Establishment profile
UNIT DRILLING COMPANY
RIG 232 WELL NAME: HERCULES 33-34, POWDER RIVER, WY, 82648
Operated by Unit Drilling Company · 1 of 52 establishments
213111 — Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
Summary
UNIT DRILLING COMPANY has accumulated 27 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 20 years of recorded history, with $23,546 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 433 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
UNIT DRILLING COMPANY 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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 · 26 citations in this view · $23,546 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OD100003 A | 2 | 2 | $2,407 | Mar 2006 | Jun 2006 |
| OD060001 AVI | 2 | 2 | $813 | Mar 2006 | Jun 2006 |
| OD060003 AII A | 2 | 2 | $547 | Mar 2006 | Jun 2006 |
| OD060001 A V | 2 | 2 | $531 | Mar 2006 | Jun 2006 |
| OD100003 L | 2 | 2 | $531 | Mar 2006 | Jun 2006 |
| OD030004 B08 | 2 | 2 | — | Mar 2006 | Jun 2006 |
| OD040005 L | 1 | 1 | $6,268 | Jun 2006 | Jun 2006 |
| OD060004 AVI | 1 | 1 | $4,250 | Aug 2013 | Aug 2013 |
| OD050001 AIV | 1 | 1 | $2,391 | Aug 2013 | Aug 2013 |
| OD050001 A X | 1 | 1 | $2,137 | Mar 2006 | Mar 2006 |
| OD040005 M | 1 | 1 | $2,125 | Jun 2006 | Jun 2006 |
| OD050001 A18 | 1 | 1 | $1,125 | Mar 2006 | Mar 2006 |
| OD050001 A03 | 1 | 1 | $281 | Mar 2006 | Mar 2006 |
| OD060006 HII | 1 | 1 | $140 | Mar 2006 | Mar 2006 |
| OD050001 A17 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2013 | Aug 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2013 | Aug 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2006 | Jun 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2006 | Mar 2006 |
| OD060001 A I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2006 | Mar 2006 |
| OD040005 M I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2006 | Mar 2006 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 2131 within WY. Peer group: 433 employers. This establishment has 27 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 26 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for UNIT DRILLING COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 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 UNIT DRILLING COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNIT DRILLING COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for UNIT DRILLING COMPANY. 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 UNIT DRILLING COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNIT DRILLING COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for UNIT DRILLING COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-26 | Planned | 4 | 1 | $6,641 | |
| 2006-04-19 | Planned | 9 | 4 | $12,377 | |
| 2006-01-17 | Planned | 14 | 4 | $4,528 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
UNIT DRILLING COMPANY is one of 52 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Unit Drilling Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Unit Drilling Company across all 52 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Unit Drilling Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- UNIT DRILLING COMPANYFARSON, WY — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNIT DRILLING CO.WHEELER, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNIT DRILLING COMPANYHELENA, OK — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNIT DRILLING COPerryton, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNIT DRILLING COMPANYELK CITY, OK — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNIT DRILLING COMPANYKENT, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNIT DRILLING CO.BESSIE, OK — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNIT DRILLING COMPANYWAMSUTTER, WY — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNIT DRILLING COMPANYBOULDER, WY — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNIT DRILLING COMPANYPINEDALE, WY — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Unit Drilling Company locationsParent rollup
- Drilling Oil and Gas WellsAll employers in this industry
- Employers in WYState-wide enforcement data
- Drilling Oil and in WYIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNIT DRILLING COMPANY 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 Unit Drilling Company, which operates 52 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is UNIT DRILLING COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- UNIT DRILLING COMPANY has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 27 violations and $23,546 in total penalties.
- How does UNIT DRILLING COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- UNIT DRILLING COMPANY operates in the drilling oil and gas wells industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3. UNIT DRILLING COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.