Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas · Breinigsville, PA

Buckeye Pipeline

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $284,265 in back wages owed to 687 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$284,265
Back wages owed

Buckeye Pipeline in Breinigsville, PA has been the subject of 0 OSHA workplace inspections and 0 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. Separately, the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found $284,265 in back wages owed to 687 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.

Compliance score

F 0/100
  • F Wage & hour compliance: $284K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($284K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.

Channels are separate federal datasets: a dimension marked not applicable simply has no record in that dataset for this employer, not a good or bad score.

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Buckeye Pipeline in the Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas enforcement ledger

WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Buckeye Pipeline at rank #45 of 717 employers ($284,265 owed). Buckeye Pipeline carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #45 of 717 Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas employers on WHD back wages ($284,265).

How Buckeye Pipeline Compares

Buckeye Pipeline in Breinigsville, PA has no OSHA inspection on record with PlainWorker. An absence of federal inspection activity is not the same as a clean safety record, it typically means this employer has not yet been selected for inspection under OSHA's targeting programs. By comparison, Halliburton Energy Services in Houston, TX has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Buckeye Pipeline to date. The Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas sector average runs $4,539 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$284,265
Employees Affected
687
WHD Violations
688
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$414
Avg Back Wages per CaseFar above average
$284,265

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Buckeye Pipeline owed $284,265 in back wages to 687 employees across 1 case and 688 violations. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.

Industry Safety Context: Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas

How Buckeye Pipeline compares to the Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas sector, which has 2,294 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Buckeye Pipeline Industry Avg
Inspections 0 2.2
Violations 0 3.1
Total Penalty $0 $4,539
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $2,042

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What to do with this record

Use Buckeye Pipeline's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Buckeye Pipeline against Greene's Energy Group, LLC Main Office (3), a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Buckeye Pipeline's inspection and penalty record is typical for Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas sector
  • Buckeye Pipeline also carries $284,265 in Wage and Hour Division back-wages, a separate enforcement track from OSHA safety violations. How wage-theft enforcement works

Figures reflect closed OSHA and WHD federal enforcement actions on record (2010–2026); not every workplace issue results in an inspection or investigation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Has Buckeye Pipeline been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Buckeye Pipeline, resulting in $284,265 in back wages owed to 687 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Buckeye Pipeline operate in?
Buckeye Pipeline operates in the Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas sector (NAICS code 21111). This industry has 2,294 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 5,098 total OSHA inspections and $10.41M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Buckeye Pipeline owes me wages?
If you believe Buckeye Pipeline owes you wages, you can file a complaint with the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division at dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints or by calling 1-866-487-9243. WHD investigates violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act including unpaid minimum wage, overtime, and unauthorized deductions. The DOL has previously found $284,265 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Buckeye Pipeline's safety record compare to industry average?
Buckeye Pipeline's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas industry average of $4,539 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 2.2 per employer. For a direct comparison, Halliburton Energy Services in Houston, TX is a similar mining, quarrying, oil & gas employer with $0 in current penalties.
Data Sources & Methodology

Data as of 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA, WHD).

Source: OSHA Enforcement Data

Inspection and violation records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, covering the period 2010–2026. Includes inspection dates, violation types (serious, willful, repeat, other-than-serious), and penalty amounts. Penalties shown are current assessed amounts and may differ from original citations due to settlement, contest, or reduction.

Source: Wage and Hour Division (WHD)

Compliance actions from the WHD, covering enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations. Back wages represent amounts owed to affected employees as determined by WHD investigations.

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Employers are matched across OSHA and WHD datasets by name, state, and city. Employers included in PlainWorker have 2 or more OSHA inspections or $1,000+ in WHD back wages. Data is updated monthly from data.dol.gov.

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Every figure on PlainWorker is rendered directly from official U.S. Department of Labor OSHA and Wage & Hour Division enforcement records, no number is typed in by an editor. This employer's ratios (penalty-per-violation, industry comparisons) are computed live from the 0 inspections on record. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.