MOUNT VERNON, IL – In two separate incidents on consecutive days in November 2021, three workers at a southern Illinois tire plant suffered severe injuries in incidents associated with a mixer containing combustible dust and flammable gas.
On Nov. 13, 2021, OSHA received an employer-reported referral from Continental Tire the Americas LLC after an employee unjamming a machine suffered the amputation of three fingers.
The next day, one employee suffered severe burns requiring hospitalization and another employee suffered a concussion injury after an industrial rubber-compound mixer exploded.
Following its investigations, OSHA issued the company citations for two repeated, 16 serious, and five other than serious violations.
Inspectors allege Continental Tire the Americas LLC had deficient safety procedures for the following:
The company faces $341,866 in proposed penalties.
Based in Fort Mill, South Carolina, Continental Tire the Americas LLC manufactures passenger, light truck, and commercial tires at facilities in Barnesville, Georgia; Mt. Vernon, and Sumter, South Carolina. Continental is the North American subsidiary of the German-based tire and automotive component manufacturer Continental AG.
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