been killed at Patterson jobsites in the state of Texas alone."
http://www.philaposh.org/pdf/2008KennedyReport.pdf
Patterson UTI is not on the current SVEP list.
"On June 18, 2010, OSHA instituted the Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP) to more effectively focus enforcement efforts on recalcitrant employers" https://www.osha.gov/dep/enforcement/svep_white_paper.pdf
So how many have died since 2003? The OIS is not matching Senator Kennedy's data.
Here is what I found on OIS for patterson deaths.
303675565 02/12/2001 0830500 CO Accident Partial 2999 Patterson Drilling Company
110039393 04/16/2001 0636900 TX Accident Partial 1381 213111 1 Patterson Drilling Company Lp
303405427 05/30/2001 0653510 NM Accident Partial 1381 213111 1 Patterson Uti Drilling Company
304508039 05/29/2002 0626600 TX Accident Partial 1382 1 Patterson Uti Drilling
306204256 11/25/2003 0636900 TX Accident Partial 1381 213111 Patterson Uti Drilling Co.
306207366 07/29/2004 0636900 TX Accident Partial 1381 213111 1 Patterson Drilling - Uti Rig #99
310223805 08/30/2006 0627400 TX Accident Partial 1381 213111 Patterson Uti Drilling Company, Lp
313619629 05/05/2010 0627510 TX Accident Partial 1381 213111 2 Patterson - Uti Drilling Company, Lp
314160847 01/14/2011 0317700 PA Accident Complete 1381 213111 1 Patterson Uti Drilling Co Llc
315510123 07/11/2011 0653510 NM Accident Complete 1381 213111 1 Patterson Uti Drilling Company
190392.015 01/30/2012 0830300 ND Accident Partial 213111 1 Patterson Uti
Here is Senator Kennedy's total's from the report.
In November 2003, a worker was killed – and several others were “exposed to potential injury and/or death”– after being struck by a heavy piece of machinery at a jobsite in Midland, Texas of Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, which is headquartered in Snyder TX. The Inspector issued three serious citations and assessed $21,000 in penalties. However, after the employer contested the citations, OSHA supervisors settled the case by deleting three of the four violations and reducing total penalties to $7,000, a cut of 66%.
The employer was designated as an EEP target, but no followup inspections were conducted at the
Midland jobsite or other Patterson jobsites in Texas between this inspection at the February fatality in Sundown.
Just three weeks later, another worker was killed at a Patterson jobsite in Ponder, TX. No penalties were issued by the inspector.
On January 16, 2004, a worker was killed at a Patterson jobsite in Canadian, TX. The inspector issued a serious citation and penalties of $4,900. After Patterson contested the violations, however, OSHA dropped the citations and penalties completely.
In February 2004, a worker was killed at a Patterson jobsite in Sundown, Texas. The inspector noted that “employees … were exposed to hazards associated with falls from heights of approximately 90 feet and resultant bodily impact with objects located at ground level, created by the improper installation of the Geronimo escape device.” The inspector issued five serious violations and assessed $13,500 in penalties.
Again, the company contested the citations and OSHA settled the case, reducing the total penalties to $8,500, a 37% cut.
The employer was again targeted under the EEP program, but no EEP followup inspections were
conducted either at the Sundown jobsite or other Patterson jobsites in Texas between this inspection and the July fatality in Rhome. OSHA conducted a planned inspection at a site in Wellman, TX in April, but OSHA records show no connection to EEP.
In July 2004, a worker was killed at a Patterson jobsite in Rhome, Texas. The inspector assessed $5,000 in penalties, which OSHA reduced to $4,000 in a settlement after the company contested the citations.
On April 20, 2005, a worker was killed at a Patterson jobsite in Decatur, Texas. The inspector issued two repeat and one serious citations and assessed total penalties of $75,000. However, in settling the case, OSHA supervisors deleted one serious and one repeat citation and cut total penalties by 54% to $35,000. Patterson was cited for identical safety violations in a August 2004 fatality in Oklahoma.
In January 2006, a worker was electrocuted and killed at a Patterson jobsite in Pierce, Texas. The inspector issued five serious citations and assessed penalties of $25,000. Again, Patterson contested the citations, and again in a formal settlement OSHA massively cut total penalties by 80% to $5,000. Patterson was cited for an identical safety violations in a November 2005 fatality in Colorado.
The employer was again targeted under the EEP program. OSHA records show that a programmed
inspection (not a followup through EEP) was conducted a few days after the fatality. It is unclear whether this inspection was part of the fatality investigation, or a separate programmed inspection. After this inspection, the inspector issued nine serious and two repeat violations and assessed $85,000 in penalties.
The company again contested the citations, and again OSHA massively cut the inspector’s penalties, deleting both repeat citations, one serious citation, and cutting total penalties 82% to $15,000.
In June 2006, a worker was killed and another seriously injured at a Patterson jobsite in Zapata, TX. The employee was killed by pressurized mud and gas ejected from a pipe. The inspector issued five serious citations, two repeat citations, and two other than serious citations and assessed total penalties of $35,500.
Again, Patterson contested the citations, and again OSHA supervisors reduced the penalties in a formal settlement by 72% to $10,000 and deleted one serious and one repeat citations. While the inspection is designated EEP on OSHA’s public website, it is not listed in the EEP log maintained by the National Office (see e.g. CPL 02-00-145).
In July 2006, two workers were killed at a Patterson jobsite in Kermit, TX from fatal falls. The inspector issued three serious and six other than serious citations and assessed total penalties of $8,000. Again, Patterson
contested the citations, and again OSHA supervisors reduced the penalties in a formal settlement to $2,250, a 72% cut. OSHA also deleted one serious and four other than serious citations. While the inspection is designated EEP on OSHA’s public website, it is not listed in the EEP log maintained by the National Office (see e.g. CPL 02-00-145).
On August 30, another worker was killed at the Kermit TX Patterson jobsite when a manlift machine caught the leg of the worker and ran over him. No safety penalties were assessed. The next day, a worker was killed at another Patterson jobsite in Zapata TX. The inspector issued seven serious
citations, two repeat citations and seven other-than-serious citation and assessed $57,500 in fines. In the repeat citation, the inspector notes that workers were “exposed to a fall hazard due to the improper installation of the Geronimo emergency escape device” and that this exact violation was previously cited “on 08/11/2004.” Patterson had also been previously cited for identical safety violations in the June 2006 and February 2004 fatality investigations.
The company contested the citations, and OSHA supervisors have agreed to reduce the penalties on some violations by 35%. The contest of the largest penalty amounts – including the repeat citations – has been pending for more than a year. While the inspection is designated EEP on OSHA’s public website, it is not listed in the EEP log maintained by the National Office (see e.g. CPL 02-00-145)
In April 2007, a worker was killed at a Patterson jobsite in Floydada, Texas. The inspector reported that the employer, in repairing broken drill machinery, ordered too few men to work on moving a large piece of equipment. As a result, the men lost control of the equipment and the victim was pulled into operating machinery. “The victim was cut into two pieces and was pronounced dead by the justice of the peace.” Patterson was cited for identical safety violations in the June, July and August 2006 fatality investigations. The inspector issued two serious citations and two repeat citations and assessed total penalties of $23,083. Again, Patterson contested the citations, and again OSHA reduced the penalties in a formal settlement by 49% to $11,792. OSHA also deleted one of the serious citations. The employer was again targeted under the EEP program, but no followup inspection was conducted.
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