OSHA fines company $288K following tire center death
- November 6, 2025
- Posted by: Web workers
- Category: Workers Comp
An Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation found that proper workplace safety training and correct storage of pallets could have prevented a forklift operator’s death at a tire distribution center in Elm Mott, Texas, in June.
Mitchell Industrial Tire Co. faces $288,299 in proposed penalties over what OSHA on Thursday called “widespread safety failures that exposed dozens of employees to potentially serious and deadly injuries. “
OSHA said the forklift operator was struck by a falling pallet of industrial truck tires after its three-tier rack storage system failed. The system’s vertical supports were damaged, and the horizontal beam locks were missing, the agency said.
The company was cited for 12 violations, including failing to properly train forklift drivers and improperly storing unbanded pallets higher than 16 feet.
