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COMET SIGNS LLC.

5003 STOUT ROAD, SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78219
339950Sign Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
2
over 5 years
Violations
5
$24,458 in penalties
Penalties
$24,458
$4,892 avg

Summary

COMET SIGNS LLC. has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 5 years of recorded history, with $24,458 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 90th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 398 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 86th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.4 / yr · last 5 yrs
Violations
5
1.0 / yr
Penalties
$24,458
$4,892 avg / violation
60% serious40% other
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 2

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

90th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3399 within TX. Peer group: 398 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
peer median: $930
Inspection frequency
86th
peer median: 1

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
1.9
vs industry
+1.1
TRIR
4.3
vs industry
+2.5

Reported for 9 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
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.3
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
1
Referral
1

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) · Jul 2020 – Mar 2025 · 1 in last 5 years

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified

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
Mar 31, 2025Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick backThumb(s)Amputation
Jul 1, 2020Contact with objects and equipment, unspecifiedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for COMET SIGNS LLC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for COMET SIGNS 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 COMET SIGNS LLC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for COMET SIGNS LLC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
552424
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 COMET SIGNS LLC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-04-02Referral31$9,458
2020-09-18Planned22$15,000

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 COMET SIGNS 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 COMET SIGNS LLC.'s OSHA violation history?
COMET SIGNS LLC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $24,458 in total penalties.
How does COMET SIGNS LLC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
COMET SIGNS LLC. operates in the sign manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. COMET SIGNS LLC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.94 compared to an industry average of 0.8.