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MORTON INDUSTRIES LLC

231 DETROIT AVE, MORTON, IL, 61550
332996Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
6
over 8 years
Violations
9
$38,175 in penalties
Penalties
$38,175
$4,242 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

MORTON INDUSTRIES LLC has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 8 years of recorded history, with $38,175 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 67th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 425 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 88th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

MORTON INDUSTRIES LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
6
0.8 / yr · last 8 yrs
Violations
9
1.1 / yr
Penalties
$38,175
$4,242 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 6
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 6

67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 9 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $38,175 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0211$8,190Nov 2021Nov 2021
29 CFR 1910.0147 F0111$8,190Nov 2021Nov 2021
29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I11$5,543Jun 2018Jun 2018
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$4,435Jun 2018Jun 2018
29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I11$4,435Jun 2018Jun 2018
29 CFR 1910.0255 B0411$4,150Nov 2017Nov 2017
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411$3,232Oct 2017Oct 2017
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11Nov 2021Nov 2021
29 CFR 1910.0028 B03 IV11Jun 2018Jun 2018

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.

Peer comparison

67th

Above average violations in NAICS 3329 within IL. Peer group: 425 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
95th
peer median: $2,700
Inspection frequency
88th
peer median: 2

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
1.6
vs industry
+0.5
TRIR
2.5
vs industry
+0.4

Reported for 407 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
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.5
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

Complaint
3
Referral
3

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) · Oct 2017 – Jan 2023 · 2 in last 5 years

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
3
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
Jan 2, 2023Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFingertip(s)Amputation
Jun 9, 2021Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
Oct 13, 2017Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecifiedFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation

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
Oct 13, 2017Amputation,Caught In,Crushing,Finger,Machine Guarding,Process Safety,Welding Electrode11

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
3 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 MORTON INDUSTRIES LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MORTON INDUSTRIES LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for MORTON INDUSTRIES LLC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

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 MORTON INDUSTRIES LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
3
Quarters non-compliant
1

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Significant Violation.

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility · 1 significant noncompliance.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
MORTON INDUSTRIES LLC
70 COMMERCE DRIVE · MORTON, IL, 61550
AirWaterRCRATRISignificant Violation
QNCR 1
30Apr 2026View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
1904665
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for MORTON INDUSTRIES LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-01-10Referral0$0
2022-06-03Complaint0$0
2021-06-14Referral33$16,380
2018-02-26Complaint44$14,413
2017-10-23Referral11$4,150
2017-08-29Complaint11$3,232

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MORTON INDUSTRIES 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.

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Frequently asked

What is MORTON INDUSTRIES LLC's OSHA violation history?
MORTON INDUSTRIES LLC has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $38,174.5 in total penalties.
How does MORTON INDUSTRIES LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
MORTON INDUSTRIES LLC operates in the fabricated pipe and pipe fitting manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.1. MORTON INDUSTRIES LLC's self-reported DART rate is 1.6 compared to an industry average of 1.1.