Establishment profile
KESSLER SIGN COMPANY
2669 NATIONAL ROAD, ZANESVILLE, OH, 43701
Operated by Kessler Sign Company · 1 of 7 establishments
339950 — Sign Manufacturing
EIN 310947972
Summary
KESSLER SIGN COMPANY has accumulated 33 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 39 years of recorded history, with $19,930 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 264 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 89th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
KESSLER SIGN COMPANY 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 (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
60% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 21 citations in this view · $16,915 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 2 | 2 | $900 | Apr 2001 | Jul 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $6,700 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $750 | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 I | 1 | 1 | $675 | Jul 2003 | Jul 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 II | 1 | 1 | $600 | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II | 1 | 1 | $600 | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 1 | 1 | $600 | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 C02 | 1 | 1 | $600 | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 1 | 1 | $540 | Jul 2003 | Jul 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 A01 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0110 F02 I | 1 | 1 | $450 | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A02 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $450 | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G01 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I | 1 | 1 | $450 | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | $450 | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
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 in NAICS 3399 within OH. Peer group: 264 employers. This establishment has 33 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 44 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) · Mar 2022
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2022 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(s), fingernail(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 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 KESSLER SIGN COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KESSLER SIGN COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for KESSLER SIGN COMPANY. 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 KESSLER SIGN COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for KESSLER 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 · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KESSLER SIGN CO 1040 JACKSON ST · ZANESVILLE, OH, 43701 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Sep 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
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 KESSLER SIGN COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of Veterans AffairsSIGNAGE IFCAP TO FPDS-NG REJECTcontract · Last action 2010-05-02$3,306
- Department of DefenseTAS::96 3135::TAS - PROVIDE AND INSTALL SAFETY SIGN AT DILLION LAKE, OHIOcontract · Last action 2009-09-07$1,125
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 339950 - SIGN MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2010-05-02. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-31 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $6,700 | |
| 2003-07-11 | Planned | 10 | 10 | $2,880 | |
| 2001-03-28 | Planned | 22 | 21 | $10,350 | |
| 2000-05-10 | Programmed Other | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1987-01-29 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
KESSLER SIGN COMPANY is one of 7 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Kessler Sign Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Kessler Sign Company across all 7 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
- GRIMCO INC.AKRON — 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
- ADVANCE SIGN GROUP, INC.COLUMBUS — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Kessler Sign Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- KESSLER SIGN COMPANY, INC.MARIETTA, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
- KESSLER SIGN COMPANY, INC.REYNOLDSBURG, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
- KESSLER SIGN COMPANY, INC.COLUMBUS, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
- KESSLER SIGN COMPANYDELAWARE, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Kessler Sign Company locationsParent rollup
- Sign ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in OHState-wide enforcement data
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KESSLER 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 Kessler Sign Company, which operates 7 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is KESSLER SIGN COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- KESSLER SIGN COMPANY has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 33 violations and $19,930.2 in total penalties.
- How does KESSLER SIGN COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- KESSLER SIGN COMPANY operates in the sign manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. KESSLER SIGN COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 4.48 compared to an industry average of 0.8.