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NATIONAL SIGNAL

9601 JOHN ST, SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA, 90670
Operated by National Signal
339950Sign Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
1
over 18 years
Violations
7
$3,530 in penalties
Penalties
$3,530
$504 avg

Summary

NATIONAL SIGNAL has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 18 years of recorded history, with $3,530 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 81st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 536 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

NATIONAL SIGNAL appears in OSHA workplace safety record 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), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.1 / yr · last 18 yrs
Violations
7
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$3,530
$504 avg / violation
14% serious86% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 1

100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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 · $3,530 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
4214 A11$1,800Apr 2008Apr 2008
5144 C0111$305Apr 2008Apr 2008
5144 G0111$305Apr 2008Apr 2008
5460 Q11$305Apr 2008Apr 2008
5447 A0211$305Apr 2008Apr 2008
5453 E11$305Apr 2008Apr 2008
3203 A11$205Apr 2008Apr 2008

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

81st

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3399 within CA. Peer group: 536 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
68th
peer median: $1,130
Inspection frequency
0th
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
7.5
vs industry
+6.7
TRIR
7.5
vs industry
+5.7

Reported for 65 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
7.5
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

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 NATIONAL SIGNAL. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 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 NATIONAL SIGNAL. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NATIONAL SIGNAL. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for NATIONAL SIGNAL. 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 NATIONAL SIGNAL. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NATIONAL SIGNAL. 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
NATIONAL SIGNAL INC
9601 JOHN ST · SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA, 90670
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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 NATIONAL SIGNAL. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$200K
Awards
4
Top agency
Department of Defense
$129K
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$129K
Department of Homeland Security$71K
Largest awards
  • Department of Homeland Security
    MESSAGE BOARDS
    contract · Last action 2017-05-31
    $70,915
  • Department of Defense
    SUNRAY 380-MATRIX SOLAR MESSAGE BOARD
    contract · Last action 2011-06-22
    $57,200
  • Department of Defense
    MOBILE LED TRAFFIC SIGNS
    contract · Last action 2010-09-15
    $37,515
  • Department of Defense
    SUNRAY 380
    contract · Last action 2011-10-11
    $34,100

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 339950 - SIGN MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2017-05-31. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2007-11-13Complaint71$3,530

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

NATIONAL SIGNAL is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization National Signal.

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

Other employers in this industry and state

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NATIONAL SIGNAL 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 National Signal.

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.

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Frequently asked

What is NATIONAL SIGNAL's OSHA violation history?
NATIONAL SIGNAL has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 7 violations and $3,530 in total penalties.
How does NATIONAL SIGNAL's safety record compare to its industry?
NATIONAL SIGNAL operates in the sign manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. NATIONAL SIGNAL's self-reported DART rate is 7.49 compared to an industry average of 0.8.