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Ensign US Southern Drilling, Mentone, TX: 3 OSHA citations, $16,000 in penalties (2022)
OSHA recorded 1 inspection at Ensign US Southern Drilling, Haley 31 Well 9H 13.5 Miles NE Direction From Mentone, TX, Mentone, TX 79754, on April 26, 2022. 1 inspection ended in citations: 3 citations with $20,313 in initial penalties and $16,000 in current penalties. The latest citation was issued May 27, 2022.
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- Site
- Haley 31 Well 9H 13.5 Miles NE Direction From Mentone, TX, Mentone, TX 79754
- Industry
- 213111 Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
- Ownership
- Private
- Employees at the site
- 26 (as recorded at the latest inspection)
- Inspections
- 1, of which 1 with citations
- Citations
- 3
- Penalties
- $20,313 initial, $16,000 current
Inspections
Every inspection OSHA opened at this site since November 3, 2021.
| Opened | Closed | Type | Scope | Focus | Citations | Current penalties | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 26, 2022 | July 7, 2022 | Planned | Complete | Safety | 3 | $16,000 | osha.gov |
Citations
One row for each citation, newest first. Gravity is OSHA's level of gravity for serious violations.
| Inspection opened | Standard cited | Standard title | Type | Gravity | Issued | Initial penalty | Current penalty | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 26, 2022 | 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) | Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use | Other than serious | Not listed | May 27, 2022 | $0 | $0 | osha.gov |
| April 26, 2022 | 1910.134(g)(1)(i) | Respiratory protection | Other than serious | 1 | May 27, 2022 | $5,811 | $4,000 | osha.gov |
| April 26, 2022 | 1910.28(b)(1)(i) | Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection | Serious | 10 | May 27, 2022 | $14,502 | $12,000 | osha.gov |
Also on SpecStream
- All OSHA citations in Support Activities for Mining in Texas
- OSHA citations in Texas
- 29 CFR 1910.28, Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection: all citations
- 29 CFR 1910.134, Respiratory protection: all citations
- 29 CFR 1910.305, Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use: all citations
Updated November 3, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Penalties are as OSHA records them on the date this page was read and can change after a contest or a settlement. Citations OSHA deleted are left out. Each row links to OSHA's own inspection record. This page uses US Department of Labor data and is not endorsed or certified by the US Department of Labor. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.