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NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO

16211 AIR CENTER BLVD, HOUSTON, TX, 77032
Operated by NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO · 1 of 45 establishments
333132Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
1
over 15 years
Violations
0
Penalties
$0

Summary

NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO has accumulated 0 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 15 years of recorded history.

The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 15 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO 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 15 yrs
Violations
0
0.0 / yr
Penalties
$0
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 1

Peer comparison

0th

Fewer violations than most other employers in NAICS 3331 within TX. Peer group: 216 employers. This establishment has 0 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
0th
peer median: $3,282
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
0.0
vs industry
−0.4
TRIR
3.2
vs industry
+2.5

Reported for 56 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
0.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.2
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

Complaint
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 NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 15+ years. Most recent activity: 15 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 NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO. 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 NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO LP
16211 AIR CENTER BLVD · HOUSTON, TX, 77032
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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.

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$25.0M
Disposition
NP
Crime type
Import / Export

First case: 2016-11-01. Most recent: 2016-11-01. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2011-06-02Complaint0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO is one of 45 establishments rolled up under the parent organization NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO across all 45 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in oil and gas field machinery and equipment manufacturing within TX, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO 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 NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, which operates 45 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 NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO's OSHA violation history?
NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 0 violations and $0 in total penalties.
How does NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO's safety record compare to its industry?
NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO operates in the oil and gas field machinery and equipment manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.7. NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.4.