Establishment profile
AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
O'HARE AIRPORT P.O. BOX 66374, CHICAGO, IL, 60666
Operated by American Airlines · 1 of 219 establishments
481111 — Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
EIN 131502798
Summary
AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. has accumulated 99 OSHA violations across 44 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $310,005 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 40 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
30% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 8 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4811 within IL. Peer group: 40 employers. This establishment has 99 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 6,036 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Feb 2016 – May 2025 · 7 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2025 | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Mar 4, 2024 | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area | Multiple body parts n.e.c. | Hospitalized | |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation | |
| Feb 27, 2023 | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Elbow(s) and arms(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Feb 24, 2021 | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Nov 24, 2020 | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized | |
| Aug 29, 2016 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Aug 7, 2016 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation | |
| Jun 8, 2016 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized | |
| Feb 3, 2016 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2000 | CRUSHED,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,BRIDGEFatality | 1 | — | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 10 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 4 violations · $0 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMLA (family & medical leave) | Jul 2005 – Feb 2025 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; final payment may differ. 6 cases · $0 in backwages · 6 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Backwages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 – Feb 2025 | Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation | — | 1 |
| Oct 2006 – Apr 2007 | Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation | — | 1 |
| Feb 2005 – Aug 2005 | Scheduled Freight Air Transportation | — | 1 |
| Feb 2005 – Aug 2005 | Scheduled Air Transportation | — | 1 |
| Aug 2004 – Jul 2005 | Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation | — | 1 |
| Dec 2004 – Jun 2005 | Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation | — | 1 |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-22 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2025-05-29 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2024-03-06 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-02-23 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-02-11 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-12-27 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-12-19 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-10-15 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-07-28 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-07-09 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-05-28 | Complaint | 3 | — | $11,000 | |
| 2012-10-11 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-09-13 | Complaint | 1 | — | $1,000 | |
| 2010-11-02 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-08-04 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-08-04 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-02-28 | Planned | 38 | 28 | $131,000 | |
| 2007-01-29 | Planned | 24 | 14 | $153,750 | |
| 2006-01-30 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2006-01-23 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $1,300 | |
| 2004-07-30 | Unprogrammed Related | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | |
| 2003-04-28 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $6,250 | |
| 2002-10-01 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2002-04-10 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2002-03-18 | Planned | 6 | 5 | $2,500 | |
| 2000-12-06 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2000-05-24 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2000-01-27 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1999-12-29 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-12-30 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1995-04-12 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-06-09 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-04-05 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1992-03-17 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1990-08-17 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-09-21 | Complaint | 2 | 1 | $360 | |
| 1988-05-05 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1987-05-11 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1985-03-12 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-10-18 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $210 | |
| 1977-05-18 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-05-04 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-02-22 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1973-11-13 | Complaint | 16 | — | $135 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. is one of 219 establishments rolled up under the parent organization American Airlines.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of American Airlines across all 219 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in scheduled passenger air transportation within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- UNITED AIRLINES INC.ELK GROVE VILLAGE — 3 federal enforcement records
- UNITED AIRLINES, INC.CHICAGO — 3 federal enforcement records
- AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES, INC.CHICAGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- ENVOY AIR INCCHICAGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- United AirlinesChicago — 2 federal enforcement records
- United AirlinesChicago — 2 federal enforcement records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANYCHICAGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- NORTHWEST AIRLINESCHICAGO — 1 federal enforcement record
- US AIRWAYS, INC.CHICAGO — 1 federal enforcement record
- United Airlines, Inc.ELK GROVE VILLAGE — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by American Airlines, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.LOS ANGELES, CA — 3 federal enforcement records
- AMERICAN AIRLINESJAMAICA, NY — 3 federal enforcement records
- AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.NEWARK, NJ — 3 federal enforcement records
- AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.CHARLOTTE, NC — 3 federal enforcement records
- PIEDMONT AIRLINES, INC.SALISBURY, MD — 3 federal enforcement records
- AMERICAN AIRLINES INCEl Segundo, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.SAN ANTONIO, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.SAN DIEGO, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- AMERICAN AIRLINESTULSA, OK — 2 federal enforcement records
- AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.CARY, NC — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All American Airlines locationsParent rollup
- Scheduled Passenger Air TransportationAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ILState-wide enforcement data
- Scheduled Passenger Air in ILIndustry × state cross-filter
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup American Airlines, which operates 219 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
Frequently asked
- What is AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. has 44 OSHA inspections on record with 99 violations and $310,005 in total penalties.
- How does AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. operates in the scheduled passenger air transportation industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 7.4. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 9.97 compared to an industry average of 6.4.
- Has AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC..