Establishment profile
RAPID DISPLAYS, INC.
4300 W. 47TH STREET, CHICAGO, IL, 60632
Operated by Rapid Displays · 1 of 2 establishments
339950 — Sign Manufacturing
EIN 362059719
Summary
RAPID DISPLAYS, INC. has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 13 years of recorded history, with $17,282 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 60th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 227 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 83rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
RAPID DISPLAYS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
67% 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $17,282 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 C01 | 1 | 1 | $9,282 | Apr 2019 | Apr 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | Oct 2012 | Oct 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | Oct 2012 | Oct 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2012 | Oct 2012 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3399 within IL. Peer group: 227 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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 281 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 2019
Most frequent event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
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 20, 2019 | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2019 | Amputated,Amputation,Blade,Circular Saw,Finger,Saw,Struck By,Unguarded | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 RAPID DISPLAYS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for RAPID DISPLAYS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IL — for Rapid Displays, 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 Rapid Displays 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.). 1 case · 1 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-RC-185940 | Representation election | Oct 2016 | Nov 2016 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
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 RAPID DISPLAYS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for RAPID DISPLAYS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 RAPID DISPLAYS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-27 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $9,282 | |
| 2014-01-23 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-08-01 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $8,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
RAPID DISPLAYS, INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Rapid Displays.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Rapid Displays across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in sign manufacturing within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- H.M. WITT & CO.CHICAGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- DOUBLE D SIGNS, INC.EFFINGHAM — 1 federal enforcement record
- NU-GLO SIGN COMPANYGAGES LAKE — 1 federal enforcement record
- GALESBURG SIGN & LIGHTING, INC.GALESBURG — 1 federal enforcement record
- ECOLIT, INC.CHICAGO — 1 federal enforcement record
- EBERHART SIGN & LIGHTING CO, INC.EDWARDSVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- 3D EXHIBITS, INC.ELK GROVE VILLAGE — 1 federal enforcement record
- U.S. STANDARD SIGN CO.FRANKLIN PARK — 1 federal enforcement record
- GEMINI INDUSTRIES, INC.ROXANA — 1 federal enforcement record
- BLAS RAMIREZNAPERVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Rapid Displays, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- RAPID DISPLAYS INC.UNION CITY, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Rapid Displays locationsParent rollup
- Sign ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ILState-wide enforcement data
- Sign Manufacturing in ILIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RAPID DISPLAYS, 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 Rapid Displays, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is RAPID DISPLAYS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- RAPID DISPLAYS, INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $17,282 in total penalties.
- How does RAPID DISPLAYS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- RAPID DISPLAYS, INC. operates in the sign manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. RAPID DISPLAYS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.73 compared to an industry average of 0.8.