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NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO INC

168 GARBER RD, AMELIA, LA, 70340
Operated by National Oilwell Varco · 1 of 10 establishments
332710Machine Shops
EIN 760488987

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OSHA inspections
2
over 14 years
Violations
1
$1,836 in penalties
Penalties
$1,836
$1,836 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO INC has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 2 inspections over 14 years of recorded history, with $1,836 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 33rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 245 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 53rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 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 INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, MSHA mine safety, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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
2
0.1 / yr · last 14 yrs
Violations
1
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$1,836
$1,836 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 2

50% 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 · $1,836 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II11$1,836Aug 2012Aug 2012

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

33rd

Below average violations in NAICS 3327 within LA. Peer group: 245 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
58th
peer median: $1,000
Inspection frequency
53rd
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
−1.5
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−2.7

Reported for 22 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
2.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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

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) · Feb 2015

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.

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
Feb 18, 2015Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.Foot (feet), unspecifiedHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

Company-level in LA — for National Oilwell Varco, not this location alone

Violations
17
Assessed penalties
$1,908

Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other National Oilwell Varco operations in the same state.

MSHA citations

Mine Safety and Health Administration citations. S&S (significant and substantial) marks violations that could reasonably contribute to a serious injury. Negligence rating is MSHA’s operator-culpability assessment (none, low, moderate, high, or reckless disregard). Proposed = assessed at issuance; Paid = post-settlement / appeal. 17 citations · 5S&S · $1,908 proposed / $1,908 paid.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
8675663
National Oilwell Varco LP
Terrebonne, LA
Feb 2012YesModNegligence$308$308
8686620
National Oilwell Varco LP
Terrebonne, LA
Jan 2013NoModNegligence$100$100
8686619
National Oilwell Varco LP
Terrebonne, LA
Jan 2013YesModNegligence$100$100
8686618
National Oilwell Varco LP
Terrebonne, LA
Jan 2013NoModNegligence$100$100
8686617
National Oilwell Varco LP
Terrebonne, LA
Jan 2013YesModNegligence$100$100
8675758
National Oilwell Varco LP
Terrebonne, LA
Aug 2012NoHighNegligence$100$100
8675757
National Oilwell Varco LP
Terrebonne, LA
Aug 2012NoModNegligence$100$100
8675756
National Oilwell Varco LP
Terrebonne, LA
Aug 2012NoModNegligence$100$100
8675755
National Oilwell Varco LP
Terrebonne, LA
Aug 2012YesModNegligence$100$100
8675662
National Oilwell Varco LP
Terrebonne, LA
Feb 2012YesModNegligence$100$100
8675661
National Oilwell Varco LP
Terrebonne, LA
Feb 2012NoModNegligence$100$100
6577362
National Oilwell Varco LP
Terrebonne, LA
Jun 2011NoModNegligence$100$100
6577361
National Oilwell Varco LP
Terrebonne, LA
Jun 2011NoModNegligence$100$100
6577266
National Oilwell Varco LP
Terrebonne, LA
Nov 2010NoModNegligence$100$100
6577265
National Oilwell Varco LP
Terrebonne, LA
Nov 2010NoModNegligence$100$100
6575812
National Oilwell Varco LP
Terrebonne, LA
Apr 2010NoModNegligence$100$100
6575811
National Oilwell Varco LP
Terrebonne, LA
Apr 2010NoModNegligence$100$100

Source: MSHA citation database. “Contractor” annotations indicate the cited party was on-site at the mine but not the mine’s operator -- responsibility attaches to the contractor LLC, not the mine’s owner. Section codes reference 30 CFR (the Mine Safety and Health regulations).

Labor relations (NLRB)

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

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO INC. 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
2014-07-22Planned0$0
2012-05-14Planned11$1,836

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 INC is one of 10 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 10 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO 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 National Oilwell Varco, which operates 10 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 INC's OSHA violation history?
NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO INC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $1,836 in total penalties.
How does NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO INC's safety record compare to its industry?
NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO INC operates in the machine shops industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.7. NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.5.