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TITAN TIRE CORPORATION

2525 E. MARKET STREET, DES MOINES, IA, 50317
Operated by TITAN INTERNATIONAL INC · 1 of 24 establishments
423130Tire and Tube Merchant Wholesalers

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OSHA inspections
13
over 10 years
Violations
25
$109,223 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
1 fatality · 7 hospitalizations · 5 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

TITAN TIRE CORPORATION has accumulated 25 OSHA violations across 13 inspections over 10 years of recorded history, with $109,223 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 37 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

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

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
13
1.3 / yr · last 10 yrs
Violations
25
2.5 / yr
Penalties
$109,223
$4,369 avg / violation
24% serious76% other
Inspection trigger · referral
10 of 13
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 13

77% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 17 distinct standards shown · 25 citations in this view · $109,223 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0155$45,625Jun 2018Jan 2023
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0133$1,781Jun 2018Feb 2022
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II22$9,661Jan 2020Feb 2022
29 CFR 1910.1200 F0622$1,331Jan 2016Jun 2018
29 CFR 1910.0178 O0111$15,625Jan 2025Jan 2025
29 CFR 1910.0146 D0211$10,779Feb 2022Feb 2022
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$8,290Feb 2022Feb 2022
88.4 - CODE OF IOWA (2015)11$5,000Dec 2016Dec 2016
29 CFR 1910.0305 A02 X11$5,000Dec 2016Dec 2016
29 CFR 1910.0184 C0911$1,625Jan 2016Jan 2016
29 CFR 1910.0178 A0411$1,625Jan 2016Jan 2016
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0111$1,300Jan 2016Jan 2016
29 CFR 1904.0007 B0311$931Feb 2022Feb 2022
29 CFR 1904.0039 A0211$650Jan 2016Jan 2016
29 CFR 1910.0146 D0311Feb 2022Feb 2022
29 CFR 1910.0184 E0311Jan 2016Jan 2016
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111Jan 2016Jan 2016

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 4231 within IA. Peer group: 37 employers. This establishment has 25 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $2,025
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
4.2
vs industry
+2.0
TRIR
4.7
vs industry
+1.8

Reported for 410 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
2.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.7
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

Complaint
2
Referral
10

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

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for TITAN TIRE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

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

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Sep 5, 2024Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Crushed,Head,Inspecting,Inspection,Struck Against,Struck ByFatality11
Nov 18, 2021Activated,Adjust,Caught Between,Pinned,Tire,Torso11
Jul 6, 2021Ankle,Fall,Falling Object,Fracture,Installing,Leg,Press Operator,Struck Against,Struck By11
Jan 24, 2021Bladder,Burn,Engineering Controls,Equipment Failure,Ind Trk Operator,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lack of Work Procedures,Maintenance,Overpressure,Pressure,Repair,Safety Device,Service Technician,Skin,Steam,Supervisor,Technician,Tire,Troubleshooting43
Sep 8, 2020Broken Bone,Dislocated,Eye,Hammer ,Head,Laceration,Lung,Pressure Release,Puncture,Rib,Shoulder,Struck Against,Struck By,Tire,Wall11
Nov 23, 2019Amputated,Amputation,Finger,Fingertip,Hydraulic,Hydraulic Equipment,Nip Point,Press Cylinder,Press Operator1
May 1, 2018Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Guard,Machine Guarding,Toe,Unguarded11

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
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for TITAN TIRE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TITAN TIRE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IA — for TITAN INTERNATIONAL INC, not this location alone

Total cases
6
Unfair labor practice
6

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 TITAN INTERNATIONAL INC 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.). 6 cases · 6 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
18-CA-109874Unfair labor practiceJul 2013Oct 2015ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-018809Unfair labor practiceJul 2008Oct 2008ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-018750Unfair labor practiceApr 2008Aug 2008ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-016687Unfair labor practiceDec 2002Feb 2003ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-015546Unfair labor practiceMar 2000Nov 2001ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-015369Unfair labor practiceSep 1999Nov 2001ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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 TITAN TIRE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
5
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

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
TITAN TIRE CORPORATION
2345 E MARKET ST · DES MOINES, IA, 50317
AirWaterRCRATRINo Violation Identified50Dec 2024View →

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.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for TITAN TIRE CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$1.2M
Awards
3
Top agency
Department of Defense
$1.2M
Company-wide — TITAN INTERNATIONAL, INC. (across 3 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$264K
Obligated (all-time)
$10.7M
Awards (all-time)
26

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    TIRES P/N 44P7R3F
    contract · Last action 2012-04-13
    $947,296
  • Department of Defense
    SPARK ROLLER TITAN TIRE (DX PROJECT)
    contract · Last action 2013-03-21
    $266,844
  • Department of Defense
    TIRE
    contract · Last action 2012-04-10
    $13,342

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 326211 - TIRE MANUFACTURING (EXCEPT RETREADING). Last action: 2013-03-21. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-09-06Fatality/Catastrophe1$15,625
2022-11-29Referral1$8,806
2021-11-29Referral2$10,000
2021-10-13Complaint0$0
2021-09-23Referral62$20,000
2021-07-13Referral0$0
2021-01-27Referral1$9,000
2020-09-16Referral1$8,750
2020-07-01Complaint0$0
2019-12-03Referral1$9,661
2018-05-15Referral3$11,206
2016-11-09Referral22$10,000
2015-10-22Referral72$6,175

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

TITAN TIRE CORPORATION is one of 24 establishments rolled up under the parent organization TITAN INTERNATIONAL INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of TITAN INTERNATIONAL INC across all 24 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TITAN TIRE CORPORATION 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup TITAN INTERNATIONAL INC, which operates 24 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is TITAN TIRE CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
TITAN TIRE CORPORATION has 13 OSHA inspections on record with 25 violations and $109,223 in total penalties.
How does TITAN TIRE CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
TITAN TIRE CORPORATION operates in the tire and tube merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. TITAN TIRE CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 4.19 compared to an industry average of 2.2.
Has TITAN TIRE CORPORATION had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving TITAN TIRE CORPORATION.