Establishment profile
DRIL-QUIP, INC.
6401 N. ELDRIDGE PKWY., HOUSTON, TX, 77041
Operated by Dril-Quip, Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
333132 — Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
EIN 742162088
Summary
DRIL-QUIP, INC. has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 21 years of recorded history, with $37,868 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 90th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 215 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 83rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
DRIL-QUIP, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% 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. 14 distinct standards shown · 14 citations in this view · $37,868 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $10,360 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F02 | 1 | 1 | $3,927 | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $3,927 | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | $3,927 | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 B | 1 | 1 | $3,927 | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $3,927 | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0244 B | 1 | 1 | $3,150 | Nov 2004 | Nov 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0067 C02 V | 1 | 1 | $3,150 | Nov 2004 | Nov 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $1,575 | Nov 2004 | Nov 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV A | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2004 | Nov 2004 |
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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3331 within TX. Peer group: 215 employers. This establishment has 14 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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 625 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
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
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) · Apr 2015 – May 2022 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2022 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized | |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Jul 26, 2018 | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Apr 16, 2015 | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Brain | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 DRIL-QUIP, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for DRIL-QUIP, 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 DRIL-QUIP, 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 DRIL-QUIP, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Unknown.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DRIL-QUIP INC 6401 ELDRIDGE · HOUSTON, TX, 77041 | AirWaterRCRATRI | Unknown QNCR 1 | 2 | 0 | — | Aug 2023 | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-13 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $10,360 | |
| 2018-07-17 | Complaint | 9 | 8 | $19,633 | |
| 2004-08-17 | Complaint | 4 | 4 | $7,875 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
DRIL-QUIP, INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Dril-Quip, Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Dril-Quip, Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Dril-Quip, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- DRIL-QUIP, INC.HOUSTON, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DRIL-QUIP, INC. 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 Dril-Quip, Inc, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is DRIL-QUIP, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- DRIL-QUIP, INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $37,867.5 in total penalties.
- How does DRIL-QUIP, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- DRIL-QUIP, INC. operates in the oil and gas field machinery and equipment manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.7. DRIL-QUIP, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.14 compared to an industry average of 0.4.