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OSHA Injury Report: Bridgestone Bloomington OTR

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Bridgestone Bloomington OTR in Normal, IL 61761 resulted in days away from work. Employee was pot Heater Operator in tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-pneumatic, solid rubber) manufacturing.

Establishment
Bridgestone Bloomington OTR
Parent company
Bridgestone
Street
1600 Fort Jesse Rd
City
Normal
State
IL
ZIP
61761
On-site location
Number 18 Pot Heater
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
180

Loading uncured tires into a pot heater to be cured

Teammate was laying 18 potheater. While doing so he brought the chain grabs west having the chain grab hit his right hand

Non-displaced fracture

Chain grab

Non-displaced fracture of the right hand from being struck by grab chain

Job description
Pot Heater Operator
SOC code
51-9051 — Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
326211 — Tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-pneumatic, solid rubber) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
388
Total hours worked
722286
EIN
880335067
Establishment ID
1428616
Employer case #
47439
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
13:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27JAN26:19:27:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.