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COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY

2025 PRODUCTION DR., FINDLAY, OH, 45840
333511Industrial Mold Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
30
over 51 years
Violations
86
$75,663 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
3 fatalities · 2 hospitalizations · 6 National Emphasis Program inspections · 4 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY has accumulated 86 OSHA violations across 30 inspections over 51 years of recorded history, with $75,663 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 224 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, FMCSA motor carrier registration, and NHTSA vehicle recalls records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, or CPSC product recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
30
0.6 / yr · last 51 yrs
Violations
86
1.7 / yr
Penalties
$75,663
$880 avg / violation
35% serious65% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
10 of 30
Inspection trigger · referral
10 of 30

57% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 13 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 44 citations in this view · $66,532 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0132 A54$19,481Jan 2007May 2016
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0144$9,100Aug 1988Oct 2015
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0144$240Jul 1975Aug 1988
29 CFR 1910.0151 C33$305Jul 1975Oct 1980
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0932$135Jul 1975Aug 1988
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 02504533$40Jul 1975Oct 1980
5A000121$2,975Jul 2009Jul 2009
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0122$1,700Jan 2007Feb 2016
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0122$1,000Aug 2004Jul 2016
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0122$1,000Oct 1980Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.0303 F22$1,000Aug 1988Sep 1990
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0222$180Jul 1975Aug 1988
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0422$165Jul 1975Aug 1988
29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I22Jul 1975Aug 1988
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$7,000May 2016May 2016
29 CFR 1910.0216 D0211$6,467Mar 2018Mar 2018
29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IVD11$5,000Nov 2010Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.0334 D11$5,000Nov 2010Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.0335 A01 I11$3,500Nov 2010Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.0252 A01 I11$2,244May 2014May 2014

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3335 within OH. Peer group: 224 employers. This establishment has 86 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $3,463
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
5.0
vs industry
+3.4
TRIR
6.7
vs industry
+3.6

Reported for 857 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
6.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
4
Complaint
10
Accident
3
Referral
10

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jun 2015 – Aug 2016

Reports
5
Hospitalizations
3
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Aug 21, 2016Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecifiedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
Jul 26, 2016Exposure to environmental heatBODY SYSTEMSHospitalized
Jun 5, 2016Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other objectLeg(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Jul 19, 2015Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Jun 27, 2015Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Hospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
May 30, 2010BURN,FIRE,MIXER,EXPLOSION21
Jun 7, 2004LUNG,CLEANING,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,ARM,KIDNEY,CALENDER11
Jul 14, 1999MACHINE OPERATOR,CAUGHT BY,CAUGHT BETWEEN,TIREFatality11
May 27, 1990ELECTRICAL,ELECTRICIAN,ELECTROCUTED,LOCKOUT,E PTD,SUBSTATION,ELEC UTILITY WORK,SWITCHGEARFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
3 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in OH — for COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, not this location alone

Total cases
13
Unfair labor practice
13

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 13 cases · 13 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
08-CA-277262Unfair labor practiceMay 2021Jun 2021ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-266815Unfair labor practiceSep 2020Dec 2020ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-265196Unfair labor practiceAug 2020Oct 2020ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-265188Unfair labor practiceAug 2020Oct 2020ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-265066Unfair labor practiceAug 2020Oct 2020ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-229787Unfair labor practiceOct 2018Jan 2021ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-217789Unfair labor practiceApr 2018Jun 2018ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-087155Unfair labor practiceAug 2012Jun 2018ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-070209Unfair labor practiceDec 2011Mar 2014ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-069417Unfair labor practiceNov 2011Dec 2011ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-039486Unfair labor practiceMay 2011Nov 2011ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-039365Unfair labor practiceMar 2011May 2011ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-039135Unfair labor practiceSep 2010Sep 2010ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
1615 GRAY ST · FINDLAY, OH, 45840
RCRANo Violation Identified00Apr 2010View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
103440
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

NHTSA vehicle & equipment recalls

Total campaigns
18
Last 5 years
3
Last 12 months
1
Units affected
21,967,432

Most-recalled component: TIRES:SIDEWALL. Most recent campaign: 2026-01-09. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, matched on manufacturer name.

NHTSA campaign roster

Every NHTSA recall campaign issued for this manufacturer, most-recent first. Component column shows the primary system cited (airbags, brakes, electrical, fuel system, etc.). FMVSS column shows the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard cited, if any. Potentially affected = NHTSA’s estimate of vehicles in the recall scope. 18 campaigns shown · 544,224 units potentially affected · 4 distinct components.

CampaignDateComponentVehiclesFMVSSAffected
26T002000Jan 2026TIRES:MARKINGSCOOPER574730
21T015000Aug 2021TIRES:SIDEWALLHERCULES370
21T014000Aug 2021TIRES:MARKINGSCOOPER139327
21T003000Feb 2021TIRESMASTERCRAFTCOOPER11,957
21T002000Feb 2021TIRESDISCOUNT TIREMICKEY THOMPSONLES SCHWAB+6430,298
19T024000Dec 2019TIRES:SIDEWALLSTARFIREHERCULESCOOPER+12,095
19T009000Nov 2019TIRESAVON163
19T006000Aug 2019TIRES:SIDEWALLROADMASTER4,045
19T005000Jun 2019TIRES:SIDEWALLMASTERCRAFTCOOPERBIG O24,459
17T019000Dec 2017TIRES:TREAD/BELTEL DORADOVANDERBILTCORNELL+441,014
17T003000Feb 2017TIRESCOOPER1397,067
16T003000Mar 2016TIRES:SIDEWALLROADMASTER577
15T022000Dec 2015TIRES:TREAD/BELTCOOPER139153
14T010000Aug 2014TIRES:SIDEWALLTBC139388
14T008000Jul 2014TIRESCOOPER1,492
12T010000Jun 2012TIRES:TREAD/BELTCOOPER10,236
12T008000Apr 2012TIRES:MARKINGSCOOPER1391,084
10T003000Feb 2010TIRES:TREAD/BELTCOOPER1397,769

Source: NHTSA recall database. Each campaign typically covers multiple model years and trims; the Vehicles column shows the distinct makes affected (model lists collapse in this view to keep the row scannable).

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2022-10-05Referral0$0
2018-02-22Complaint11$6,467
2016-11-16Follow-up0$0
2016-08-02Referral0$0
2016-06-08Referral3$1,915
2016-03-01Complaint44$11,400
2015-07-06Referral0$0
2015-07-06Referral11$5,000
2014-04-03Referral0$0
2014-02-28Complaint31$4,488
2010-06-02Referral21$4,500
2010-05-30Referral54$22,000
2009-04-22Complaint22$2,975
2007-11-06Complaint33$3,868
2006-11-29Referral33$5,200
2004-06-17Referral21$2,500
2003-09-26Complaint0$0
1999-07-19Accident11$2,500
1990-05-29Accident1$1,000
1989-10-04Complaint0$0
1988-11-18Follow-up0$0
1988-06-22Complaint186$1,080
1987-05-13Complaint0$0
1982-03-05Complaint0$0
1981-10-22Accident0$0
1981-02-06Planned0$0
1980-12-04Follow-up0$0
1980-09-10Planned102$480
1975-07-01Planned17$170
1975-06-17Planned10$120

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

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Frequently asked

What is COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY has 30 OSHA inspections on record with 86 violations and $75,662.5 in total penalties.
How does COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY operates in the industrial mold manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.1. COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 4.96 compared to an industry average of 1.6.
Has COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 3 fatality investigations involving COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY.