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DECO-SIGN PRODUCTS, INC.
$12,000
penalties
6
viol.
4
insp.

DECO-SIGN PRODUCTS, INC.

107 INDUSTRY LANE, FOREST HILL, MD 21050

Inspections
4
May 1993 to Nov 1997 · 3 safety, 1 health
Violations
6
across 4 inspections
Penalties on record
$12,000
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 2Willful 1Repeat 0Other 3

Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology

Inspection records

Nov 17, 1997Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#300693660$12,0005 viol.

Inspection #300693660

Dates

Opened
Nov 17, 1997
Closing Conference Date
Dec 9, 1997
Closed
Mar 25, 1999

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
29
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
5
Violation Types
2 serious, 1 willful, 2 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$33,150
Penalties on Record
$12,000
Site Address
107 Industry Lane, Forest Hill, MD 21050
Industry
Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.

Incident Investigation Summaries

Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.

AmputationHospitalizationNov 14, 1997

Two employees injured when hands caught in press

Injury: AmputationBody part: Finger(s), Hand(s)Source: MachineEvent: Repetitive Motion/Pressure2 injury lines on this record

Violations

Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.217
Mechanical Power Presses
OSHA citation code: 19100217 C01 I
Willful11$30,000$10,000Feb 6, 1998--
020011910.217
Mechanical Power Presses
OSHA citation code: 19100217 B03 I
Serious22$1,650$1,000Feb 6, 1998--
020021910.217
Mechanical Power Presses
OSHA citation code: 19100217 C02 IA
Serious21$1,500$1,000Feb 6, 1998--
030011910.217
Mechanical Power Presses
OSHA citation code: 19100217 B04 II
Other11$0$0Feb 6, 1998--
030021910.217
Mechanical Power Presses
OSHA citation code: 19100217 E01 II
Other22$0$0Feb 4, 1998--
Jul 23, 1996Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#127367217$01 viol.

Inspection #127367217

Dates

Opened
Jul 23, 1996
Closing Conference Date
Jul 29, 1996
Closed
Nov 7, 1996

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
40
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
107 Industry Lane, Forest Hill, MD 21050
Industry
Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.

Violations

Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.212
General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding)
OSHA citation code: 19100212 B
Other11$0$0Oct 10, 1996--
Sep 14, 1993Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#119560415$00 viol.

Inspection #119560415

Dates

Opened
Sep 14, 1993
Closing Conference Date
Oct 12, 1993
Closed
Mar 3, 1994

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
65
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
107 Industry Lane, Forest Hill, MD 21050
Industry
Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.

Incident Investigation Summaries

Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.

AmputationHospitalizationSep 9, 1993

Employee trips foot-powered press and amputates fingers

Injury: AmputationBody part: Finger(s)Source: MachineEvent: Caught In or Between
May 21, 1993Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#119522860$00 viol.

Inspection #119522860

Dates

Opened
May 21, 1993
Closing Conference Date
Jul 16, 1993
Closed
Nov 1, 1993

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
68

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
107 Industry Lane, Po Box 315, Forest Hill, MD 21050
Industry
Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.

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About these records

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This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.

OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.

OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.

Understanding These Penalties

The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.

Standards cited

1910.217Mechanical Power Presses5 citations · $12,000
1910.212General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding)1 citation · $0

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