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MUELLER COPPER TUBE CO., LLC

400 MUELLER ROAD, FULTON, MS, 38843
Operated by MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC · 1 of 455 establishments
331420Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying

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OSHA inspections
14
over 29 years
Violations
113
$373,782 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 · 3 hospitalizations · 6 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

MUELLER COPPER TUBE CO., LLC has accumulated 113 OSHA violations across 14 inspections over 29 years of recorded history, with $373,782 in total assessed penalties.

The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

MUELLER COPPER TUBE CO., 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
14
0.5 / yr · last 29 yrs
Violations
113
3.9 / yr
Penalties
$373,782
$3,308 avg / violation
82% serious18% other
Inspection trigger · referral
6 of 14
Inspection trigger · complaint
4 of 14

79% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 11 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 40 citations in this view · $178,999 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5A000163$10,060Jan 2010Mar 2015
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II55$26,183Mar 2017May 2024
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0133$22,131Oct 2002May 2024
29 CFR 1910.0242 B33$4,600Oct 2002May 2024
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0121$11,500Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0922$9,100Jan 2010May 2024
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III22$7,500Oct 2002Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0122$6,500Oct 2002Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.0027 F22$3,500Oct 2002Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.0024 H22$2,500Oct 2002Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.0179 H0422$2,500Oct 2002Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I11$14,925Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IVA11$7,500Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I11$7,500Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 I11$7,500Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0511$7,500Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II11$7,000Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 II11$7,000Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.0106 E09 I11$7,000Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IIB211$7,000Jan 2010Jan 2010

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.

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
5.8
vs industry
+3.8
TRIR
8.3
vs industry
+5.5

Reported for 540 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
2.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
8.3
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
4
Accident
1
Referral
6

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

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jan 2015 – Aug 2025 · 5 in last 5 years

Reports
10
Hospitalizations
4
Amputations
6
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Aug 27, 2025Contact with hot objects or substancesMultiple body parts n.e.c.Hospitalized
Jul 19, 2025Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operationFinger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Amputation
Sep 16, 2024Direct exposure to electricity unspecifiedBody systems and other part(s) of bodyHospitalized
Aug 25, 2022Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.Fingertip(s)Amputation
Jun 7, 2022Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Jun 17, 2020Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(s)Amputation
May 18, 2020Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Feb 14, 2017Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecifiedFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Aug 8, 2016Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Jan 21, 2015Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.Leg(s), unspecifiedHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

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

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
May 18, 2020Broken Bone,Caught Between,Caught By,Cleaning,Extrude,Extrusion,Extrusion Machine,Finger,Fracture,Glove,Hand,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Cycled,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation11
Feb 14, 2017Amputated,Crushed,Finger,Hand,Machine Guarding,Nip Point11
Jul 29, 2009BURN,FIRE,NAPHTHAFatality411

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
2 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for MUELLER COPPER TUBE CO., LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MS — for MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC, 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 MUELLER INDUSTRIES 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
26-CA-023690Unfair labor practiceMar 2010Feb 2011ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana

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 COPPER TUBE CO., LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for MUELLER COPPER TUBE 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 COPPER TUBE CO., LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — THERMODYNETICS INC. (across 1 entity)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$7K
Awards (all-time)
1

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

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-02-28Planned73$19,731
2022-08-29Referral11$6,340
2022-06-22Referral11$6,340
2020-05-22Referral22$12,387
2017-02-21Referral11$7,605
2015-01-22Referral55$9,180
2011-05-10Follow-up0$0
2011-05-10Follow-up0$0
2009-11-13Complaint11$2,500
2009-09-23Complaint22$3,000
2009-08-04Referral97$37,425
2009-07-30Accident6959$258,075
2002-07-24Complaint1511$11,200
1997-04-17Complaint0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

MUELLER COPPER TUBE CO., LLC is one of 455 establishments rolled up under the parent organization MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC across all 455 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MUELLER COPPER TUBE 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC, which operates 455 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 MUELLER COPPER TUBE CO., LLC's OSHA violation history?
MUELLER COPPER TUBE CO., LLC has 14 OSHA inspections on record with 113 violations and $373,782.2 in total penalties.
How does MUELLER COPPER TUBE CO., LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
MUELLER COPPER TUBE CO., LLC operates in the copper rolling, drawing, extruding, and alloying industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. MUELLER COPPER TUBE CO., LLC's self-reported DART rate is 5.83 compared to an industry average of 2.
Has MUELLER COPPER TUBE CO., LLC had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving MUELLER COPPER TUBE CO., LLC.