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PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC

NESE, S11,30N,R108W, PINEDALE, WY, 82941
Operated by PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC · 1 of 204 establishments

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OSHA inspections
14
over 22 years
Violations
63
$67,477 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program

Summary

PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC has accumulated 63 OSHA violations across 14 inspections over 22 years of recorded history, with $67,477 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 120 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC 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

Inspections
14
0.6 / yr · last 22 yrs
Violations
63
2.9 / yr
Penalties
$67,477
$1,071 avg / violation
41% serious59% other
Inspection trigger · planned
12 of 14
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 14

86% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 11 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 31 citations in this view · $58,065 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
OD060001 A I33$425Jan 2007Mar 2010
OD060007 A3422$7,000Nov 2004Aug 2006
OD100003 L22$6,290Jan 2007Jun 2008
OD070004 AII22$4,952Mar 2008Jun 2008
OD060008 B0322$2,375Apr 2008Mar 2010
OD030001 C22$690Jan 2007Jun 2008
OD060006 M22$425Jan 2007Mar 2010
OD060006 HII22$265Nov 2004Jun 2008
OD060006 B22$150Nov 2004Aug 2005
OD060007 AII22$100Jun 2008Mar 2010
OD060003 A IB11$11,352Mar 2008Mar 2008
OD070004 A0711$5,312Dec 2007Dec 2007
29 CFR 1910.0134 G01 IA11$2,830Nov 2004Nov 2004
OD040005 KVI A11$2,720Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0111$2,500Mar 2010Mar 2010
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0511$2,152Sep 2014Sep 2014
OD040005 M11$2,152Sep 2014Sep 2014
29 CFR 2711.0105 BVI A11$2,125Jul 2008Jul 2008
29 CFR 1926.0251 A0411$2,125Jul 2008Jul 2008
OD060008 A0111$2,125Jun 2008Jun 2008

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 2111 within WY. Peer group: 120 employers. This establishment has 63 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $1,609
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Inspection breakdown

Planned
12
Referral
2

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 PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 12+ years. Most recent activity: 12 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 PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC. 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 PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2014-04-15Planned72$4,304
2010-06-02Referral0$0
2010-02-04Planned83$5,350
2008-05-06Referral2$4,250
2008-05-06Programmed Related103$7,999
2008-03-25Planned43$4,913
2008-03-04Planned31$11,655
2007-11-06Planned3$5,312
2006-11-30Planned86$8,308
2006-09-12Planned43$3,251
2006-05-23Planned3$6,250
2005-06-14Planned31$1,743
2004-09-22Planned84$4,142
2003-11-07Planned0$0

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

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Part of a larger organization

PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC is one of 204 establishments rolled up under the parent organization PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC across all 204 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC 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 PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC, which operates 204 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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PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC has 14 OSHA inspections on record with 63 violations and $67,477 in total penalties.