Inspection 348683707 OPENED JAN 13, 2026Closed
14563 Potranco Road, San Antonio, TX 78245 · Sign Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Comet Signs LLC 8 times in Texas since 2008.
The latest one began on Jan 13, 2026 to follow up on an earlier case, in San Antonio.
Those inspections ended with 8 citation items: 1 serious, 2 repeat and 5 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $118,203 and now stand at $62,957, 47% lower after settlements or reviews.
Aerial lifts comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1926.453.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Comet Signs LLC averages $12,591 (5 cited inspections).
Comet Signs LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Texas · latest 90 days of OSHA records
398employers cited
2 of them in the same industry
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Inspection 348157777 OPENED APR 2, 2025Closed
5003 Stout Road, San Antonio, TX 78219 · Sign Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.304(b)(2) · Grounding and circuit protection |
Other-than-serious | $9,457 | $4,728 | Jul 22, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods |
Other-than-serious | $9,457 | $4,728 | Jul 22, 2025 | Final |
Inspection 347841520 OPENED OCT 23, 2024Closed
14563 Potranco Road, San Antonio, TX 78245 · Sign Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(iv) · Aerial lifts |
Repeat | $22,583 | $12,500 | Dec 12, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction |
Repeat | $22,583 | $12,500 | Dec 12, 2024 | Final |
Inspection 346204845 OPENED SEP 8, 2022Closed
20841 Hwy 281, San Antonio, TX 78258 · Sign Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction |
Other-than-serious | $8,287 | $3,500 | Oct 17, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1) · Ladders in construction |
Other-than-serious | $8,287 | $3,500 | Oct 17, 2022 | Final |
Inspection 344934575 OPENED SEP 18, 2020Closed
5003 Stout Drive, San Antonio, TX 78219 · Sign Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(iv) · Aerial lifts |
Serious | $24,289 | $15,000 | Sep 30, 2020 | Final |
Inspection 344433719 OPENED NOV 4, 2019Closed
12845 Potranco Rd, San Antonio, TX 78245 · Sign Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(iv) · Aerial lifts |
Other-than-serious | $13,260 | $6,500 | Nov 12, 2019 | Final |
Inspection 343259198 OPENED JUN 25, 2018Closed
4501 N Navarro, Victoria, TX 77901 · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 311316681 OPENED OCT 21, 2008Closed
3301 Sherwood Way, San Angelo, TX 79501 · Indoor and Outdoor Display Advertising · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the San Antonio site logged 6 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 184 workers: 3.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.5 for its industry. Those cases cost 10 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comet Signs - San Antonio San Antonio · 2024 | 184 | 6 | 3 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| Comet Signs LLC San Antonio · 2018 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 4.3 | 2.5 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Mar 31, 2025, San Antonio: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations involving bone loss · thumb(s)
An employee was using a sliding chop saw to cut 2 x 4 lumber boards. Two pieces of lumber were positioned on the deck and secured against the back guard. All other guards were on the saw and in use, including the retractable blade guard. The employee was performing the cut when the saw kicked and the blade amputated their thumb. The employee was hospitalized.
Jul 1, 2020, San Antonio: Hospitalization · crushing injuries · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee was lowering a metal sign into place when the sign crushed two of the employee's fingers.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection
29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a)
(A) As a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure;
29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1)
(1) When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.
29 CFR 1926.453 · Aerial lifts
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(iv)
(iv) Employees shall always stand firmly on the floor of the basket, and shall not sit or climb on the edge of the basket or use planks, ladders, or other devices for a work position.
29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction
Other sign manufacturing employers in Texas
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- Superior Sign & Lighting El Paso · 32 citations · $48,266
- Legacy Signs of Texas Joshua · 9 citations · $17,617
- HTX Products, LLC Houston · 2 citations · $8,512
- Republic Bag of TX LLC. Houston · 6 citations · $13,384
- FG Metalwork Crockett · 2 citations · $3,547
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