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HELMERICH & PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DRILLING CO.

TUBB VAUGHN 21 G, MIDLAND, TX, 79701
Operated by Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co · 1 of 64 establishments
213111Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
EIN 730765153

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OSHA inspections
4
over 15 years
Violations
4
$25,252 in penalties
Penalties
$25,252
$6,313 avg
Accident investigations on record
2 fatalities

Summary

HELMERICH & PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DRILLING CO. has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 15 years of recorded history, with $25,252 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 84th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 2,991 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

HELMERICH & PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DRILLING CO. 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
4
0.3 / yr · last 15 yrs
Violations
4
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$25,252
$6,313 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 4
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 4

75% 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $25,252 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0028 B03 I A11$14,502Sep 2022Sep 2022
29 CFR 1910.0178 L11$5,600Aug 2011Aug 2011
29 CFR 1910.0178 Q0711$3,500Aug 2011Aug 2011
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0211$1,650Jul 2016Jul 2016

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

84th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 2131 within TX. Peer group: 2,991 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
peer median: $964
Inspection frequency
98th
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
0.9
vs industry
−0.1
TRIR
1.2
vs industry
−0.1

Reported for 526 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
1.2
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
2
Accident
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) · Mar 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
Mar 30, 2018Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFingertip(s)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
Jun 2, 2022Fall,Fall From Elevation,Floor Opening,Oil Rig,Unguarded Fl OpeningFatality11
Feb 21, 2011STRUCTURE MOVING,HOISTING MECHANISM,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,ABRASION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,CONTUSION,LEG,UNSTABLE LOADFatality21

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
4 years ago

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 HELMERICH & PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DRILLING CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HELMERICH & PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DRILLING CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for HELMERICH & PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DRILLING CO.. 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 HELMERICH & PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DRILLING CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for HELMERICH & PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DRILLING CO.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$6.4M
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
False Statements

First case: 2013-11-08. Most recent: 2013-11-08. 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 · 1 plea/conviction · $6,400,000 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.
Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.
Nov 2013pleaFalse StatementsLouisiana - Eastern$6,400,000No

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
2022-06-07Fatality/Catastrophe1$14,502
2016-03-21Planned1$1,650
2013-05-22Planned0$0
2011-02-22Accident2$9,100

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

HELMERICH & PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DRILLING CO. is one of 64 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co across all 64 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HELMERICH & PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DRILLING CO. 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 Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co, which operates 64 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is HELMERICH & PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DRILLING CO.'s OSHA violation history?
HELMERICH & PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DRILLING CO. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $25,252 in total penalties.
How does HELMERICH & PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DRILLING CO.'s safety record compare to its industry?
HELMERICH & PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DRILLING CO. operates in the drilling oil and gas wells industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3. HELMERICH & PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DRILLING CO.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.88 compared to an industry average of 1.
Has HELMERICH & PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DRILLING CO. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving HELMERICH & PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DRILLING CO..