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Establishment profile

MUELLER CO. LLC

1401 MUELLER AVE, CHATTANOOGA, TN, 37406
331511Iron Foundries
EIN 203547095

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OSHA inspections
63
over 53 years
Violations
226
$194,001 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 7 National Emphasis Program inspections · 14 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

MUELLER CO. LLC has accumulated 226 OSHA violations across 63 inspections over 53 years of recorded history, with $194,001 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 50 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

MUELLER CO. LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in 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
63
1.2 / yr · last 53 yrs
Violations
226
4.3 / yr
Penalties
$194,001
$858 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
42 of 63
Inspection trigger · follow-up
7 of 63

56% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 21 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3315 within TN. Peer group: 50 employers. This establishment has 226 OSHA violations; peer median is 13.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $4,400
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 4

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
1.9
vs industry
−1.1
TRIR
3.6
vs industry
−1.9

Reported for 400 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
5.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.6
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
1
Complaint
42
Accident
1
Referral
3

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 MUELLER CO. LLC. 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 23, 2004BRAKE,WORK RULES,RAILROAD CAR,FLAGMAN,COTTER PIN,COLLISION,CRUSHED,LOADER,TRAILER,BACKING UPFatality11

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
6 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
2
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
2

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 4 violations · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Oct 2008 – Jul 201324

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; final payment may differ. 2 cases · $0 in backwages · 2 workers affected

Case periodIndustryBackwagesWorkers
Aug 2011 – Jul 2013Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction1
Mar 2008 – Oct 2008All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing1

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MUELLER CO. LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in TN — for MUELLER CO. LLC, not this location alone

Total cases
9
Unfair labor practice
9

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 MUELLER CO. 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.). 9 cases · 9 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
10-CA-293539Unfair labor practiceApr 2022Jun 2022ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-291703Unfair labor practiceMar 2022Jun 2022ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-209322Unfair labor practiceNov 2017Mar 2018ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-176250Unfair labor practiceMay 2016Aug 2016ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-169410Unfair labor practiceFeb 2016Apr 2016ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-142135Unfair labor practiceDec 2014Jan 2015ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-038487Unfair labor practiceJul 2010Aug 2010ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-038481Unfair labor practiceJul 2010Nov 2010ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-034477Unfair labor practiceJun 2003Nov 2003ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia

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 MUELLER CO. LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for MUELLER CO. LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-09-05Monitoring0$0
2018-07-13Complaint0$0
2018-04-30Monitoring1$0
2017-06-26Complaint6$400
2017-02-03Monitoring0$0
2016-12-14Complaint146$18,300
2016-08-08Complaint55$11,200
2016-05-05Complaint0$0
2016-03-04Complaint1$0
2015-08-20Complaint64$7,560
2014-11-25Complaint0$0
2014-11-25Complaint0$0
2014-05-08Complaint2$1,800
2013-03-20Complaint0$0
2012-12-12Complaint0$0
2011-08-05Monitoring0$0
2011-05-18Monitoring0$0
2011-04-05Referral0$0
2011-01-25Complaint2$2,000
2010-11-18Follow-up0$0
2010-08-18Monitoring0$0
2010-04-27Referral3$12,000
2009-12-14Complaint9$16,200
2009-10-08Complaint0$0
2009-07-30Complaint139$38,250
2009-04-20Complaint2316$8,425
2009-04-20Complaint3221$46,501
2008-09-03Complaint97$2,625
2007-05-15Complaint55$1,500
2004-09-23Accident11$4,500
2001-03-30Complaint43$1,125
1999-11-18Follow-up0$0
1998-10-30Referral22$2,000
1998-05-21Complaint31$750
1995-11-08Follow-up0$0
1995-05-03Complaint32$1,575
1993-10-27Follow-up1$0
1993-04-26Planned4020$11,200
1992-08-04Complaint63$1,200
1992-05-26Complaint22$1,250
1992-02-21Complaint0$0
1991-11-14Complaint3$500
1991-06-21Complaint0$0
1991-02-14Complaint1$110
1990-09-20Complaint1$110
1990-05-21Complaint52$490
1990-03-28Monitoring0$0
1990-01-09Monitoring0$0
1989-11-28Complaint0$0
1989-10-10Complaint4$0
1989-04-13Monitoring0$0
1988-11-22Follow-up0$0
1988-05-19Complaint4$0
1988-05-17Complaint53$320
1987-10-30Complaint0$0
1987-07-23Complaint3$0
1985-10-11Complaint0$0
1985-04-12Complaint0$0
1985-04-12Complaint1$0
1974-01-09Follow-up0$0
1973-12-19Follow-up0$0
1973-08-13Complaint11$700
1972-07-17Complaint5$1,410

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 MUELLER CO. 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.

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Frequently asked

What is MUELLER CO. LLC's OSHA violation history?
MUELLER CO. LLC has 63 OSHA inspections on record with 226 violations and $194,001 in total penalties.
How does MUELLER CO. LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
MUELLER CO. LLC operates in the iron foundries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.5. MUELLER CO. LLC's self-reported DART rate is 1.93 compared to an industry average of 3.
Has MUELLER CO. LLC had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving MUELLER CO. LLC.