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VELASQUEZ AND SONS MUFFLERS 4 LESS is a automotive exhaust system repair employer in HARVEY, IL. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 11 violations and $600 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.

VELASQUEZ AND SONS MUFFLERS 4 LESS

16200 S. HALSTEAD, HARVEY, IL, 60426

811112 Top companies in Automotive Exhaust System Repair

Federal Enforcement
1
OSHA inspection
11 violations
$600 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
1.9
Industry Avg DART
1.1
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
1
OSHA Violations
11
Total Penalties
$600
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
16 years
Last Activity
16yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Rate
0.7/yr
Violation Severity Mix
55% serious$55 avg per violation$600 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$600 total across all agencies

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

96%
Worse than most peers
vs 648 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
73%

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Industry context

Within the automotive exhaust system repair industry in IL, VELASQUEZ AND SONS MUFFLERS 4 LESS ranks in the 96th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 648 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 73th percentile of the same peer group.

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 VELASQUEZ AND SONS MUFFLERS 4 LESS's OSHA violation history?
VELASQUEZ AND SONS MUFFLERS 4 LESS has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 11 violations and $600 in total penalties.
How does VELASQUEZ AND SONS MUFFLERS 4 LESS's safety record compare to its industry?
VELASQUEZ AND SONS MUFFLERS 4 LESS 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 VELASQUEZ AND SONS MUFFLERS 4 LESS of HARVEY, 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.

This profile may be incomplete if VELASQUEZ AND SONS MUFFLERS 4 LESSoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.