Establishment profile
GRIMCO INC.
861 EAST TALLMADGE, AKRON, OH, 44310
Operated by Grimco · 1 of 11 establishments
339950 — Sign Manufacturing
EIN 430955083
Summary
GRIMCO INC. has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 11 years of recorded history, with $42,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 69th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 262 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
GRIMCO INC. 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, 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Peer comparison
Above average violations in NAICS 3399 within OH. Peer group: 262 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 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
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- 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) · May 2015
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2015 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Hand(s), unspecified | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 GRIMCO INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GRIMCO INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in OH — for Grimco, 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 Grimco locations in the same state.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for GRIMCO INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GRIMCO INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for GRIMCO INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-03 | Referral | 9 | 9 | $42,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
GRIMCO INC. is one of 11 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Grimco.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Grimco across all 11 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in sign manufacturing within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- MORRISON SIGN COMPANY, INC.COLUMBUS — 3 federal enforcement records
- ADVANCE SIGN GROUP, INC.COLUMBUS — 2 federal enforcement records
- DUALITE, INC.WILLIAMSBURG — 2 federal enforcement records
- A & A SAFETY INC.STREETSBORO — 2 federal enforcement records
- THE WAGNER ELECTRIC SIGN CO.ELYRIA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SIGN SOURCE USALIMA — 2 federal enforcement records
- BOYER SIGNS & GRAPHICS INC.BROOK PARK — 2 federal enforcement records
- DEE SIGN CO.WEST CHESTER — 2 federal enforcement records
- TOLEDO SIGN COMPANYPERRYSBURG — 2 federal enforcement records
- SIGN SOURCE USA, INC.LIMA — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Grimco, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- GRIMCO, INC.GREENSBORO, NC — 1 federal enforcement record
- GRIMCO INC.OWENSVILLE, MO — 1 federal enforcement record
- GRIMCO, INC.BIRMINGHAM, AL — 1 federal enforcement record
- GRIMCO INCBrentwood, MO — 1 federal enforcement record
- GRIMCO INC.FENTON, MO — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Grimco locationsParent rollup
- Sign ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in OHState-wide enforcement data
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GRIMCO 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Grimco, which operates 11 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
Frequently asked
- What is GRIMCO INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- GRIMCO INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 9 violations and $42,000 in total penalties.
- How does GRIMCO INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- GRIMCO INC. operates in the sign manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. GRIMCO INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 5.34 compared to an industry average of 0.8.