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CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC

COTTONWOOD FIELD, WORLAND, WY, 82401
Operated by Continental Resources Inc · 1 of 34 establishments
213112Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations

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OSHA inspections
1
over 20 years
Violations
1
$281 in penalties
Penalties
$281
$281 avg

Summary

CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 1 inspection over 20 years of recorded history, with $281 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 18th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 433 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 20 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records 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.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.1 / yr · last 20 yrs
Violations
1
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$281
$281 avg / violation
100% serious0% 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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $281 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
OS050001 B11$281Nov 2005Nov 2005

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

18th

Fewer violations than most other employers in NAICS 2131 within WY. Peer group: 433 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
25th
peer median: $1,898
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
1.6
vs industry
+1.0
TRIR
3.3
vs industry
+2.5

Reported for 57 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
0.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.3
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 CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 20+ years. Most recent activity: 20 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 CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$300K
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Fraud - General

First case: 2001-07-20. Most recent: 2001-07-20. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. Continental Resources Inc
Continental Resources, Inc. · CLR
Jan 2012dismissalWildlifeNorth DakotaNo

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2005-08-18Planned11$281

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC is one of 34 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Continental Resources Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Continental Resources Inc across all 34 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in support activities for oil and gas operations within WY, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Continental Resources Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CONTINENTAL RESOURCES 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 Continental Resources Inc, which operates 34 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 CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC's OSHA violation history?
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $281 in total penalties.
How does CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC's safety record compare to its industry?
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC operates in the support activities for oil and gas operations industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.8. CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC's self-reported DART rate is 1.64 compared to an industry average of 0.6.