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UNITED AIRLINES, INC. is a scheduled passenger air transportation employer in CHICAGO, IL. Federal records show 13 OSHA inspections with 8 violations and $16,500 in penalties. 10 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.

UNITED AIRLINES, INC.

10000 W. O'HARE AVE., CHICAGO, IL, 60666

Parent: United Airlines (125 locations)

481111 Top companies in Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation

EIN: 742099724

3,850 employees

Federal Enforcement
13
OSHA inspections
8 violations
$16,500 in penalties
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
7.4
Industry Avg DART
6.4
Self-Reported DART
0.2
Self-Reported TRIR
0.3
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
13
OSHA Violations
8
Total Penalties
$16,500
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
10
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
22 years
Last Activity
8yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.6/yr
Violation Rate
0.4/yr
Violation Severity Mix
25% serious$2,063 avg per violation$1,269 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHAWHDNLRB$16,500 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
-7.1
Below industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
-6.2
Below industry average

Federal Criminal Prosecution Record

Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.
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Prosecutions
1
Total Payments
$17,271,415
Disposition
NP
Crime Type
Fraud - General
First case: 2021-02-25
Most recent: 2021-02-25

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint
9
Referral
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 8% of inspections

Peer Comparison

97%
Worse than most peers
vs 40 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
95%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
95%

Labor Relations (NLRB)

Total Cases
1
Unfair Labor Practice
1
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases.

Environmental Compliance (EPA)

EPA Inspections
2
Quarters Non-Compliant
0
Status: No Violation Identified
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act.

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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.

Part of a larger organization

UNITED AIRLINES, INC. is one of 125 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization United Airlines.

Federal enforcement records on UNITED AIRLINES, INC. represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of United Airlines across all 125 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by United Airlines

Other employers in Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation within IL

Industry context

Within the scheduled passenger air transportation industry in IL, UNITED AIRLINES, INC. ranks in the 97th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 40 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 95th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 95th 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. UNITED AIRLINES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.18, which is below the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 8 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is UNITED AIRLINES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. has 13 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $16,500 in total penalties.
How does UNITED AIRLINES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. operates in the scheduled passenger air transportation industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 7.4. UNITED AIRLINES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.18 compared to an industry average of 6.4.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNITED AIRLINES, INC. of CHICAGO, IL from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 6 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, EPA ECHO environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations cases, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 11 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, 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. UNITED AIRLINES, INC. resolves to the parent rollup United Airlines, which operates 125 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if UNITED 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.