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MUELLER CO. LLC

500 W ELDORADO, DECATUR, IL, 62525
332911Industrial Valve Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
15
over 50 years
Violations
46
$49,786 in penalties
Penalties
$49,786
$1,082 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

MUELLER CO. LLC has accumulated 46 OSHA violations across 15 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $49,786 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 423 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
15
0.3 / yr · last 50 yrs
Violations
46
0.9 / yr
Penalties
$49,786
$1,082 avg / violation
11% serious89% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
8 of 15
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 15

53% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 29 citations in this view · $49,786 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0433$10,000Oct 1975Oct 2023
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II22$25,776Oct 2022Oct 2023
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$12,300Apr 1979May 2018
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II22$300May 1976Apr 1979
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0922$60Oct 1975Apr 1982
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0122$45Oct 1975Apr 1982
29 CFR 1910.0094 D09 VII22$45Oct 1975Apr 1982
29 CFR 1910.0242 B22$30Oct 1975Apr 1982
29 CFR 1910.0219 P0111$480Feb 1981Feb 1981
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0411$420Apr 1982Apr 1982
29 CFR 1910.0309 B 01101211$45Oct 1975Oct 1975
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 02504511$45Oct 1975Oct 1975
29 CFR 1910.0243 C01 IIA11$30Oct 1975Oct 1975
29 CFR 1910.0108 C0511$30Oct 1975Oct 1975
29 CFR 1910.0106 E0611$30Oct 1975Oct 1975
29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I11$30Oct 1975Oct 1975
29 CFR 1910.0219 I0211$30Oct 1975Oct 1975
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0111$30Oct 1975Oct 1975
29 CFR 1910.0178 G1011$30Oct 1975Oct 1975
29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IVA11$30Oct 1975Oct 1975

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

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3329 within IL. Peer group: 423 employers. This establishment has 46 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
peer median: $2,700
Inspection frequency
99th
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
+0.9
TRIR
1.6
vs industry
+0.3

Reported for 248 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
1.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.6
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

Planned
2
Complaint
8
Accident
1
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) · Jan 2018 – Jun 2023 · 2 in last 5 years

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
0
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
Jun 26, 2023Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFingertip(s)Amputation
Aug 8, 2022Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(s)Amputation
Jan 23, 2018Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFinger(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
Jan 23, 2018Amputation,Caught Between,Finger1

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
2 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 MUELLER CO. LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IL — for MUELLER CO. LLC, not this location alone

Total cases
3
Unfair labor practice
3

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other MUELLER CO. LLC locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 3 cases · 3 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
25-CA-362349Unfair labor practiceMar 2025OpenRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-247319Unfair labor practiceAug 2019Oct 2019ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-185119Unfair labor practiceSep 2016Dec 2016ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 MUELLER CO. LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for MUELLER CO. LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-06-30Referral21$25,625
2022-08-24Referral11$10,151
2018-01-30Referral1$12,000
1985-02-19Complaint0$0
1984-05-23Complaint0$0
1982-04-13Planned71$420
1981-06-02Complaint0$0
1981-02-13Accident1$480
1979-09-11Follow-up0$0
1979-04-05Complaint22$600
1978-08-22Complaint0$0
1978-08-22Complaint0$0
1977-06-22Complaint0$0
1976-04-29Complaint1$0
1975-09-30Planned31$510

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 MUELLER CO. 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 MUELLER CO. LLC's OSHA violation history?
MUELLER CO. LLC has 15 OSHA inspections on record with 46 violations and $49,786.4 in total penalties.
How does MUELLER CO. LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
MUELLER CO. LLC operates in the industrial valve manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3. MUELLER CO. LLC's self-reported DART rate is 1.64 compared to an industry average of 0.7.