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SAFETY / OSHA - 2/6/08

OSHA cites Goodyear's Social Circle, Ga., plant for five safety violations

OSHA has proposed $52,000 in penalties against Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. for five safety violations discovered during an inspection of the company's manufacturing facility in Social Circle, Ga.

Inspectors cited the plant for two repeat violations, and proposed $42,500 in penalties, after they determined that management had failed to perform and certify periodic inspections of its energy control procedures and employees were using a production machine that lacked the proper safety guards. The company had been cited for similar failures after an inspection in 2006.

"OSHA expects management to take a proactive approach to employees' safety," said Gei-Thae Breezley, director of the agency's Atlanta-East Area Office. "Dangerous situations can be avoided if management conducts periodic inspections of their equipment and facilities as required by federal law."

OSHA also cited the plant for two serious safety violations, with proposed penalties of $8,500, for using defective equipment cords that exposed employees to electrical hazards. An "other-than-serious" violation was proposed, with a $1,000 penalty, for failing to correctly maintain OSHA logs.

The company has 15 business days from receipt of the citations to contest them, and proposed penalties, before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. The site was inspected by staff from OSHA's Atlanta-East Area Office, 2183 Northlake Parkway, Building 7, Suite 110, Tucker, Ga.; telephone 770-493-6644.

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