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NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO

2425 SW 36TH ST, SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78237
Operated by Fiberglass Systems · 1 of 3 establishments
326122Plastics Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
6
over 12 years
Violations
17
$54,060 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections · 3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO has accumulated 17 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 12 years of recorded history, with $54,060 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 650 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 months ago.

Federal records were found in 1 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
6
0.5 / yr · last 12 yrs
Violations
17
1.4 / yr
Penalties
$54,060
$3,180 avg / violation
35% serious65% other
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 6
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 6

67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 15 distinct standards shown · 17 citations in this view · $54,060 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$10,912Nov 2013Dec 2025
29 CFR 1910.0132 E22$3,547Nov 2013Dec 2025
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$10,140Sep 2017Sep 2017
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II11$5,794Sep 2017Sep 2017
29 CFR 1910.0178 N07 III11$5,000Nov 2013Nov 2013
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$5,000Nov 2013Nov 2013
29 CFR 1910.0135 A0111$4,729Dec 2025Dec 2025
29 CFR 1910.0334 A0111$3,547Dec 2025Dec 2025
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV11$3,547Dec 2025Dec 2025
29 CFR 1904.0040 A11$1,182Dec 2025Dec 2025
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111$664Dec 2025Dec 2025
29 CFR 1910.0178 Q0711Nov 2013Nov 2013
29 CFR 1910.0178 O0111Nov 2013Nov 2013
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0111Nov 2013Nov 2013
29 CFR 1910.0095 I0311Nov 2013Nov 2013

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

91st

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3261 within TX. Peer group: 650 employers. This establishment has 17 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
peer median: $3,362
Inspection frequency
96th
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
3.8
vs industry
+1.9
TRIR
4.4
vs industry
+2.0

Reported for 240 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
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.4
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
1
Complaint
1
Referral
3

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

OSHA accident events

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

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Apr 28, 2017Caught Between,Hydraulic Tool,Lockout/Tagout,Shaft11

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
10 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 10 months 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

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
2025-08-20Referral2$4,211
2025-08-12Complaint51$18,915
2017-05-03Referral0$0
2017-04-28Referral2$15,934
2014-05-29Monitoring0$0
2013-08-01Planned85$15,000

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 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Fiberglass Systems.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Fiberglass Systems across all 3 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 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 Fiberglass Systems, which operates 3 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 6 OSHA inspections on record with 17 violations and $54,059.5 in total penalties.
How does NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO's safety record compare to its industry?
NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO operates in the plastics pipe and pipe fitting manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO's self-reported DART rate is 3.82 compared to an industry average of 1.9.