SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY is a scheduled passenger air transportation employer in CHICAGO, IL. Federal records show 11 OSHA inspections with 1 violation and $7,000 in penalties. 1 workplace fatality investigation on record. 2 Wage & Hour Division enforcement cases on record. 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.
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY
5750 S. CICERO AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL, 60638
Parent: Southwest Airlines (100 locations)
481111 — Top companies in Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
EIN: 741563240
72 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. — DALLAS, TX — 2 federal records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. — SAN JOSE, CA — 2 federal records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO — BURBANK, CA — 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
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- UNITED AIRLINES, INC. — CHICAGO — 3 federal records
- UNITED AIRLINES INC. — ELK GROVE VILLAGE — 3 federal records
- ENVOY AIR INC — CHICAGO — 2 federal records
- AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES, INC. — CHICAGO — 2 federal records
- AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. — CHICAGO — 2 federal records
- DELTA AIR LINES, INC. — CHICAGO — 1 federal record
- DECATUR PARK DISTRICT - AIRPORT — DECATUR — 1 federal record
- UNITED AIR LINES, INC. — CHICAGO — 1 federal record
- AIRSERV — CHICAGO — 1 federal record
- CITY OF CHICAGO - DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION — CHICAGO — 1 federal record
Industry context
Within the scheduled passenger air transportation industry in IL, SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY ranks in the 46th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 40 comparable establishments.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 77th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 92th 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 29.65, which is above the industry average.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 10 years.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $7,000 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 29.65 compared to an industry average of 6.4.
- Has SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY of CHICAGO, IL from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: 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 1, 2026. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY resolves to the parent rollup Southwest Airlines, which operates 100 establishments in our dataset. OSHA accident records on file for SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY include 1 fatality investigation.
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.