Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas · Carlsbad, NM
Morco Geological
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $393,479 in back wages owed to 78 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.
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- Violations cited
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- Back wages owed
Morco Geological in Carlsbad, NM 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 $393,479 in back wages owed to 78 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
Compliance score
- F Wage & hour compliance: $393K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($393K 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.
Morco Geological in the Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas enforcement ledger
On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Morco Geological ranks #30 among 717 Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas employers with WHD recoveries ($393,479). Morco Geological carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #30 of 717 Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas employers on WHD back wages ($393,479).
How Morco Geological Compares
Morco Geological in Carlsbad, NM 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, Pilot Thomas Logistics, LLC in Fort Worth, TX has 0 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Morco Geological to date. The Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas sector average runs $4,539 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Morco Geological owed $393,479 in back wages to 78 employees across 1 case and 110 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 Morco Geological compares to the Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas sector, which has 2,294 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Morco Geological | 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 Morco Geological's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Morco Geological against FLSmidth, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Morco Geological'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
- Morco Geological also carries $393,479 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.
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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.
Employer Matching
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.