Establishment profile
RANKIN SIGN COMPANY INC
916 KATHERINE AVENUE, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37921
Summary
RANKIN SIGN COMPANY INC has accumulated 18 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 38 years of recorded history, with $620 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 23,338 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 31 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
RANKIN SIGN COMPANY INC 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
75% 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. 18 distinct standards shown · 18 citations in this view · $620 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 A12 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Sep 1994 | Sep 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Sep 1994 | Sep 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $120 | Dec 1987 | Dec 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 C | 1 | 1 | $100 | Sep 1994 | Sep 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B01 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Sep 1994 | Sep 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1994 | Sep 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 D02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1994 | Sep 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1994 | Sep 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 II | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1994 | Sep 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1994 | Sep 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1994 | Sep 1994 |
| 29 CFR 9000.7 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1994 | Sep 1994 |
| 29 CFR 9001.005 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1989 | Nov 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 G01 V | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1989 | Nov 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1987 | Dec 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1987 | Dec 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 III | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1987 | Dec 1987 |
| 29 CFR 3000.301 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1987 | Dec 1987 |
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 nearly every other employer. Peer group: 23,338 employers. This establishment has 18 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for RANKIN SIGN COMPANY INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 RANKIN SIGN COMPANY INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 31+ years. Most recent activity: 31 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 RANKIN SIGN COMPANY INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for RANKIN SIGN COMPANY 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 RANKIN SIGN COMPANY 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 RANKIN SIGN COMPANY INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for RANKIN SIGN COMPANY INC. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RANKIN SIGN CO. INC. 916 KATHERINE AVE · KNOXVILLE, TN, 37921 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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 RANKIN SIGN COMPANY INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-12-29 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1994-08-12 | Planned | 11 | 7 | $500 | |
| 1989-10-31 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1987-11-20 | Planned | 5 | 1 | $120 |
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 RANKIN SIGN COMPANY 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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- RANKIN SIGN COMPANY INC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 18 violations and $620 in total penalties.