Fulton Mississippi Companies Cited By OSHA

In a January 26, 2010 News Release by the U. S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the federal agency announced that it has issued three Mueller Industries Inc. subsidiaries in Fulton, Mississippi 128 citations for allegedly exposing workers to safety and health hazards.  See, http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/osha/osha20100075.htm .  According to the OSHA News Release, OSHA began its investigation in July 2009 after a maintenance worker employed by a company subsidiary was killed and two other workers were injured when naptha, a flammable liquid of hydrocarbon mixtures, leaked from an electric pump and ignited. 

Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, OSHA’s role is to promote safe and healthful working conditions for America’s working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, outreach and education.  More information about OSHA is available on the internet at http://www.osha.gov .