How Falcon Drilling Replaced Paperwork with Digital Construction Forms

About Falcon Drilling & Blasting

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Falcon Drilling & Blasting, Inc. has been actively involved in the drilling & blasting industry since 1991, providing services to Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois, and Iowa. We specialize in blasting for sewer and water lines within communities, drilling and blasting for road cuts, site work, foundations, quarry drilling, bridge pier demolition, and solar farm pre-drilling.

Problem

Managing time tracking and compliance paperwork was a constant struggle for Falcon Drilling & Blasting. With employees across the Midwest, the company relied on paper-based timecards and safety forms, leading to major inefficiencies. Workers submitted documents inconsistently—some emailed timecards, others texted photos, and some handed in physical copies—making it difficult to track hours accurately and comply with MSHA regulations.

This outdated system was failing. Paper forms were lost, misplaced, or illegible, causing admin to spend hours each week sorting, verifying, and entering timecards while chasing down critical documentation when needed. MSHA audits loomed, and there was no easy way to prove compliance. Payroll errors were another major issue—missing forms meant incorrect hours, frustrated employees, and wasted time correcting mistakes.

"Tracking time and paperwork was a nightmare. Employees were scattered across the midwest, submitting timecards and safety forms in different ways—emails, text messages, or paper drop-offs. We spent hours every week chasing down missing forms, fixing payroll errors, and struggling to keep up with compliance requirements. It wasn’t just inefficient but a constant risk to our business." — Brittany Konitzer, Office Manager, Falcon Drilling & Blasting

Falcon Drilling & Blasting needed a centralized, reliable system to simplify time tracking, improve compliance, and eliminate wasted administrative hours.

Solution

Falcon Drilling & Blasting searched for a construction-specific solution that could streamline compliance and payroll while being easy to use for employees of all tech skill levels. 

Other solutions were considered but fell short due to clunky multi-app setups and a lack of offline support. However, Workyard stood out by combining digital time tracking and construction forms in a single, intuitive platform and meeting the requirements listed by Falcon Drilling & Blasting, including:

• A fully customizable platform to meet compliance needs, including daily equipment inspections and job safety awareness forms
• Offline functionality so employees could complete forms in remote locations without service
• A centralized system to replace scattered paper-based submissions and enable easy retrieval of historical form data for audits
• An all-in-one platform to avoid overwhelming employees with multiple apps.
• Flexibility for field employees to complete forms without disrupting work

“Moving our repair requests to digital forms with Workyard made a huge difference. Before, issues would get lost in the shuffle, and it could take too long to get equipment fixed. Now, as soon as a problem is reported, we get notified immediately, and our mechanics can take care of it right away. It’s helped us cut downtime and keep everything running more efficiently.” — Brittany Konitzer, Office Manager, Falcon Drilling & Blasting

By switching to Workyard, Falcon Drilling & Blasting eliminated manual paperwork, improved payroll accuracy, and simplified compliance tracking—all in one seamless solution.

Outcome

With Workyard, Falcon Drilling & Blasting eliminated paper-based inefficiencies, cutting hours of administrative work each week. Employees quickly adapted to the system, even those resistant to technology, thanks to its intuitive design and single-app functionality.

By digitizing time tracking, payroll errors dropped significantly, reducing costly adjustments. Compliance forms were now organized, searchable, and audit-ready, helping the company avoid MSHA fines. Automated issue tracking also allowed the team to respond to flagged inspections instantly, preventing safety risks from escalating.

Key Results:

• Eliminated payroll errors – Automated time tracking removed manual entry mistakes.
• Centralized compliance records – Digital forms keep safety and inspection records instantly accessible.
• Accelerated issue resolution – Automated alerts flagged equipment problems for immediate action.
• Simplified workforce adoption – Even non-tech-savvy employees adjusted quickly.
• Strengthened communication & trust – Field teams saw immediate confirmation that their reports were received and acted upon.

"After researching multiple solutions, Workyard was hands down the best, simplest, and most effective option. Other digital time-tracking tools exist, but Workyard is the only one that can capture the digital forms we require for every job. It’s completely transformed how we track time, manage compliance, and keep our business running efficiently." — Brittany Konitzer, Office Manager, Falcon Drilling & Blasting