Transportation & Warehousing · Watford City, ND

Prairie Field Services

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $21,357 in back wages owed to 6 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$21,357
Back wages owed

Prairie Field Services in Watford City, ND 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. Federal wage-and-hour enforcement records also show 7 WHD violations against this employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.

Compliance score

D 62/100
  • D Wage & hour compliance: $21K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($21K 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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Prairie Field Services in the Transportation & Warehousing enforcement ledger

On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Prairie Field Services ranks #1,212 among 3,616 Transportation & Warehousing employers with WHD recoveries ($21,357). Prairie Field Services carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #1,212 of 3,616 Transportation & Warehousing employers on WHD back wages ($21,357).

How Prairie Field Services Compares

Prairie Field Services in Watford City, ND 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, Normbelle Transport in Capitol Heights, MD has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Prairie Field Services to date. The Transportation & Warehousing sector average runs $6,129 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$21,357
Employees Affected
6
WHD Violations
7
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$3,560
Avg Back Wages per CaseTypical
$21,357

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Prairie Field Services owed $21,357 in back wages to 6 employees across 1 case and 7 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: Transportation & Warehousing

How Prairie Field Services compares to the Transportation & Warehousing sector, which has 9,914 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Prairie Field Services Industry Avg
Inspections 0 1.9
Violations 0 3.2
Total Penalty $0 $6,129
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $3,295

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What to do with this record

Use Prairie Field Services's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Prairie Field Services against Pel State Bulk Plant LLC, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Prairie Field Services's inspection and penalty record is typical for Transportation & Warehousing or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Transportation & Warehousing sector
  • Prairie Field Services also carries $21,357 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 Prairie Field Services been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Prairie Field Services, resulting in $21,357 in back wages owed to 6 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Prairie Field Services operate in?
Prairie Field Services operates in the Transportation & Warehousing sector (NAICS code 48422). This industry has 9,914 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 18,441 total OSHA inspections and $60.77M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Prairie Field Services owes me wages?
If you believe Prairie Field Services 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 $21,357 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Prairie Field Services's safety record compare to industry average?
Prairie Field Services's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Transportation & Warehousing industry average of $6,129 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 1.9 per employer. For a direct comparison, Normbelle Transport in Capitol Heights, MD is a similar transportation & warehousing 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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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.