PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY
SEC 3-6N-9W, CHICKASHA, OK 73018 · NAICS 213111 Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
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Inspection records
Jun 15, 2005#308064146Jun 15, 2005Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Safety#308064146$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #308064146
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 15, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 15, 2005
- Closed
- Jun 15, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- Not recorded
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Section 26 7n-8w, Chickasha, OK 73018
- 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.
Jun 15, 2005#308064138Jun 15, 2005Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Safety#308064138$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #308064138
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 15, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 15, 2005
- Closed
- Jun 15, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- Not recorded
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Sec 3-6n-9w, Chickasha, OK 73018
- 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.
Jun 7, 2005#308063965Jun 7, 2005Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Safety#308063965$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #308063965
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 7, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 7, 2005
- Closed
- Jun 7, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- Not recorded
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Sec 3-6n-9w, Chickasha, OK 73018
- 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.
Nov 1, 2004#308060219Nov 1, 2004Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#308060219$8,0008 viol.8 violations$8,000 in penalties
Inspection #308060219
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 1, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 28, 2005
- Closed
- May 31, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 6,000
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 8 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,000
- Penalties on Record
- $8,000
- Site Address
- Sec 3-6n-9w, Chickasha, OK 73018
- Industry
- 213111 Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
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 (8 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1904.29 Forms OSHA citation code: 19040029 B01 | Other | 12 | - | $1,000 | $1,000 | Apr 26, 2005 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1904.29 Forms OSHA citation code: 19040029 B01 | Other | 15 | - | $1,000 | $1,000 | Apr 26, 2005 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1904.29 Forms OSHA citation code: 19040029 B01 | Other | 14 | - | $1,000 | $1,000 | Apr 26, 2005 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1904.29 Forms OSHA citation code: 19040029 B03 | Other | 9 | - | $1,000 | $1,000 | Apr 26, 2005 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1904.29 Forms OSHA citation code: 19040029 B03 | Other | 21 | - | $1,000 | $1,000 | Apr 26, 2005 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1904.29 Forms OSHA citation code: 19040029 B03 | Other | 11 | - | $1,000 | $1,000 | Apr 26, 2005 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1904.32 Annual Summary OSHA citation code: 19040032 B03 | Other | 1 | - | $1,000 | $1,000 | Mar 28, 2005 | - | - |
| 01008 | 1904.32 Annual Summary OSHA citation code: 19040032 B03 | Other | 1 | - | $1,000 | $1,000 | Mar 28, 2005 | - | - |
Aug 12, 2004#306646639Aug 12, 2004FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#306646639$91,0005 viol.5 violations$91,000 in penalties
Inspection #306646639
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 12, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 12, 2004
- Contested
- Mar 3, 2005
- Final Order
- Oct 20, 2005
- Closed
- Aug 4, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 5
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 willful, 2 repeat
- Initial Penalties
- $210,000
- Penalties on Record
- $91,000
- Site Address
- Sec 3-6n-9w, Chickasha, OK 73018
- Industry
- 213111 Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
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 falls from a man basket and dies
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 3 | $70,000 | $7,000 | Feb 14, 2005 | Mar 3, 2005 | Oct 20, 2005 |
| 02002A | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L04 IID | Serious | 1 | 5 | $70,000 | $7,000 | Feb 18, 2005 | Mar 3, 2005 | Oct 20, 2005 |
| 02002B | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L04 IIE | Willful | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Feb 18, 2005 | Mar 3, 2005 | Oct 20, 2005 |
| 03001 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L01 I | Repeat | 1 | 3 | $35,000 | $38,500 | Feb 18, 2005 | Mar 3, 2005 | Oct 20, 2005 |
| 03002 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L06 | Repeat | 1 | 5 | $35,000 | $38,500 | Feb 18, 2005 | Mar 3, 2005 | Oct 20, 2005 |
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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.
5 inspections, 2004 to 2005. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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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