Establishment profile
WATSON, INC.
4015 S FREEWAY, FORT WORTH, TX, 76110
213111 — Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
Summary
WATSON, INC. has accumulated 45 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 51 years of recorded history, with $5,830 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 113,142 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 31 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WATSON, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
60% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 24 citations in this view · $5,650 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 C06 | 2 | 2 | $190 | Mar 1975 | Feb 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 D02 | 2 | 2 | $25 | Mar 1975 | Aug 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 E02 | 2 | 2 | — | Mar 1975 | Aug 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 G07 | 2 | 2 | — | Mar 1975 | Feb 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 C02 | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Aug 1994 | Aug 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | $525 | Aug 1994 | Aug 1994 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $525 | Aug 1994 | Aug 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0094 A05 IIIB | 1 | 1 | $525 | Aug 1994 | Aug 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 B02 | 1 | 1 | $525 | Aug 1994 | Aug 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 G03 | 1 | 1 | $420 | Aug 1994 | Aug 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | $315 | Aug 1994 | Aug 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0254 D09 III | 1 | 1 | $165 | Feb 1991 | Feb 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 C08 | 1 | 1 | $165 | Feb 1991 | Feb 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 E01 I | 1 | 1 | $165 | Feb 1991 | Feb 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 I | 1 | 1 | $130 | Feb 1991 | Feb 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $130 | Feb 1991 | Feb 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Feb 1991 | Feb 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G01 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Feb 1991 | Feb 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | $75 | Feb 1991 | Feb 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B01 | 1 | 1 | $70 | Feb 1991 | Feb 1991 |
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 TX. Peer group: 113,142 employers. This establishment has 45 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 86 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) · Nov 2017
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2017 | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
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 31+ years. Most recent activity: 31 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 WATSON, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WATSON, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for WATSON, 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 WATSON, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WATSON, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WATSON 4015 SOUTH FREEWAY · FORT WORTH, TX, 76110 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-09-23 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1994-05-04 | Complaint | 15 | 12 | $4,335 | |
| 1991-01-28 | Complaint | 21 | 11 | $1,395 | |
| 1982-11-22 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1975-03-13 | Planned | 9 | — | $100 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WATSON, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is WATSON, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- WATSON, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 45 violations and $5,830 in total penalties.
- How does WATSON, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- WATSON, INC. operates in the drilling oil and gas wells industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3. WATSON, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.05 compared to an industry average of 1.