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LOCK JOINT TUBE LLC

515 W IRELAND ROAD, SOUTH BEND, IN, 46614
Operated by Lock Joint Tube LLC · 1 of 3 establishments
331210Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel

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OSHA inspections
12
over 26 years
Violations
21
$24,365 in penalties
Penalties
$24,365
$1,160 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
4 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

LOCK JOINT TUBE LLC has accumulated 21 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 26 years of recorded history, with $24,365 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 88 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th 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

LOCK JOINT TUBE LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
12
0.5 / yr · last 26 yrs
Violations
21
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$24,365
$1,160 avg / violation
33% serious67% other
Inspection trigger · referral
6 of 12
Inspection trigger · planned
4 of 12

58% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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. 18 distinct standards shown · 21 citations in this view · $24,365 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II22$4,206Nov 2005Jun 2015
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I22$975May 2000Nov 2007
29 CFR 1910.0022 D0122May 2000Nov 2005
22.8(1)(1)(SEC2)11$6,300Jun 2025Jun 2025
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$4,000Jun 2021Jun 2021
29 CFR 2200.080101 SEC211$3,500Dec 2009Dec 2009
29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 II11$1,575Dec 2009Dec 2009
29 CFR 1910.0219 I0211$975Nov 2005Nov 2005
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$975Nov 2005Nov 2005
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311$975Nov 2005Nov 2005
29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 V11$634Nov 2005Nov 2005
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411$250May 2000May 2000
29 CFR 1910.0303 F11Nov 2007Nov 2007
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0211Nov 2007Nov 2007
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11Nov 2005Nov 2005
29 CFR 1910.0184 E03 II11Nov 2005Nov 2005
29 CFR 1910.0022 C11May 2000May 2000
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0411May 2000May 2000

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

91st

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3312 within IN. Peer group: 88 employers. This establishment has 21 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
95th
peer median: $2,034
Inspection frequency
98th
peer median: 2

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
1.8
vs industry
+0.2
TRIR
4.1
vs industry
+1.3

Reported for 160 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
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.1
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
2
Referral
6

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 LOCK JOINT TUBE LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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 LOCK JOINT TUBE LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for LOCK JOINT TUBE LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IN — for Lock Joint Tube LLC, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
1

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 Lock Joint Tube LLC 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
25-CA-193588Unfair labor practiceFeb 2017Apr 2017ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana

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 LOCK JOINT TUBE LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for LOCK JOINT TUBE LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for LOCK JOINT TUBE LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-03-19Referral1$6,300
2023-03-16Referral0$0
2021-04-30Referral11$4,000
2020-11-30Complaint0$0
2016-06-15Referral0$0
2015-04-13Referral0$0
2015-03-30Complaint1$3,150
2009-10-13Referral22$5,075
2007-11-08Planned31$975
2005-10-26Planned82$4,615
2000-04-24Planned0$0
2000-03-15Planned51$250

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

LOCK JOINT TUBE LLC is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Lock Joint Tube LLC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Lock Joint Tube LLC across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in iron and steel pipe and tube manufacturing from purchased steel within IN, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on LOCK JOINT TUBE LLC 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 Lock Joint Tube LLC, which operates 3 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 LOCK JOINT TUBE LLC's OSHA violation history?
LOCK JOINT TUBE LLC has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 21 violations and $24,365 in total penalties.
How does LOCK JOINT TUBE LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
LOCK JOINT TUBE LLC operates in the iron and steel pipe and tube manufacturing from purchased steel industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. LOCK JOINT TUBE LLC's self-reported DART rate is 1.77 compared to an industry average of 1.6.