Establishment profile
SIGN SOURCE USA, INC.
1700 S DIXIE HWY, LIMA, OH, 45804
339950 — Sign Manufacturing
Summary
SIGN SOURCE USA, INC. has accumulated 41 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 14 years of recorded history, with $57,160 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 260 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 89th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SIGN SOURCE USA, 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
80% 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 · 28 citations in this view · $57,160 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1904.0029 A | 3 | 1 | — | Apr 2012 | Apr 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 2 | 2 | $8,500 | Apr 2012 | Jun 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E01 | 2 | 2 | $8,260 | Apr 2012 | Jun 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 G03 | 2 | 2 | $3,500 | Apr 2012 | Jun 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 2012 | Jun 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 G01 I A | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 2012 | Jun 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 K | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 2012 | Jun 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B03 | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $4,310 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0332 B01 | 1 | 1 | $3,680 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 B02 I A | 1 | 1 | $3,680 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 E09 | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A05 | 1 | 1 | $3,050 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | $3,050 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Jun 2016 | Jun 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0101 B | 1 | 1 | $2,440 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 | 1 | 1 | $1,890 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F06 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2016 | Jun 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L06 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2016 | Jun 2016 |
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 in NAICS 3399 within OH. Peer group: 260 employers. This establishment has 41 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 60 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for SIGN SOURCE USA, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 SIGN SOURCE USA, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SIGN SOURCE USA, 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 SIGN SOURCE USA, 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 SIGN SOURCE USA, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SIGN SOURCE USA, 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SIGN SOURCE USA 1700 S DIXIE HWY · LIMA, OH, 45804 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Jan 2013 | 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 SIGN SOURCE USA, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-07 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-12-15 | Follow-up | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-12-15 | Follow-up | 9 | 8 | $17,160 | |
| 2012-01-05 | Referral | 12 | 9 | $16,100 | |
| 2011-12-19 | Complaint | 18 | 14 | $23,900 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SIGN SOURCE USA, 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SIGN SOURCE USA, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- SIGN SOURCE USA, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 41 violations and $57,160 in total penalties.
- How does SIGN SOURCE USA, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- SIGN SOURCE USA, INC. operates in the sign manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. SIGN SOURCE USA, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.8.