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MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC.

1226 E. GARFIELD, DECATUR, IL, 62526
Operated by Mueller Water Products, Inc · 1 of 29 establishments

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OSHA inspections
12
over 37 years
Violations
42
$50,073 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 4 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC. has accumulated 42 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $50,073 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 172 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC. 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
12
0.3 / yr · last 37 yrs
Violations
42
1.1 / yr
Penalties
$50,073
$1,192 avg / violation
60% serious40% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
7 of 12
Inspection trigger · referral
4 of 12

83% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 25 citations in this view · $50,073 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II33Sep 1990Oct 1998
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I33Sep 1990Oct 1998
29 CFR 1910.1025 D06 III22$7,600Nov 2005Feb 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 IC11$6,000Nov 2000Nov 2000
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$6,000Nov 2000Nov 2000
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I11$6,000Nov 2000Nov 2000
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0411$6,000Nov 2000Nov 2000
29 CFR 1910.0146 C07 III11$6,000Nov 2000Nov 2000
29 CFR 1910.1025 J02 IB11$2,000Feb 2008Feb 2008
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$1,313Nov 2005Nov 2005
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211$1,313Nov 2005Nov 2005
29 CFR 1910.0305 J02 II11$1,313Nov 2005Nov 2005
29 CFR 1910.1025 D01 II11$1,190Dec 2001Dec 2001
29 CFR 1910.0134 F0211$1,190Dec 2001Dec 2001
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I11$1,050Nov 2005Nov 2005
29 CFR 1910.1025 D0511$1,050Nov 2005Nov 2005
29 CFR 1910.0024 I11$788Nov 2005Nov 2005
29 CFR 1910.0141 A03 I11$788Nov 2005Nov 2005
5A000111$480Oct 1990Oct 1990
29 CFR 1910.1025 E03 IV11Feb 2008Feb 2008

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

88th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3315 within IL. Peer group: 172 employers. This establishment has 42 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
95th
peer median: $4,076
Inspection frequency
91st
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
3.3
vs industry
+0.4
TRIR
4.7
vs industry
+0.2

Reported for 211 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
4.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.7
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
7
Accident
1
Referral
4

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Sep 29, 2000HYDRAULIC RAM,MAINTENANCE,UNSECURED,BLOCKS,MOLDING MACHINE,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN,NECK,PRESSFatality11

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
18 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 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 WATER PRODUCTS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IL — for Mueller Water Products, Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Unfair labor practice
2

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 Water Products, Inc 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.). 2 cases · 2 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
25-CA-229212Unfair labor practiceOct 2018Mar 2026ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-141250Unfair labor practiceNov 2014Mar 2015ClosedRegion 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 WATER PRODUCTS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC. (across 5 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$-60385
Obligated (all-time)
$3.1M
Awards (all-time)
31

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2008-01-09Referral31$9,600
2006-12-14Referral0$0
2005-08-19Complaint1010$7,613
2001-10-25Referral22$2,380
2000-09-30Accident1111$30,000
1999-07-21Complaint0$0
1999-06-16Complaint2$0
1998-08-06Complaint3$0
1997-10-02Complaint3$0
1994-05-24Complaint1$0
1990-06-13Referral61$480
1989-03-16Complaint1$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC. is one of 29 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Mueller Water Products, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Mueller Water Products, Inc across all 29 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC. 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Mueller Water Products, Inc, which operates 29 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC. has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 42 violations and $50,072.5 in total penalties.
Has MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC..