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Davidson Drilling, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Roanoke, Virginia · Drilling Oil and Gas Wells · NAICS 213111

1inspections
6citation items
$1,800current penalties
Mar 17, 2026last inspection

Davidson Drilling, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Virginia.

OSHA opened it on Mar 17, 2026 on a referral, in Roanoke, and the case has not closed yet.

From that inspection OSHA issued 6 citation items: 6 serious.

OSHA proposed $1,800 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.1153, silica dust in construction (6 items).

For context, across all mining and oil and gas employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,883. Davidson Drilling, Inc. averages $1,800 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Davidson Drilling, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2026 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348812637 OPENED MAR 17, 2026Open

Referral · Partial · Health · 6 employees at the site · Open

4171 Starkey Road, Roanoke, VA 24018 · Drilling Oil and Gas Wells · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1) · Silica dust in construction
 Serious$600$600May 22, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(i) · Silica dust in construction
 Serious$0$0May 22, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1) · Silica dust in construction
 Serious$600$600May 22, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(4) · Silica dust in construction
 Serious$0$0May 22, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1926.1153(i)(1) · Silica dust in construction
 Serious$600$600May 22, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1926.1153(i)(2)(i)(a) · Silica dust in construction
 Serious$0$0May 22, 2026Contested

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1926.1153 · Silica dust in construction

29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1)

(c) Specified exposure control methods. (1) For each employee engaged in a task identified on Table 1, the employer shall fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified for the task on Table 1, unless the employer assesses and limits the exposure of the employee to respirable crystalline silica in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section.

29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(i)

(2) Exposure assessment—(i) General. The employer shall assess the exposure of each employee who is or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2)(ii) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(2)(iii) of this section.

29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1)

(g) Written exposure control plan. (1) The employer shall establish and implement a written exposure control plan that contains at least the following elements:

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