Inspection Detail
Inspection: 311606370 - Titan Tire Corporation Of Bryan
Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office
Site Address:
Titan Tire Corporation Of Bryan
927 South Union St.
Bryan, OH 43506
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:3011
NAICS: 326211/Tire Manufacturing (except Retreading)
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/25/2008
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/12/2013
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Referral | 202100558 | Yes |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Initial Penalty | $24,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $24,500 |
Current Penalty | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 05/20/2009 | 06/16/2009 | $5,000 | $7,000 | $0 | 05/22/2009 | F - Formal Settlement | |
2. | 01002 | Serious | 5A0001 | 05/20/2009 | 06/16/2009 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | 05/22/2009 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100023 A07 | 05/20/2009 | 06/09/2009 | $3,500 | $3,500 | $0 | 05/22/2009 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
4. | 01004 | Other | 19100212 A01 | 05/20/2009 | 05/26/2009 | $5,000 | $7,000 | $0 | 05/22/2009 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 3:00 p.m. on December 1, 2008, Employee #1 was preparing the tire builder for the next job. Employee #1 was being trained on the process by a coworker. The coworker was up in the breaker control area of the machine. Employee #1 entered the machine and was unhooking a vacuum hose from the drum on the breaker station. The coworker started to transfer the drum forward to the next station when the hose tripped the light curtain. Employee #1 reentered the breaker station through the light curtain to pick up the hose when the coworker reset the machine and moved the drum to the next position. Employee #1 was pinned by the drum and his leg was broken. Employee #1 was hospitalized.
Keywords: FRACTURE, PINNED, DRUM, HOSE, STRUCK BY, LIGHT CURTAIN, LEG
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 311606370 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Machine operators, not specified |