American Made Tires faces $160,280 in OSHA fines for recurring fire, mechanical and electrical hazards
American Made Tires, an Elmira Heights, NY tire retreader, failed to correct 12 hazards cited during a 2013 inspection by OSHA. Because of that inaction, and the discovery of new and recurring hazards during a follow-up OSHA inspection, the company faces an additional $160,280 in proposed fines.
"The company's inaction exposed employees to ongoing hazards of fire, falls, chemicals and to being caught in or crushed by unguarded or unexpectedly activated machinery," said Christopher Adams, OSHA's area director in Syracuse. "The sizable penalties proposed reflect the severity of these conditions and the employer's failure to follow through on its obligation and commitment to correct hazards that never should have existed."