COOPER TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, COOPER TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY — a industry sector 00 facility located at 166 COOPER DRIVE, EL DORADO, AR 71730 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 23 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $20,250.00. The inspection case was opened on 1997-05-07.

The volume of citations issued during this inspection suggests systematic compliance deficiencies rather than isolated incidents. Facilities with 10 or more citations typically face comprehensive abatement requirements and may be subject to follow-up inspections.

State Context: Within AR, this facility's penalty places it at the 98th percentile among 15,726 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $2,714.64.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 23 citations spanning 9 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 10 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 5 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning June 2, 1997 with the latest abatement deadline set for October 21, 1999. Of the 23 total citations, 14 (61%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, suggesting partial progress toward required corrective actions.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $20,250.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $880.43 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement profile for Cooper Tire and Rubber Company’s El Dorado facility reflects a pervasive failure to manage fundamental mechanical and administrative safety controls, resulting in a substantial $20,250 penalty across 23 citations. The data reveals a high-risk operational environment characterized by systemic machine guarding deficiencies, most notably the high-gravity violation of 1910.212(a)(3)(ii). This specific citation indicates that employees were exposed to unguarded points of operation, a condition that poses an immediate and severe risk of amputations or crushing injuries in a heavy manufacturing context. The recurrence