ALBANY, GA —
OSHA Inspection: FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY, INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY, INC. in 3300 SYLVESTER ROAD, ALBANY, GA 31705 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 100336106.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 3300 SYLVESTER ROAD
- City
- ALBANY
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 31705
- Mailing
- P. O. BOX 1708, ALBANY, GA 30001
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3011
- Employees
- 2000
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Nov 15, 1985
- Abate by
- Nov 27, 1985
- Penalty
- Initial $480 · Current $240 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The %% employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to: a) The hazard of being caught in the tire strapping machine while operating or repairing the machine when minor malfunctions occur. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to disconnect and lock-out all electrical and pneumatic power before servicing or examining the machine and train operators in this procedure and establish standardized steps for correcting minor malfunctions.
Recent events (2)
- — J (S) $240.00
- — Z (S) $480.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 100336106.
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