Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Avulsions, enucleations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc., 3660 Highway 411 NE, WHITE, GEORGIA 30184
on — Avulsions, enucleations, affecting the nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Watch Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc. — freeGet an email when a new federal OSHA severe-injury report for Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc. is published. One employer, no account, unsubscribe in one click.
Final narrative
On October 3, 2022, an employee was near a tire-building machine's robot ply strip hand, a suction unit that moves from side to side. The robot moved and struck the employee's nose, causing an avulsion. The machine was guarded at the time.
HospitalizedNose, except internal location of diseases or disordersProduct assembly machinery, n.e.c.
More severe injuries at Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc.
An employee was freeing stuck rubber on a machine when the machine activated and the cutting blade amputated their right index, middle, and ring fingers to the second joint. The employee was hospitalized. The machine was guarded at the time.
An employee was starting up machines after a holiday. Noticing a jam on the powder feed system, he tried to remove a valve. The butterfly mechanism in the valve closed and amputated the tip of his right middle finger.
On December 19, 2023, an employee was setting up a copper wire drawing machine when his left ring finger was pinched between a copper wire and a machine part. The employee's finger was partially amputated.
An employee was checking the gusset seal on a machine. He moved to the next cross sealer and the machine activated, causing an amputation to a left-hand finger. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was evaluating a coiling machine to verify that the blade was present inside it. The machine's weld function was activated, and the machine crushed the employee's fingers, resulting in the amputation of the left middle and ring fingers.
On October 25, 2025, an employee was stringing up a new reel of tire tread on a machine. The employee pulled a 6-inch tail and proceeded to spool up the liner. As the machine was jogged to begin the liner wrapping process, the liner caught the employee's glove and pulled their right arm into the liner, causing a fracture to the arm.
An employee was adjusting a pallet on a conveyor when it came off the conveyor and struck his right ankle, breaking the tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized.
At 2:45 p.m., an employee was outside the plant during a break before his next shift. He was speaking with an associate when he suddenly fell from the third-level steps to the ground, striking his head on the concrete. The employee was hospitalized due to internal brain bleeding, a wound to the back of his head requiring staples, and heat-related dehydration.
Two employees were replacing a motor on an overhead conveyor. The old motor fell to the floor, causing a piece of the concrete floor to fly up and strike the injured employee in the face, around the eye. The injured employee sustained a right orbital fracture, a zygomatic arch fracture, and a sphenoid fracture. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was changing the bladder on a hydraulic press. As he lowered the bladder, his left foot was pinned between its bottom ring and the bottom mold of the press. The second toe on the foot was amputated.
An employee was helping to lift the grating from a floor draining system when the grating slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger at the first joint.
During a workshop meeting in a hotel, an employee heard a drilling noise, so he walked outside to see what it was. An explosion occurred (possible gas line) and his face, ear, and hair were burned. He also fell and sustained a pelvic fracture.
An employee was using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.