Unicoi, TN ·
OSHA Injury Report: Specialty Tires of America (TN), LLC
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Specialty Tires of America (TN), LLC in 1000 Don Mateer Drive, Unicoi, TN 37692 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was wigwag piler in tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-pneumatic, solid rubber) manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Specialty Tires of America (TN), LLC
- Parent company
- Specialty Tires of America (TN), LLC
- Street
- 1000 Don Mateer Drive
- City
- Unicoi
- State
- TN
- ZIP
- 37692
- On-site location
- Mixing Banbury platform
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
helping another employee lift a bale of rubber with a vacuum hoist
What happened
when the seal broke from the rubber the handle of the hoist struck him in the mouth
Injury or illness
Mouth chin laceration requiring one stitch
Object or substance involved
handle of a vacuum operated hoist
Summary line
Mouth laceration struck by a vacuum hoist
Employee and industry
- Job description
- wigwag piler
- SOC code
- 00-9900: Insufficient Information - NIOSH
- NAICS code
- 326211: Tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-pneumatic, solid rubber) manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 234
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 431,533
- EIN
- 201977468
- Establishment ID
- 114186
- Employer case #
- 25-20
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 11:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-17
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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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