Establishment profile
AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN
305 SOUTH CONGRESS AVE., AUSTIN, TX, 78704
Operated by Grand Junction Newspapers, Inc
Summary
AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 40 years of recorded history, with $900 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 72nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 113,142 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 80th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 25 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN appears in OSHA workplace safety record 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), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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 · $900 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G01 | 1 | 1 | $900 | Mar 2001 | Mar 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1985 | Nov 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1985 | Nov 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1985 | Nov 1985 |
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. Peer group: 113,142 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
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 309 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.
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 AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 25+ years. Most recent activity: 25 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 AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN. 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 AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN 305 S CONGRESS AVE · AUSTIN, TX, 78704 | Water | 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.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-03-01 | Referral | 1 | — | $900 | |
| 1985-11-05 | Planned | 3 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Grand Junction Newspapers, Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Grand Junction Newspapers, Inc across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Related searches
- All Grand Junction Newspapers, Inc locationsParent rollup
- Employers in TXState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 Grand Junction Newspapers, Inc.
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- What is AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN's OSHA violation history?
- AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $900 in total penalties.