Establishment profile
PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC
WOLFBONE (TREND AREA) FIELD, REV GF STATE T7-50-38 I, WELL 0131WA, 18.5 MILES SE FROM PECOS, PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING RIG 258,, PECOS, TX, 79772
Operated by PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC · 1 of 204 establishments
541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
EIN 752899878
Summary
PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 9 years of recorded history, with $8,504 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 82nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 29 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 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
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. 4 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view · $8,504 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II | 2 | 2 | $1,752 | Jul 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Jul 2023 | Jul 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 I A | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jul 2023 | Jul 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A03 | 1 | 1 | $752 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 5417 within TX. Peer group: 29 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.
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.
Reported for 172 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
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- 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) · Jan 2022
Most frequent event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2022 | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-04 | Planned | 3 | 1 | $7,000 | |
| 2023-04-04 | Planned | 2 | — | $1,504 | |
| 2019-02-26 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-04-05 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) within TX, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTESAN ANTONIO — 3 federal enforcement records
- BASTION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.SANTA FE — 1 federal enforcement record
- CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.PECOS — 0 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING CO LPSHREVEPORT, LA — 1 federal enforcement record
- PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANYCHICKASHA, OK — 1 federal enforcement record
- PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLCPINEDALE, WY — 1 federal enforcement record
- PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LPWELLMAN, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING CO SOUTH LP, LLLPARCADIA, LA — 1 federal enforcement record
- PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANYSUNDOWN, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLCMEEKER, CO — 1 federal enforcement record
- PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLCPENWELL, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- PIONEER DRILLING SERVICESBANQUETE, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY, LLCQUINTON, OK — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC locationsParent rollup
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- Research and Development in TXIndustry × state cross-filter
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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC's OSHA violation history?
- PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $8,503.6 in total penalties.
- How does PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC operates in the research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.6. PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0.63 compared to an industry average of 0.3.