Tire Retreading

Industry Summary

As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 6,669 workers employed at 400 Tire Retreading establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 1 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 17 workers. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Tire Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

• Most Common Violations
• Recent Accident Reports

The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, December 19th 2018 by OSHA representitives in Fort Worth, TX after learning of an incident at Southern Tire Mart, Llc which had occured on Tuesday, December 18th 2018. A 35 year old man working as a Laborer was killed on the job when the

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OSHA ID112084.015

Accident Date2018-12-18

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 1:30 p.m. on December 18, 2018, two employees were changing a tire onto a rim and over-pressurized the tire when setting it onto the tire bead. Employee #1 was struck by the tire and rim in the face and was killed. Employee #2 was hospitalized with injuries.

OSHA investigators arrived in Fort Worth, TX on Wednesday, December 19th 2018 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Southern Tire Mart, Llc which had occured on Tuesday, December 18th 2018. A 34 year old man working as a was injured on the job when the

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OSHA ID112084.015

Accident Date2018-12-18

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 1:30 p.m. on December 18, 2018, two employees were changing a tire onto a rim and over-pressurized the tire when setting it onto the tire bead. Employee #1 was struck by the tire and rim in the face and was killed. Employee #2 was hospitalized with injuries.

The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, December 19th 2018 by OSHA representitives in Fort Worth, TX after learning of an incident at Southern Tire Mart, Llc which had occured on Tuesday, December 18th 2018. A 50 year old man working as a Trade was injured on the job when the

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OSHA ID112084.015

Accident Date2018-12-18

Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 1:30 p.m. on December 18, 2018, two employees were changing a tire onto a rim and over-pressurized the tire when setting it onto the tire bead. Employee #1 was struck by the tire and rim in the face and was killed. Employee #2 was hospitalized with injuries.