Normal, IL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Bridgestone Bloomington OTR
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Bridgestone Bloomington OTR in 1600 Fort Jesse Rd, Normal, IL 61761 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was calender Operator in tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-pneumatic, solid rubber) manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Bridgestone Bloomington OTR
- Parent company
- Bridgestone
- Street
- 1600 Fort Jesse Rd
- City
- Normal
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 61761
- On-site location
- Number 2 Mill
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 180
Before the incident
Working with TMA on the mills
What happened
[REDACTED] reported an injury to his right shoulder while working at mill 2 around [REDACTED]. The incident occurred while milling TMA when a large chunk of rubber was ejected from the mill to the mill tray. He attempted to reinsert the rubber chunk into the mill by pressing it against the mill. During this action the rubber suddenly shifted back towards him pressing his right arm against the belly bar and resulting in the shoulder injury
Injury or illness
Rotator cuff tear
Object or substance involved
Material and belly bar
Summary line
Torn right rotator cuff from contact with a chunk of rubber that was being re-milled
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Calender Operator
- SOC code
- 51-9199: Production Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 326211: Tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-pneumatic, solid rubber) manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 388
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 722,286
- EIN
- 880335067
- Establishment ID
- 1428616
- Employer case #
- 46279
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 11:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-27
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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