SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY is a scheduled passenger air transportation employer in COLUMBUS, OH. Federal records show 3 OSHA inspections with 1 violation and $2,063 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 2, 2026.
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY
4600 INTERNATIONAL GATEWAY, COLUMBUS, OH, 43219
Parent: Southwest Airlines (100 locations)
481111 — Top companies in Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
EIN: 741563240
82 employees
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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.
Part of a larger organization
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY is one of 100 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization Southwest Airlines. Southwest Airlines is a SEC public reporter (LUV), with most recent reported revenue of $28.1B.
Federal enforcement records on SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of Southwest Airlines across all 100 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other establishments operated by Southwest Airlines
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES — OAKLAND, CA — 3 federal records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES — LOS ANGELES, CA — 3 federal records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. — SACRAMENTO, CA — 3 federal records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. — SAN JOSE, CA — 2 federal records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO — BURBANK, CA — 2 federal records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY — CHICAGO, IL — 2 federal records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. — SAN DIEGO, CA — 2 federal records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. — PHOENIX, AZ — 2 federal records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES — ATLANTA, GA — 2 federal records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES — SAN FRANCISCO, CA — 2 federal records
Other employers in Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation within OH
- UNITED AIRLINES, INC. — CLEVELAND — 1 federal record
- MIDWEST/FRONTIER AIRWAYS — COLUMBUS — 1 federal record
- CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC. — COLUMBUS — 1 federal record
- REPUBLIC AIRLINES, INC. — COLUMBUS — 1 federal record
- UNITED AIR LINES INC. — CLEVELAND — 1 federal record
- HUNTLEIGH USA CORPORATION — COLUMBUS — 1 federal record
- UNITED AIR LINES, INC. — COLUMBUS — 1 federal record
- AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES — COLUMBUS — 1 federal record
- US AIRWAYS, INC. — COLUMBUS
- DELTA AIR LINES INC. — COLUMBUS
Industry context
Within the scheduled passenger air transportation industry in OH, SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY ranks in the 60th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 21 comparable establishments.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 75th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 70th percentile.
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. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 13.95, which is above the industry average.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 13 years.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $2,063 in total penalties.
- How does SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY operates in the scheduled passenger air transportation industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 7.4. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 13.95 compared to an industry average of 6.4.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY of COLUMBUS, OH from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), 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, UVA, SEC enforcement.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 2, 2026. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY resolves to the parent rollup Southwest Airlines, which operates 100 establishments in our dataset.
This profile may be incomplete if SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANYoperates 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.