tank to combust. He received second and third degree burns to his hands, arms, and the top of his head.
An employee was working from the top of a tank on a truck and was opening a dome lid to relieve pressure when he slipped and fell approximately 7 feet to a concrete surface. He suffered a spinal injury and was hospitalized.
An employee was doing a repair in an office building. He was closing a bank vault door when his right index finger became caught between the door and the door frame resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
An employee's left index finger was pinched between a cattle gate and a concrete wall, resulting in amputation of soft tissue and loss of the fingernail.
On December 11, 2023, an employee was transporting equipment for demolition tasks and waiting for the superintendent to open the door. The door closed and amputated the tip of the employee's left thumb.
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An employee was inside the frame of a traveling water screen that was up on sawhorses. The employee was working to fit a foot-shaft assembly onto the boot section when their left index finger was crushed and fractured between the sprocket and the set collar or chain. The fingertip was amputated.
On July 26, 2025, an employee was assembling a custom-designed automation line. During troubleshooting, he made contact with a photoelectric sensor that was part of the machine s part detection system. This triggered a small pneumatic crimping cylinder, which activated and came down on the tip of his right thumb, resulting in a partial amputation without bone loss.
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