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NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC. is a scheduled passenger air transportation employer in NEWARK, NJ. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 1 violation and $800 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.

NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC.

NEWARK INT'L AIRPORT, TERM B, NEWARK, NJ, 07105

481111 Top companies in Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation

Federal Enforcement
1
OSHA inspection
1 violation
$800 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
7.4
Industry Avg DART
6.4
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
1
OSHA Violations
1
Total Penalties
$800
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
17 years
Last Activity
17yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Severity Mix
$800 avg per violation$800 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$800 total across all agencies

Federal Criminal Prosecution Record

Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.
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Prosecutions
1
Total Payments
$38,000,000
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime Type
Antitrust
First case: 2010-08-30
Most recent: 2010-08-30

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

63%
Above average violations
vs 20 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
63%

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

Other employers in Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation within NJ

Industry context

Within the scheduled passenger air transportation industry in NJ, NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC. ranks in the 63th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 20 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 63th percentile of the same peer group.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 7.4 for the scheduled passenger air transportation sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 6.4.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 17 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC.'s OSHA violation history?
NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $800 in total penalties.
How does NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC. operates in the scheduled passenger air transportation industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 7.4.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC. of NEWARK, NJ from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026.

This profile may be incomplete if NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC.operates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.