Propetro Services Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations
Big Spring, Texas · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · NAICS 213112
8inspections
7citation items
$25,903current penalties
Jan 28, 2025last inspection
Propetro Services Inc. has 8 OSHA inspections on record in Texas, the first in 2011.
OSHA's last visit started on Jan 28, 2025 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Pecos.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 7 citation items: 6 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $42,005 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $25,903, down 38%.
Most often, OSHA cited Section 5(a)(1), the General Duty Clause (2 items).
For context, across all mining and oil and gas employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,880. Propetro Services Inc. averages $7,001 over 3 cited inspections in that time.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Propetro Services Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 8 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Jan 27, 2025 (fatal): One employee is killed and another is injured by ruptured fr
At 6:00 p.m. on January 27, 2025, Employee #1 was assisting Employee #2 in checking a pump that was not getting suction during hydraulic fracturing operations. During this process, a frack line ruptured. Employee #1 died from multiple injuries. Employee #2 was hospitalized to treat the injuries sustained.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 344769773 OPENED JUN 1, 2020Closed
Programmed other · Complete · Safety · 68 employees at the site · Closed Sep 24, 2020
Hannathon Petroleum, Llc, Allar 25 #2, Howard County, 6.9 Miles Se Of Big Spring, Big Spring, TX 79720 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342985868 OPENED MAR 1, 2018Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Closed Aug 21, 2018
Incident on Feb 18, 2018: Employee is struck by hose line during inflation and fractur
At 1:30 a.m. on February 18, 2018, an employee approached a hose line going from the blender to the missile and placed his hand on it to show a supervisor how it was sunk flat. A coworker opened a valve on the blender and the fracing fluid rushed through the line which caused it to move about and struck the employee in his right leg, fracturing his tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident on Jun 4, 2017: Employee suffers overexposure to toxic vapors and is hospita
At 6:00 p.m. on June 4, 2017, an employee was standing on top of a tanker truck to fill it with HCL. During filling, the employee breathed in the HCL vapors, which made him ill. The employee descended from where he was standing to get some fresh air. Once he was feeling better, the employee accessed the tanker truck again, going back to work. However, the employee began to feel nauseous and began vomiting. The employee decided to go to the hospital, which he drove himself. He was admitted to the hospital, where he was treated for overexposure to the HCL vapors.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Midland site logged 21 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 1,636 workers: 0.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.2 for its industry. Those cases cost 394 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
ProPetro Services, Inc.
Midland · 2024
1,636
21
6
0.7
0.2
ProPetro Services -- Corporate/Pe
Midland · 2021
1,498
15
4
0.5
0.2
ProPetro Services -- Corporate/Permian Operations
Midland · 2020
1,741
11
3
0.5
0.2
ProPetro Services -- Permian Operations
Midland · 2019
3,027
40
7
0.8
0.2
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 8 reports on file, the 6 most recent shown.
Mar 28, 2022, Pecos: Hospitalization · fractures · forearm(s)
An employee was walking toward a pump on which he was installing a new suction manifold. He tripped over the old manifold, lying on the ground, and fell. He suffered a compound fracture to the left forearm and was hospitalized.
Dec 3, 2020, Midland: Hospitalization · fractures · knee(s)
An employee was walking at a jobsite, stepped on a hose, and slipped in friction reducer compound. The employee fell on the ground and broke a kneecap.
Apr 7, 2020, Midland: Hospitalization · cuts and abrasions or bruises · foot (feet), unspecified
An employee was using a pressure washer to wash grease off of equipment. The employee was moving the power washer wand from side to side, when the wand went across his right foot. The pressurized spray cut through his boot and caused abrasions and lacerations to his right foot. The employee was hospitalized.
Dec 31, 2019, Midland: Amputation · amputations · hand(s), unspecified
An employee was using a winch and a cable when his hand was caught between the winch and a truck frame. The employee suffered an amputation.
A maintenance employee was installing a harmonic balancer on a crank shaft on a frac pump. He was pulling himself up using a strap when the strap sheared a bolt holding some of the components together. This caused the metal lifting eye to fall and strike the employee's hand, resulting in an amputation of the right pinky finger.
(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.
(iii) The measures employees can take to protect themselves from these hazards, including specific procedures the employer has implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures, and personal protective equipment to be used; and,
29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)
(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
