Drilling gas and oil field wells on a contract basis · Texas
Ensign United States Drilling (S.W.) Inc.
Houston, TX · ~1,103 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 1.8
- Avg TCR
- 1.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ensign United States Drilling (S.W.) Inc. runs at 94% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Drilling gas and oil field wells on a contract basis workplace, earning a grade C.
Ensign United States Drilling (S.W.) Inc.: 1.8 TCR = 94% of Drilling gas and oil field wells on a contract basis BLS 1.9 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ensign United States Drilling (S.W.) Inc. safety composite
Ensign United States Drilling (S.W.) Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 39%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
Rising injury rate
Ensign United States Drilling (S.W.) Inc.: 0.6 → 1.4 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 2.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.37× in 2024
Ensign United States Drilling (S.W.) Inc.'s TCR rose 0.9 from 0.6 in 2020 to 1.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 2.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.37× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 213111 · Houston, TX AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade C · TCR 1.8 · 94% of ind
- DART 0.7 DART
- RANK #32/48
- PHOTO Cactus Drilling Rig …
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 115 inj
- SIZE ~1,103 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Cactus Drilling Rig 133 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ensign United States Drilling (S.W.) Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ensign United States Drilling (S.W.) Inc.
1.8 TCR
- Cactus Drillin
Cactus Drilling Rig 133
1.8 TCR
- Rig 114
Rig 114
1.8 TCR
- Rig 164
Rig 164
1.8 TCR
- Rig 148
Rig 148
1.8 TCR
What this shows Ensign United States Drilling (S.W.) Inc. averages 1.8 TCR (94% of the Drilling gas and oil field wells on a contract basis BLS benchmark).
Ensign United States Drilling (S.W.) Inc. TCR series: 2020=0.6 · 2021=2 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=2.4 · 2024=1.4 · BLS 1.9
Where Ensign United States Drilling (S.W.) Inc. falls in its industry
171 Drilling gas and oil field wel establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.6.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #32 safest of 48 Drilling gas and oil field wel employers in Texas.
Ensign United States Drilling (S.W.) Inc. has more employees than the Drilling gas and oil field wells on a co median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.6. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 36 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
213111 · TX · Houston
171 Drilling gas and oil field wells on a contract basis employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 5,116 employers in Houston, TX · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Cactus Drilling Rig 133 | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rig 114 | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rig 164 | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rig 148 | 1.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | TX0326SS | 1,103 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Zachry Construction Corporation | 1,104 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sanderson Farms Palestine Processing | 1,105 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | US TX Round Rock 03 | 1,105 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH IAH | 11,560 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH - Airport United Airlines Offices | 10,239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6925-IAH | 9,442 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center | 8,873 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Excalibur Well Services | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Delta Air Lines CAE | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Clutch & Brake Xchange | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DLP Maria Parham Medical Center - EVS | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | JTEKT Automotive North America | 1,103 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cthar - Hartford | 1,103 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DB Schenker--Carlisle | 1,103 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 123569-North Metro Ga P&Dc | 1,103 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.