OSHA Inspection: ROOD'S TIRE CENTER, LLC

Issued

2026-05-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-07-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3972.00 · Current $2979.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.177(d)(4)(ii): The employer did not furnish an air line assembly which included an in-line valve with a pressure gauge or a presettable regulator for inflating tires on rim wheels:   Employer failed to protect employees from struck-by hazards from explosive ruptures of tire/rim wheel components  at the facility located at 1744 Illinois Street - Sidney, Nebraska 69162 by providing and ensuring the use of  an in-line valve with pressure gauge or a presettable regulator for inflating tires. On or about March 2, 2026, an employee suffered fatal injuries, during the inflation of a non-restrained new tire and a used, visibly rusty irrigation wheel, when the components explosively ruptured.

Issued

2026-05-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-07-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3972.00 · Current $2979.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.177(e)(3): Rim flanges, rim gutters, rings, bead seating surfaces and the bead area of tires were not free of dirt, surface rust, scale or loose or flaked rubber buildup prior to mounting and inflation:   Employer failed to protect employees from struck-by hazards from explosive ruptures of tire/rim wheel components  at the facility located at 1744 Illinois Street - Sidney, Nebraska 69162 by ensuring that the rim flanges, rim gutters, rings, bead seating surfaces and the bead area of tires were not free of dirt, surface rust. On or about March 2, 2026, an employee suffered fatal injuries, during the inflation of a non-restrained new tire and a used, visibly rusty irrigation wheel, when the components explosively ruptured.

Issued

2026-05-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-07-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3972.00 · Current $2979.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.177(g)(6): Tires on single piece rim wheels were not contained within a restraining device, positioned behind a barrier or bolted on the vehicle with the lug nuts fully tightened during tire inflation:  Employer failed to protect employees from struck-by hazards from explosive ruptures of tire/rim wheel components  at the facility located at 1744 Illinois Street  - Sidney, Nebraska 69162 by ensuring that the tire and wheels were contained within a  restraining device. On or about March 2, 2026, an employee suffered fatal injuries, during the inflation of a non-restrained new tire and a used irrigation wheel, when the components explosively ruptured.

Issued

2026-05-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-07-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3972.00 · Current $2979.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.177(g)(8): The employer did not ensure that employees stay out of the trajectory when inflating a tire on a single piece rim:  Employer failed to protect employees from struck-by hazards from explosive ruptures of tire/rim wheel components  at the facility located at 1744 Illinois Street - Sidney, Nebraska 69162 by ensuring that employees stay out the trajectory of the components during tire inflation. On or about March 2, 2026, an employee suffered fatal injuries, during the inflation of a non-restrained new tire and a used, visibly rusty irrigation wheel, when the components explosively ruptured.

Issued

2026-05-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-07-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2270.00 · Current $1703.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1371166019112460

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  Employer did not protect employees from the toxic, flammable and corrosive hazards of chemicals used in the facility located at 1744 Illinois Street - Sidney, Nebraska 69162 by developing and implementing a written hazard communications program. On or about March 4, 2026, a written chemical hazard communication program was not available upon agency request for auto and tire shop employees  exposed to chemicals including, but not limited to motor oils, brake & parts cleaner, windshield washer fluids, antifreeze coolants, and tire sealant compounds.

Issued

2026-05-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-07-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1371166019112460

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:   Employer did not protect employees from the toxic, flammable and corrosive hazards of chemicals used in the facility located at 1744 Illinois Street - Sidney, Nebraska 69162 by providing effective information and training on the hazardous chemicals used throughout the workplace. Auto and tire shop employees  exposed to chemicals including, but not limited to motor oils, brake & parts cleaner, windshield washer fluids, antifreeze coolants, and tire sealant compounds had not been provided appropriate chemical hazard training. This hazard was last observed on March 4, 2026.