Brass foundries (except die-casting) · Illinois
Mueller Water Products Foundry
Decatur, IL · ~164 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Mueller Water Products Foundry runs at 164% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Brass foundries (except die-casting) workplace, earning a grade D.
Mueller Water Products Foundry: 5.4 TCR = 164% of Brass foundries (except die-casting) BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Mueller Water Products Foundry safety composite
Mueller Water Products Foundry scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 45%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.42 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% 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
−0.8
2021→2024
Mueller Water Products Foundry injury rate improved
Mueller Water Products Foundry's TCR fell 0.8 from 6.0 in 2021 to 5.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 6.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.48× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=6.0 · 2022=4.7 · 2023=5.8 · 2024=5.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331529 · Decatur, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.4 · 164% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #7/11
- PHOTO American Fine Arts F…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 34 inj
- SIZE ~164 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: American Fine Arts Foundry, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Mueller Water Products Foundry in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Richmond Found
Richmond Foundry, LLC
5.6 TCR
- Seville Bronze
Seville Bronze
5.5 TCR
- This site
Mueller Water Products Foundry
5.4 TCR
- American Fine
American Fine Arts Foundry, Inc.
5.4 TCR
- Chicago Magnes
Chicago Magnesium Casting Company
5.2 TCR
What this shows Mueller Water Products Foundry averages 5.4 TCR (164% of the Brass foundries (except die-casting) BLS benchmark).
Mueller Water Products Foundry TCR series: 2021=6 · 2022=4.7 · 2023=5.8 · 2024=5.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Mueller Water Products Foundry falls in its industry
124 Brass foundries (except die-ca establishmentsSafer than 48% 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 #7 safest of 11 Brass foundries (except die-ca employers in Illinois.
Mueller Water Products Foundry has more employees than the Brass foundries (except die-casting) median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 12 | 0 | 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 | American Fine Arts Foundry, Inc. | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Seville Bronze | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Richmond Foundry, LLC | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Chicago Magnesium Casting Company | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DuPont Pioneer Woodhull WOO1 | 164 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Belleville | 164 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Long Grove Confectionery Co | 164 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kerry-Melrose Park | 164 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 | Pomonok | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 3638-F | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eastern Iowa Dental Clinic | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lenoir Woods | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bay Tek Entertainment | 164 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store 1762 | 164 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Four Square Industrial Constructors, LLC | 164 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bally'S Vicksburg Casino | 164 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.