BRAKES FOR MUFFLER INC. is a automotive exhaust system repair employer in CHICAGO, IL. Federal records show 2 OSHA inspections with 5 violations and $0 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.
Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 3, 2026.
BRAKES FOR MUFFLER INC.
4185 NORTH ELSTON, CHICAGO, IL, 60618
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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.
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- VELASQUEZ AND SONS MUFFLERS 4 LESS — HARVEY — 1 federal record
- SHAU MUFFLER OGDEN,INC.DBA MIDAS AUTO SERV EXPERTS — WESTMONT — 1 federal record
- ADAIR ENTERPRISES, INC. DBA PIRTEK O'HARE — NORTHBROOK — 1 federal record
- MIDAS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION — LAKE ZURICH — 1 federal record
- BJ MUFFLER SHOP — KANKAKEE
- MERLIN CORPORATION — PALATINE
- SHAU MUFFLERS ROOSEVELT,INC.DBA MIDAS AUTO SERVICE — WHEATON
- FAIR MUFFLER SHOP — CHICAGO
Industry context
Within the automotive exhaust system repair industry in IL, BRAKES FOR MUFFLER INC. ranks in the 83th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 648 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.
Inspection frequency ranks in the 85th percentile.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 1.9 for the automotive exhaust system repair sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.1.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 17 years.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is BRAKES FOR MUFFLER INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- BRAKES FOR MUFFLER INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $0 in total penalties.
- How does BRAKES FOR MUFFLER INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- BRAKES FOR MUFFLER INC. operates in the automotive exhaust system repair industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BRAKES FOR MUFFLER INC. of CHICAGO, IL from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 2 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 15 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 3, 2026.
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