NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO
9600 CLINTON DR., Houston, TX 77029 · NAICS 333132 Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
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Inspection records
Aug 10, 2022#346139033Aug 10, 2022Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#346139033$14,5022 viol.2 violations$14,502 in penalties
Inspection #346139033
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 10, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 10, 2022
- Final Order
- Jan 3, 2023
- Closed
- Aug 28, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 185
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $24,862
- Penalties on Record
- $14,502
- Site Address
- 11919 Fm 529 Road, Houston, TX 77041
- Industry
- 333132 Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.138 Hand Protection OSHA citation code: 19100138 B | Other | 1 | 7 | $10,360 | $14,502 | - | Jan 3, 2023 | |
| 01001B | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Other | 1 | 7 | $14,502 | $0 | - | Jan 3, 2023 |
Feb 25, 2022#345803282Feb 25, 2022Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#345803282$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345803282
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 25, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 25, 2022
- Closed
- May 13, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 65
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4703 Creekmont Drive, Houston, TX 77091
- Industry
- 333132 Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
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's finger is surgically amputated after being caught
Apr 25, 2017#342282860Apr 25, 2017Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#342282860$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #342282860
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 25, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- May 12, 2017
- Closed
- May 12, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 100
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 8018 Breen Drive, Houston, TX 77064
- Industry
- 333132 Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Feb 24, 2015#340422542Feb 24, 2015Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#340422542$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340422542
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 24, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 16, 2015
- Closed
- Apr 16, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 100
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5100 N. Sam Houston Parkway W., Houston, TX 77086
- Industry
- 333132 Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Aug 6, 2013#339264319Aug 6, 2013Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#339264319$7,1403 viol.3 violations$7,140 in penalties
Inspection #339264319
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 6, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 6, 2013
- Final Order
- Jan 29, 2014
- Closed
- Feb 10, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 52
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,500
- Penalties on Record
- $7,140
- Site Address
- 2530 Garrow St., Houston, TX 77003
- Industry
- 333132 Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
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.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01002B | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 C06 | Serious | 1 | 52 | $0 | $2,380 | Dec 30, 2013 | - | Jan 29, 2014 |
| 01003B | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 L03 III D | Serious | 1 | 52 | $0 | $2,380 | Dec 30, 2013 | - | Jan 29, 2014 |
| 01004 | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 F02 | Serious | 2 | 5 | $3,500 | $2,380 | Dec 30, 2013 | - | Jan 29, 2014 |
Feb 7, 2012#316217975Feb 7, 2012Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#316217975$4,0001 viol.1 violation$4,000 in penalties
Inspection #316217975
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 7, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 7, 2012
- Closed
- Mar 21, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,100
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,000
- Penalties on Record
- $4,000
- Site Address
- 12950 West Little York Road, Houston, TX 77041
- Industry
- 333132 Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 G01 IA | Serious | 2 | 2 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Feb 26, 2012 | - | - |
Jun 2, 2011#315571919Jun 2, 2011Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#315571919$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #315571919
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 2, 2011
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 2, 2011
- Closed
- Jun 3, 2011
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 250
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 16211 Air Center Blvd, Houston, TX 77032
- Industry
- 333132 Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Nov 20, 2007#311491724Nov 20, 2007Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#311491724$11,2755 viol.5 violations$11,275 in penalties
Inspection #311491724
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 20, 2007
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 10, 2008
- Closed
- Apr 23, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 730
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 5 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $12,975
- Penalties on Record
- $11,275
- Site Address
- 12950 West Little York, Houston, TX 77251
- Industry
- 333132 Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 C03 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,275 | $1,275 | Mar 3, 2008 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 IIB | Serious | 21 | 6 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Jul 1, 2008 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $1,700 | $0 | Mar 3, 2008 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 3 | 9 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Feb 25, 2008 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Serious | 9 | 10 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Feb 25, 2008 | - | - |
Aug 5, 2005#308587914Aug 5, 2005Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#308587914$6,0001 viol.1 violation$6,000 in penalties
Inspection #308587914
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 5, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 10, 2005
- Closed
- Feb 24, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 40
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,000
- Penalties on Record
- $6,000
- Site Address
- 9600 Clinton Dr., Houston, TX 77029
- Industry
- 333132 Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 6 | $7,000 | $6,000 | Feb 21, 2006 | - | - |
Jul 28, 2005#308587799Jul 28, 2005Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#308587799$3,7501 viol.1 violation$3,750 in penalties
Inspection #308587799
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 28, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 29, 2005
- Closed
- Feb 9, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 200
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,000
- Penalties on Record
- $3,750
- Site Address
- 11919 Fm 529, Houston, TX 77041
- Industry
- 333298
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 3 | $5,000 | $3,750 | Jan 16, 2006 | - | - |
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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.
11 inspections, 2005 to 2022. 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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Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Machinery Manufacturing, 17,994 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.