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CYCLONE DRILLING, INC

COUNTY ROAD 5 AND COUNTY ROAD 26, MEEKER, CO, 81641
213111Drilling Oil and Gas Wells

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OSHA inspections
5
over 15 years
Violations
10
$10,115 in penalties
Penalties
$10,115
$1,012 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

CYCLONE DRILLING, INC has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 15 years of recorded history, with $10,115 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 627 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

CYCLONE 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
5
0.3 / yr · last 15 yrs
Violations
10
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$10,115
$1,012 avg / violation
70% serious30% other
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 5
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 5

80% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater 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. 7 distinct standards shown · 10 citations in this view · $10,115 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0133$4,760Nov 2010Jan 2013
29 CFR 1910.0176 B22$893Nov 2010Jan 2013
29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 III11$1,190Nov 2010Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$1,190Nov 2010Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I11$1,190Nov 2010Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$892Nov 2010Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0811Jan 2019Jan 2019

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

96th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 2131 within CO. Peer group: 627 employers. This establishment has 10 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
91st
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for CYCLONE DRILLING, INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
2
Complaint
1
Referral
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Dec 2018

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
0
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Dec 8, 2018Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Dec 8, 2018Amputated,Amputation,Caught By,Caught In,Chain,Finger,Installing,Partial Amputation,Pinched,Well1

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 CYCLONE DRILLING, INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CYCLONE 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 CYCLONE DRILLING, INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2018-12-11Referral1$0
2018-11-28Unprogrammed Related0$0
2012-07-25Planned21$2,720
2011-05-18Complaint11$2,040
2010-07-28Planned65$5,355

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CYCLONE 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.

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Frequently asked

What is CYCLONE DRILLING, INC's OSHA violation history?
CYCLONE DRILLING, INC has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $10,115 in total penalties.
How does CYCLONE DRILLING, INC's safety record compare to its industry?
CYCLONE DRILLING, INC operates in the drilling oil and gas wells industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3.