TBC Corporation

On February 29, 2020, a sales employee entered a tire service bay and tripped over a pneumatic air hose, striking his head on a wall. He suffered a head laceration and two fractured vertebrae and was hospitalized.

An employee was working on a tire while a customer was putting air in an air tank. The tank exploded under pressure, causing injuries to both of the employee's legs.

An employee was unloading tires from a truck at a warehouse when he fell 2 feet out of the back of the truck and hit his shoulder and neck on the ground. He was hospitalized overnight.

An employee was teaching other employees how to inventory equipment. As the employee was taking an inventory of tires, he stepped off a catwalk and fell approximately 7 feet to a concrete surface. He was hospitalized with a head contusion and laceration.

An employee was opening the bay door when the door's roller came loose from one side and caused the bay door to shift. The bay door's glass window then shattered and impaled the employee in the chest.

An employee was using an air compressor on a multi-wheel tire when the flange and the tire burst, causing the wheel's lock ring to strike the employee in the face. He sustained a laceration and facial fractures.

An employee was changing the connection to a compressed nitrogen tank when the system failed and exploded. One employee suffered a concussion and was hospitalized. The other employee sustained soft tissue injuries that did not require hospitalization.

An employee was putting air in a tire that was mounted on a customer's vehicle when the tire exploded, resulting in a left arm fracture that required hospitalization.

An employee was working in a kitchen when a spray can of oil exploded. Hot oil splashed onto the employee, burning their face and arms.

On October 24, 2023, at 12:00 PM, an employee was visually checking a gauge on the "U" controller when a pressure tank exploded. The employee was hospitalized with multiple facial fractures and required surgery.

An employee was replacing a tire on a wheelbarrow when the tire exploded. The employee sustained fractures to his right hand and an abrasion to the right side of his face. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery on his right hand.

An employee was guiding a customer's automobile onto the alignment rack when the vehicle drove over the rack and pinned the employee against the alignment computer. The employee sustained a bruised left hand and a fractured left fibula and was hospitalized.

An employee was working on a cushion ring (steel). As they lifted the cushion ring with both hands to flip it up, the ring slid down and the employee's right middle fingertip was crushed between the ring and the work table. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture, and their right middle fingertip was amputated.

An employee was lifting a tire when he felt pain in his left shoulder. He was hospitalized with a shoulder strain and left pneumothorax.

An employee was returning to their truck after collecting a check for a delivery of tires. As they were shutting the door on the back of their box truck they were struck by an electric all-terrain vehicle that was being serviced, resulting in a fractured left ankle, fractured elbow with bone through the skin, and fractured pelvis.

An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.

An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.

An employee was inspecting a generator whose radiator was leaking. He slipped, and a fan blade in the generator amputated his thumb and index finger.

An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.

An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.