Establishment profile
NORTH AMERICAN SIGNS INC
215 W GARST ST, SOUTH BEND, IN, 46624
Operated by North American Signs Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
EIN 351262888
Summary
NORTH AMERICAN SIGNS INC has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $270 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 59,557 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 75th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 41 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
NORTH AMERICAN SIGNS INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
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. 11 distinct standards shown · 11 citations in this view · $270 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 V | 1 | 1 | $150 | Apr 1983 | Apr 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $60 | Jul 1985 | Jul 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $60 | Jul 1985 | Jul 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IVC | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1985 | Jul 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1985 | Jul 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1985 | Jul 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C04 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1985 | Jul 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B03 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1985 | Jul 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1985 | Jul 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 A01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1983 | Apr 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1983 | Apr 1983 |
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: 59,557 employers. This establishment has 11 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 38 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 NORTH AMERICAN SIGNS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 41+ years. Most recent activity: 41 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 NORTH AMERICAN SIGNS INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NORTH AMERICAN SIGNS INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IN — for North American Signs Inc, 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 North American Signs Inc 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.). 4 cases · 4 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-CA-099327 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2013 | Apr 2013 | Closed | Region 25, Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 25-CA-074185 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2012 | Dec 2012 | Closed | Region 25, Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 25-CA-030150 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2006 | Jan 2007 | Closed | Region 25, Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 25-CA-028455 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2002 | Jan 2003 | Closed | Region 25, Indianapolis, Indiana |
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 NORTH AMERICAN SIGNS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NORTH AMERICAN SIGNS INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
First case: 2001-02-01. Most recent: 2001-02-01. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-07-22 | Planned | 8 | 4 | $120 | |
| 1983-04-05 | Planned | 3 | — | $150 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
NORTH AMERICAN SIGNS INC is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization North American Signs Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of North American Signs Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by North American Signs Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- NORTH AMERICAN SIGNS INCSOUTH BEND, IN — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All North American Signs Inc locationsParent rollup
- Employers in INState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NORTH AMERICAN 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup North American Signs Inc, which operates 2 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.
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- What is NORTH AMERICAN SIGNS INC's OSHA violation history?
- NORTH AMERICAN SIGNS INC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $270 in total penalties.