Establishment profile
DANITE SIGN COMPANY
1640 HARMON AVENUE, COLUMBUS, OH, 43223
Operated by DaNite Holdings, LTD
EIN 260309868
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
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 section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 2 | 2 | $565 | Oct 1986 | Dec 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0556 B02 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jul 1991 | Jul 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0556 B02 IX | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jul 1991 | Jul 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $280 | Oct 1986 | Oct 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G08 | 1 | 1 | $145 | Oct 1986 | Oct 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0180 D06 | 1 | 1 | $70 | Oct 1986 | Oct 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0141 A03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1987 | Feb 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1986 | Oct 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1986 | Oct 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1986 | Oct 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
Worse on violations than most other employers. Peer group: 85,429 employers. This establishment has 11 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
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
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
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
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 number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-CA-159133 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2015 | Nov 2016 | Closed | Region 09, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 09-CA-129071 | Unfair labor practice | May 2014 | Aug 2016 | Closed | Region 09, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 09-CA-129062 | Unfair labor practice | May 2014 | Aug 2016 | Closed | Region 09, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 09-CA-067580 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2011 | Nov 2011 | Closed | Region 09, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 09-CA-065428 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2011 | Nov 2011 | Closed | Region 09, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 09-CA-060189 | Unfair labor practice | May 2011 | Jul 2011 | Closed | Region 09, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 09-CA-060185 | Unfair labor practice | May 2011 | Jul 2011 | Closed | Region 09, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 09-CA-045565 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2010 | Apr 2013 | Closed | Region 09, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 09-CA-045526 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2010 | Aug 2011 | Closed | Region 09, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 09-CA-045508 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2010 | Aug 2011 | Closed | Region 09, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 09-CA-045501 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2010 | Aug 2011 | Closed | Region 09, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 09-CA-045500 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2010 | Aug 2011 | Closed | Region 09, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 09-RM-001107 | Representation election | Jul 2009 | Jul 2009 | Closed | Region 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DANITE SIGN CO INC 1640 HARMON AVE · COLUMBUS, OH, 43223 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Dec 1998 | View → |
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-03-16 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1991-06-13 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $1,500 | |
| 1987-01-27 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-12-17 | Follow-up | 1 | — | $565 | |
| 1986-10-15 | Referral | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-10-01 | Planned | 7 | 3 | $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.
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- DANITE SIGN COMPANY has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $2,560 in total penalties.