Brass foundries (except die-casting) · Illinois
Mueller Company, Decatur (Plant 4)
Decatur, IL · ~150 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Mueller Company, Decatur (Plant 4) runs at 56% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Brass foundries (except die-casting) workplace, earning a grade B.
Mueller Company, Decatur (Plant 4): 1.9 TCR = 56% of Brass foundries (except die-casting) BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Mueller Company, Decatur (Plant 4) safety composite
Mueller Company, Decatur (Plant 4) scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 77% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
63/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
TCR Δ
−0.5
2016→2017
Mueller Company, Decatur (Plant 4) injury rate improved
Mueller Company, Decatur (Plant 4)'s TCR fell 0.5 from 2.1 in 2016 to 1.6 in 2017. Peak filing year was 2016 at 2.1 TCR. In 2017, DART was 0.86× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.1 · 2017=1.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331529 · Decatur, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.9 · 56% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #1/11
- PHOTO Cerro Mexico
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~150 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Cerro Mexico (0.0 TCR gap)
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Mueller Company, Decatur (Plant 4) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Mueller Company, Decatur (Plant 4)
1.9 TCR
- Cerro Mexico
Cerro Mexico
1.9 TCR
- J.W. Harris Co
J.W. Harris Co., Inc. - Florence
1.9 TCR
- Chromalloy Cas
Chromalloy Castings Tampa
1.9 TCR
- American Bronz
American Bronze Corporation
1.8 TCR
What this shows Mueller Company, Decatur (Plant 4) averages 1.9 TCR (56% of the Brass foundries (except die-casting) BLS benchmark).
Mueller Company, Decatur (Plant 4) TCR series: 2016=2.1 · 2017=1.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Mueller Company, Decatur (Plant 4) falls in its industry
124 Brass foundries (except die-ca establishmentsSafer than 77% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.4.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 11 Brass foundries (except die-ca employers in Illinois.
Mueller Company, Decatur (Plant 4) has more employees than the Brass foundries (except die-casting) median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.4. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331529 · IL · Decatur
124 Brass foundries (except die-casting) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 219 employers in Decatur, IL · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Cerro Mexico | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | J.W. Harris Co., Inc. - Florence | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | American Bronze Corporation | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Chromalloy Castings Tampa | 1.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lendlease - Chicago Office | 150 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JL Allen Services, Inc. | 150 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 128 - Archer - United JV | 150 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 17064 | 150 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Decatur Facility | 2,420 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Decatur Memorial Hospital | 1,982 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Decatur Public School District No. 61 | 1,524 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Corporate Staff Offices | 1,198 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Emco Wheaton Retail Corp. | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0346 - Hialeah, Fl | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HBSHSENC20 | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oldcastle OPI - Raleigh | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | FAIST ChemTec, Inc. | 150 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Legends - The Star | 150 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Blue Valley Hospital | 150 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Odessa Center (Txode) | 150 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.