Establishment profile
ENSIGN UNITED STATES DRILLING, INC.
16500 EAST 132ND AVENUE, BRIGHTON, CO, 80601
Operated by Ensign United States Drilling Inc · 1 of 17 establishments
213111 — Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
EIN 841281167
Summary
ENSIGN UNITED STATES DRILLING, INC. has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 1 inspection over 7 years of recorded history.
The establishment sits in the 48th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 626 employers. 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
ENSIGN UNITED STATES 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
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.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 |
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
Below average violations in NAICS 2131 within CO. Peer group: 626 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 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.
Reported for 338 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) · Sep 2018
Most frequent event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2018 | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | 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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2018 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught By,Finger,Pipe | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
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 ENSIGN UNITED STATES DRILLING, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ENSIGN UNITED STATES 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 ENSIGN UNITED STATES 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 ENSIGN UNITED STATES DRILLING, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ENSIGN UNITED STATES 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 ENSIGN UNITED STATES DRILLING, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-04 | Referral | 1 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
ENSIGN UNITED STATES DRILLING, INC. is one of 17 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Ensign United States Drilling Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Ensign United States Drilling Inc across all 17 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 CO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- PRECISION DRILLING COMPANY, L.P.THORNTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- PRECISION DRILLING COMPANY, L.P.MILLIKEN — 2 federal enforcement records
- HELMERICH & PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DRILLING CO.PARACHUTE — 1 federal enforcement record
- RICWAY ROUSTABOUT & WATER SERVICEWESTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- ENSIGN UNITED STATES DRILLING INC.GREELEY — 1 federal enforcement record
- XTREME COIL DRILLING CORPORATIONHUDSON — 1 federal enforcement record
- CANNON OIL & GASMEEKER — 1 federal enforcement record
- FORT DRILLING, LLCGROVER — 1 federal enforcement record
- JW OPERATING DBA EXCELL SERVICES RIG #3TRINIDAD — 1 federal enforcement record
- XTREME DRILLING AND COIL SERVICESPLATTEVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Ensign United States Drilling Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ENSIGN UNITED STATES DRILLING INC.GREELEY, CO — 1 federal enforcement record
- ENSIGN UNITED STATES DRILLING, INC.LONGMONT, CO — 1 federal enforcement record
- ENSIGN UNITED STATES DRILLING, INC.GILL, CO — 1 federal enforcement record
- ENSIGN UNITED STATES DRILLING INC.PLATTEVILLE, CO — 1 federal enforcement record
- ENSIGN UNITED STATES DRILLING, INC.ERIE, CO — 0 federal enforcement records
- ENSIGN UNITED STATES DRILLING, INC.LA SALLE, CO — 0 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Ensign United States Drilling Inc locationsParent rollup
- Drilling Oil and Gas WellsAll employers in this industry
- Employers in COState-wide enforcement data
- Drilling Oil and in COIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ENSIGN UNITED STATES 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 Ensign United States Drilling Inc, which operates 17 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is ENSIGN UNITED STATES DRILLING, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- ENSIGN UNITED STATES DRILLING, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $0 in total penalties.
- How does ENSIGN UNITED STATES DRILLING, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- ENSIGN UNITED STATES DRILLING, INC. operates in the drilling oil and gas wells industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3. ENSIGN UNITED STATES DRILLING, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.48 compared to an industry average of 1.