Tire Store Employee Death Ruled An Accident
Mankato, Minn., police concluded that the death of a tire store employee who was killed when a truck struck him inside a tire store was not the result of any criminal actions. Police reported that the owner of the truck helped a store employee remove a jack after he had its tires replaced. Once the
GM Recalls: The Death Of The TSB As We Know It?
The recent onslaught of recalls and investigations will have repercussions for years and they will impact your shop. After looking at recent Technical Service Bulletins (TSB), I think these recalls may have scared some OEMs from issuing TSBs, or any corrective action, because they could be the start of a ¬lawsuit, bad PR and maybe
Updated: Fines Levied in Death of Yukon, Canada Tire Shop Employee
A Yukon, Canada, judge has imposed $94,750 in fines on the individuals and companies involved in the 2011 death at a Whitehorse tire shop. Denis Chabot was killed when servicing a North 60 Petro fuel truck in November 2011. Chabot had told his supervisors the truck was ready for pick up, but while performing one
Tire Shop, Trucking Company Guilty For Death Of Worker
A Yukon judge has found a tire shop, a trucking company and a trucking company supervisor guilty for not protecting a worker killed on the job two years ago. Two companies, North 60 Petro and Integra Tire, faced charges in connection with the death of a 34-year-old tire technician who was killed when a North
Investment Analysts Sees Sears in ‘Death Spiral’
There’s good buzz and then there’s the kind Sears Holdings – parent of Sears and Kmart stores and a ton a valuable real estate – has been getting of late. Sears’ negative press in recent months has been more of a public flogging. First, neither Sears nor Kmart stores faired very well in the recent
Death by a Thousand Cuts
Is your good nature and the ‘cost of doing business’ doing in your business?
Pirelli Worker’s Mysterious Death Back in the News
Lurid local newspaper headlines have rekindled media interest in the industrial accident that resulted in the death of a man at Pirelli’s Carlisle tire factory last year. However, with police having already confirmed that it is no longer pursuing a criminal investigation and the U.K. Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation ongoing and with no
Tire Shop Owner’s Death Brings Sudden Las Vegas Shutdown
According to a company executive, the untimely death of its owner caused the sudden closure of 13 Bruce Scher’s Goodyear stores in Las Vegas earlier this week.
‘No Criminal Acts’ in Pirelli U.K. Employee Death
Police say that after a full and thorough investigation, they are satisfied no crime was committed in the unusual death of a worker at Pirelli’s Carlisle plant.
Tire Dealer, Mine Operator Blamed in Worker’s Death
The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration blamed the 2011 death of a tire service technician on "failures" by mine operator Newmont USA and by its tire service supplier Purcell Tire & Rubber Co. Joe Ashdown, 21, of Roseburg, Ore., died Oct. 28 after being overcome by vapors from a chemical solvent he was using