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BASIN DRILLING INC.

PHANTOM (WOLFCAMP) FIELD, STATE NEAL LETHCO LEASE 3405-142, WELL # BASIN DRILLING RIG #104, 15.7 MILES NW FROM FORT STOCKTON, TX 79772, PECOS, TX, 79772
Operated by Basin Drilling LP · 1 of 3 establishments
213111Drilling Oil and Gas Wells

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OSHA inspections
1
over 11 years
Violations
10
$10,000 in penalties
Penalties
$10,000
$1,000 avg
Accident investigations on record
4 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

BASIN DRILLING INC. has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 11 years of recorded history, with $10,000 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 2,988 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

BASIN DRILLING INC. 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, 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

Inspections
1
0.1 / yr · last 11 yrs
Violations
10
0.9 / yr
Penalties
$10,000
$1,000 avg / violation
80% serious20% other
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 1

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. 10 distinct standards shown · 10 citations in this view · $10,000 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0303 B07 I11$3,000Aug 2015Aug 2015
29 CFR 1910.0101 B11$1,500Aug 2015Aug 2015
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV C11$1,500Aug 2015Aug 2015
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III11$1,000Aug 2015Aug 2015
29 CFR 1910.0304 G0511$1,000Aug 2015Aug 2015
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 II11$1,000Aug 2015Aug 2015
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0811$1,000Aug 2015Aug 2015
29 CFR 1910.0219 B0211Aug 2015Aug 2015
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11Aug 2015Aug 2015
29 CFR 1910.0110 F02 I11Aug 2015Aug 2015

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

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 2131 within TX. Peer group: 2,988 employers. This establishment has 10 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
87th
peer median: $962
Inspection frequency
0th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−1.0
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−1.3

Reported for 22 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

Industry avg TRIR
1.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
1

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 BASIN DRILLING INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
11 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 BASIN DRILLING INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BASIN DRILLING 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 BASIN DRILLING 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 BASIN DRILLING INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BASIN DRILLING INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BASIN DRILLING INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2015-03-03Planned108$10,000

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

BASIN DRILLING INC. is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Basin Drilling LP.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Basin Drilling LP across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in drilling oil and gas wells within TX, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Basin Drilling LP, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BASIN DRILLING 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Basin Drilling LP, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is BASIN DRILLING INC.'s OSHA violation history?
BASIN DRILLING INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 10 violations and $10,000 in total penalties.
How does BASIN DRILLING INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
BASIN DRILLING INC. operates in the drilling oil and gas wells industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3. BASIN DRILLING INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.