9 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Toledo, Ohio -- Titan Tire Corp. faces $24,500 (euro 17 500) in tentative fines from Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) Region 5 for alleged serious safety violations at its Bryan, Ohio, plant.
The violations-observed during OSHA inspections of the Bryan facility in November 2008, December 2008, and February 2009-include one case of an unguarded temporary floor opening, one case of unguarded machinery, and two violations of OSHA's General Duty Clause, which allows agency inspectors to make non-specific citations.
Among the off-the-road tyres produced at the Bryan factory is Titan's 63-inch radial OTR tyre.
Titan has filed a notice that it will contest the charges, said Jule Hovi, OSHA area director in Toledo. No meetings on this issue have yet been scheduled, Ms. Hovi said.
From Tire Business (A Crain publication)
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