FRONTIER DRILLING, LLC
PATRICIA UNIT 14812-AH, MARTIN COUNTY, 11 MILES N. OF STANTON, STANTON, TX 79782 · NAICS 213111 Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
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Inspection records
Aug 28, 2017#342608965Aug 28, 2017FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#342608965$23,2823 viol.3 violations$23,282 in penalties
Inspection #342608965
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 28, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 30, 2017
- Final Order
- Feb 28, 2018
- Closed
- Oct 31, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 9
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $23,282
- Penalties on Record
- $23,282
- Site Address
- Patricia Unit 14812-Ah, Martin County, 11 Miles N. Of Stanton, Stanton, TX 79782
- Industry
- 213111 Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee is struck by beam and is killed
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 B08 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $11,641 | $11,641 | Mar 15, 2018 | - | Feb 28, 2018 |
| 01001B | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 B09 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Mar 15, 2018 | - | Feb 28, 2018 |
| 01002 | 1910.180 Crawler Locomotive and Truck Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100180 H04 II | Serious | 1 | 1 | $11,641 | $11,641 | Mar 15, 2018 | - | Feb 28, 2018 |
Jun 21, 2017#342424546Jun 21, 2017Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#342424546$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #342424546
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 21, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 21, 2017
- Closed
- Aug 4, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 22
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Patricia Unit 1 4801 Bh, Stanton, TX 79782
- Industry
- 213111 Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
2 inspections, 2017 to 2017. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Support Activities for Mining, 8,898 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: drilling oil and gas wells reported 1.3 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 12.1%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source