SPECIALTY TIRES OF AMERICA (TENNESSEE) LLC
R R #1, HWY 107, UNICOI, TN 37629
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Inspection records
Jul 30, 2019#344192620Jul 30, 2019Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#344192620$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344192620
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 30, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 30, 2019
- Closed
- Aug 23, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 250
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1000 Don Mateer Dr., Unicoi, TN 37692
- Industry
- 326211 Tire Manufacturing (except Retreading)
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
May 8, 2018#343146650May 8, 2018FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#343146650$6,8002 viol.2 violations$6,800 in penalties
Inspection #343146650
Dates
- Opened
- May 8, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- May 10, 2018
- Final Order
- Jul 2, 2018
- Closed
- Aug 3, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 250
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,800
- Penalties on Record
- $6,800
- Site Address
- 1000 Don Mateer Dr., Unicoi, TN 37692
- Industry
- 326211 Tire Manufacturing (except Retreading)
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee is killed when caught in energized machinery
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Other | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Jun 25, 2018 | - | Jul 2, 2018 |
| 01002 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I | Other | 1 | 2 | $2,800 | $2,800 | Jun 25, 2018 | - | Jul 2, 2018 |
Jan 3, 2013#316911171Jan 3, 2013Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#316911171$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #316911171
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 3, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 4, 2013
- Closed
- Jan 24, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 262
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1000 Don Mateer Drive, Unicoi, TN 37692
- Industry
- 326211 Tire Manufacturing (except Retreading)
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Nov 4, 2008#312783988Nov 4, 2008Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#312783988$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #312783988
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 4, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 4, 2008
- Closed
- Jan 7, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 274
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1000 Don Mateer Drive, Unicoi, TN 37692
- Industry
- 326211 Tire Manufacturing (except Retreading)
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Jan 8, 2008#311559199Jan 8, 2008Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#311559199$2,6506 viol.6 violations$2,650 in penalties
Inspection #311559199
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 8, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 8, 2008
- Closed
- May 29, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 250
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 5 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,500
- Penalties on Record
- $2,650
- Site Address
- 1000 Don Mateer Dr., Unicoi, TN 37692
- Industry
- 326211 Tire Manufacturing (except Retreading)
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,325 | Apr 15, 2008 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Apr 15, 2008 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 B01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,750 | $1,325 | Apr 15, 2008 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Apr 15, 2008 | - | - |
| 01002C | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F01 | Serious | 2 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Apr 15, 2008 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 II | Other | 2 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Apr 15, 2008 | - | - |
Nov 7, 1997#127350320Nov 7, 1997Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#127350320$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #127350320
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 7, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 7, 1997
- Closed
- Nov 7, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 130
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- R R #1, Hwy 107, Unicoi, TN 37629
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
6 inspections, 1997 to 2019. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: tire manufacturing (except retreading) reported 3.1 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 4.0%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source