Fulton, MS—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record
Fulton, MS
20 severe-injury reports between 2015-01-21 and 2025-09-07, 121 OSHA inspections, and 157 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Fulton, Mississippi.
Employers with the most severe injuries in Fulton
Example incidents
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Mueller Copper Tube
An employee was operating an overhead crane to transport a bundle of copper tubing. He went to lower the load as he was approaching a rack, but the suspended bundle of tubing suddenly jerked in the other direction. The bundle struck a nearby tool cabinet, and the cabinet tipped over. The employee went to prevent it from falling. However, the cabinet still fell over, striking his right arm and briefly pinning it against another object. The employee suffered a fractured right forearm that required hospitalization.
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Mueller Copper Tube
An employee was cleaning slag from a casting mold at a furnace. The molten copper dropped out of the mold too quickly, reacted with the mold cooling water, and blew out. The molten metal struck his right foot, hand, and torso, causing first-, second-, and third-degree burns.
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Mueller Copper Tube
An employee was operating a pointer, which reduces the end of copper tubing and allows it to go through a smaller die set to reduce its diameter. It requires two plugs to be set in place to be inserted in the tubing before it can be reduced or pointed. When the machine cycled, the tip of the employee's left thumb was caught by the machine's entry point, severing the tip of the thumb. A partial amputation, which included a small section of bone, was required to repair the injury.
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MUELLER COPPER TUBE CO., LLC
An employee was using an electrical meter to troubleshoot an electrical drive system. While removing the probe, the employee made contact with the bus and was shocked. The employee sustained burns to their fingers and a dislocated shoulder.
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Scruggs Lawn Care Inc.
An employee was using a stand-up skid loader to move a roll of sod. She was moving the machine over a parking lot curb when she was thrown from the machine to the ground, landing on her back. The employee suffered a spinal cord injury and was hospitalized.
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MUELLER COPPER TUBE CO., INC.
An employee was being trained to operate a machine. He was running copper tubing into the machine when the crimper was activated and his left thumb became caught in the crimper resulting in partial amputation of the thumb tip.
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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.