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DANITE SIGN COMPANY

1640 HARMON AVENUE, COLUMBUS, OH, 43223
Operated by DaNite Holdings, LTD
EIN 260309868

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OSHA inspections
6
over 39 years
Violations
11
$2,560 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
3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

DANITE SIGN COMPANY has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 39 years of recorded history, with $2,560 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 85,429 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 32 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

DANITE SIGN COMPANY 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
6
0.2 / yr · last 39 yrs
Violations
11
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$2,560
$233 avg / violation
45% serious55% other
Inspection trigger · follow-up
3 of 6
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 6

67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 10 distinct standards shown · 11 citations in this view · $2,560 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.1200 H22$565Oct 1986Dec 1986
29 CFR 1926.0556 B02 I11$1,000Jul 1991Jul 1991
29 CFR 1926.0556 B02 IX11$500Jul 1991Jul 1991
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$280Oct 1986Oct 1986
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0811$145Oct 1986Oct 1986
29 CFR 1910.0180 D0611$70Oct 1986Oct 1986
29 CFR 1910.0141 A03 I11Feb 1987Feb 1987
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0111Oct 1986Oct 1986
29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I11Oct 1986Oct 1986
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111Oct 1986Oct 1986

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. Peer group: 85,429 employers. This establishment has 11 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
92nd
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
98th
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
0.0
vs industry
TRIR
0.0
vs industry

Reported for 33 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.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint
1
Referral
1
Follow-up
3

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 DANITE SIGN COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
32 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 32+ years. Most recent activity: 32 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 DANITE SIGN COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for DANITE SIGN COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in OH — for DaNite Holdings, LTD, not this location alone

Total cases
13
Unfair labor practice
12
Representation (union)
1

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 DaNite Holdings, LTD 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.). 13 cases · 12 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
09-CA-159133Unfair labor practiceAug 2015Nov 2016ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-129071Unfair labor practiceMay 2014Aug 2016ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-129062Unfair labor practiceMay 2014Aug 2016ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-067580Unfair labor practiceOct 2011Nov 2011ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-065428Unfair labor practiceSep 2011Nov 2011ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-060189Unfair labor practiceMay 2011Jul 2011ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-060185Unfair labor practiceMay 2011Jul 2011ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-045565Unfair labor practiceApr 2010Apr 2013ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-045526Unfair labor practiceMar 2010Aug 2011ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-045508Unfair labor practiceMar 2010Aug 2011ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-045501Unfair labor practiceMar 2010Aug 2011ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-045500Unfair labor practiceMar 2010Aug 2011ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-RM-001107Representation electionJul 2009Jul 2009ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio

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 DANITE SIGN COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for DANITE SIGN COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
DANITE SIGN CO INC
1640 HARMON AVE · COLUMBUS, OH, 43223
RCRANo Violation Identified00Dec 1998View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for DANITE SIGN COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1994-03-16Follow-up0$0
1991-06-13Complaint22$1,500
1987-01-27Follow-up0$0
1986-12-17Follow-up1$565
1986-10-15Referral1$0
1986-10-01Planned73$495

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

DANITE SIGN COMPANY is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization DaNite Holdings, LTD.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of DaNite Holdings, LTD across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DANITE SIGN COMPANY 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 DaNite Holdings, LTD.

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What is DANITE SIGN COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
DANITE SIGN COMPANY has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $2,560 in total penalties.