Unicoi, TN —
OSHA Injury Report: Specialty Tires of America (TN), LLC
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Specialty Tires of America (TN), LLC in Unicoi, TN 37692 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was tire trimmer and inspector 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
- final finish tire trimmer
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 14
Before the incident
trimming a 345-pound tire while it turned on rollers with a trim knife
What happened
the tire rolled off the rollers pushing him against a machine guard as it tipped over
Injury or illness
low back contusion
Object or substance involved
345lb. tire
Summary line
Low back bruise falling against a machine guard while trying to support a 345 pound tire
Employee and industry
- Job description
- tire trimmer and inspector
- SOC code
- 51-9061 — Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
- NAICS code
- 326211 — Tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-pneumatic, solid rubber) manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 234
- Total hours worked
- 431533
- EIN
- 201977468
- Establishment ID
- 114186
- Employer case #
- 25-36
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:00
- Time of incident
- 22:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 17FEB26:19:01:00
Source
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.