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FREEMAN SIGNS, INC.

3883 N. MONACO PKWY., DENVER, CO, 80207
339950Sign Manufacturing
EIN 841548000

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OSHA inspections
2
over 13 years
Violations
7
$16,700 in penalties
Penalties
$16,700
$2,386 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

FREEMAN SIGNS, INC. has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 13 years of recorded history, with $16,700 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 73rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 109 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 76th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.2 / yr · last 13 yrs
Violations
7
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$16,700
$2,386 avg / violation
57% serious43% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 2

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 7 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $16,700 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0178 A0411$7,000Sep 2022Sep 2022
29 CFR 1910.0178 O0611$5,000Sep 2022Sep 2022
29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I11$2,350Feb 2018Feb 2018
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111$2,350Feb 2018Feb 2018
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0111Feb 2018Feb 2018
29 CFR 1910.0132 H0111Feb 2018Feb 2018
29 CFR 1904.0004 A11Feb 2018Feb 2018

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

73rd

Above average violations in NAICS 3399 within CO. Peer group: 109 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
94th
peer median: $450
Inspection frequency
76th
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
5.3
vs industry
+4.5
TRIR
5.3
vs industry
+3.5

Reported for 36 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
5.3
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

Complaint
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) · Mar 2022

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level, 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 21, 2022Other fall to lower level, unspecifiedLeg(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
4 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$49
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 2 violations · $49 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeOct 2012121$49

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · $49 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Oct 2010 – Oct 2012Sign Manufacturing1$49

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FREEMAN SIGNS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for FREEMAN SIGNS, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

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 FREEMAN SIGNS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for FREEMAN SIGNS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
1192023
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 FREEMAN SIGNS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2022-03-23Referral22$12,000
2018-01-25Complaint52$4,700

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 FREEMAN SIGNS, INC. 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 FREEMAN SIGNS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
FREEMAN SIGNS, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $16,700 in total penalties.
How does FREEMAN SIGNS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
FREEMAN SIGNS, INC. operates in the sign manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. FREEMAN SIGNS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 5.34 compared to an industry average of 0.8.