Settlement Agreement between the Department of Labor and Industry, the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and the United Steelworkers for VOSH Inspections 1089281, 1136814, 1139753, 1168732, 1145281, and 1143317
Pre-Citation Settlement Agreement between the Department of Labor and Industry, the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and the United Steelworkers for VOSH Inspections 1172502, 1178903, 1188569, and 1188576.
Goodyear Fatality and Accident Investigations 2015 and 2016
These investigations took place in both 2015 and 2016 in response to accidents and fatalities that occured at Goodyear. Citations for violations of VOSH laws and regulations were issued as follows:
- Citations for VOSH Inspection 1089281, of fatal accident on August 31, 2015, involving Jeanie Strader, age 56, killed when she was caught in machine rollers
- Citation for VOSH Inspection 1136814, of fatal accident on March 31, 2016, involving Kevin Waid Edmonds, age 54, killed when pinned between a wall and a pallet containing 3500 lbs. of rubber as the pallet was moved against the wall by a forklift
- Citations for VOSH Inspection 1139753, of fatal accident on April 12, 2016, involving Charles Cooper, age 53, died from burns and drowning when his body was found in a 6 foot 8 inch deep pit/sump containing boiling water and oil
- Citation for VOSH Inspection 1134535, opened March 22, 2016, a finger-tip amputation
- Citations for VOSH Inspection 1143317, opened April 19, 2016, a comprehensive occupational safety inspection of the entire plant
- Citations for VOSH Inspection 1145281, opened April 19, 2016, a comprehensive occupational health inspection of the entire plant
- Citations for VOSH Inspection 1168732, opened April 25, 2016, a non-fatal accident where the employee was burned by steam while attempting to retest a tire curing press with a co-worker
Goodyear Monitoring Inspection 2017-2018
Pre-Citation Settlement Agreement between the Department of Labor and Industry, the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and the United Steelworkers for VOSH Inspection 1260476