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Authentic Surfaces, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

La Vernia, Texas · Cut Stone and Stone Product Manufacturing · NAICS 327991

2inspections
6citation items
$7,090current penalties
Apr 19, 2021last inspection

OSHA has inspected Authentic Surfaces, LLC 2 times in Texas since 2021.

The latest one began on Apr 19, 2021 after a complaint, in La Vernia.

Those inspections ended with 6 citation items: 6 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $11,817 and now stand at $7,090, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.

Silica dust in general industry comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.1053.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Authentic Surfaces, LLC averages $3,545 (2 cited inspections).

Authentic Surfaces, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345261408 OPENED APR 19, 2021Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 5 employees at the site · Closed Oct 5, 2021

12225 U.s. 87, La Vernia, TX 78121 · Cut Stone and Stone Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$1,492$895Jul 8, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1053(d)(1) · Silica dust in general industry
 Serious$2,487$1,492Jul 8, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(2)(i) · Silica dust in general industry
 Serious$2,487$1,492Jul 8, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.1053(i)(2) · Silica dust in general industry
 Serious$2,487$1,492Jul 8, 2021Final

Inspection 345268429 OPENED APR 19, 2021Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Oct 20, 2021

12225 U.s. 87, La Vernia, TX 78121 · Cut Stone and Stone Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$1,679$1,007Jul 19, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$1,185$711Jul 19, 2021Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.1053 · Silica dust in general industry

29 CFR 1910.1053(d)(1)

(d) Exposure assessment—(1) General. The employer shall assess the exposure of each employee who is or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(3) of this section.

29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(2)(i)

(2) Written exposure control plan. (i) The employer shall establish and implement a written exposure control plan that contains at least the following elements:

29 CFR 1910.1053(i)(2)

(2) Initial examination. The employer shall make available an initial (baseline) medical examination within 30 days after initial assignment, unless the employee has received a medical examination that meets the requirements of this section within the last three years. The examination shall consist of:

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

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