Establishment profile
DELTA AIR LINES INC.
JFK AIRPORT VANWYCK AND JFK EXPRESSWAY, JAMAICA, NY, 11430
Operated by Delta Air Lines · 1 of 156 establishments
481111 — Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
EIN 580218533
Summary
DELTA AIR LINES INC. has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 7 inspections over 31 years of recorded history, with $2,500 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 59th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 47 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
DELTA AIR LINES 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 (historical), 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
14% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $2,500 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Aug 1997 | Aug 1997 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Above average violations in NAICS 4811 within NY. Peer group: 47 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 0.
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 34 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) · Mar 2016 – Aug 2016
Most frequent event: Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2016 | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Mar 22, 2016 | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c. | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2021 | Aircraft,Airport,Cardiovasc System,Equipment Operator,Heart Attack,Natural CausesFatality | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Mar 27, 1997 | AIRCRAFT,AIRPORT,WORK RULES,RUN OVER,COMMUNICATION,INATTENTIONFatality | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Jul 31, 1994 | CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,CONVEYOR,BACKING UP,STEERING WHEELFatality | 1 | — | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 years 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 · 3 violations · $0 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMLA (family & medical leave) | May 2024 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
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; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 2 cases · 3 violations · $0 in backwages · 2 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2023 – May 2024 | Scheduled Freight Air Transportation | FMLA | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Jan 2016 – Dec 2017 | Other Support Activities for Air Transportation | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for DELTA AIR LINES 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 DELTA AIR LINES INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for DELTA AIR LINES 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.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 2 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DELTA AIR LINES INC JFK INTL AIRPORT TERMINAL 3 · JAMAICA, NY, 11430 | RCRA | No Violation Identified QNCR 4 | 1 | 0 | — | Feb 2024 | View → |
DELTA AIR LINES INC JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT · JAMAICA, NY, 11430 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified QNCR 4 | 1 | 0 | — | Feb 2024 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for DELTA AIR LINES 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-18 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-08-29 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-03-23 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-08-04 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-08-18 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1997-03-27 | Accident | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | |
| 1994-08-01 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
DELTA AIR LINES INC. is one of 156 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Delta Air Lines.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Delta Air Lines across all 156 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 NY, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- US AIRWAYS INC.BUFFALO — 2 federal enforcement records
- CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.FLUSHING — 1 federal enforcement record
- AMERICAN EAGLEJAMAICA — 1 federal enforcement record
- BRITISH AIRWAYSJAMAICA — 1 federal enforcement record
- SIDNEY VILL MUN AIRPORTSIDNEY — 1 federal enforcement record
- EVERGREEN AVIATION GROUND LOGISTICS ENTERPRISE,INCJAMICA — 1 federal enforcement record
- NORTHWEST AIRLINES. INCFLUSHING — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNITED AIRLINES INCBUFFALO — 1 federal enforcement record
- REGIONAL ELITE AIRLINE SERVICESBUFFALO — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNITED AIRLINES, INC.FLUSHING — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Delta Air Lines, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- DELTA AIR LINES, INC.ATLANTA, GA — 3 federal enforcement records
- DELTA AIRLINESJAMAICA, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- DELTA AIR LINES, INC.ATLANTA, GA — 2 federal enforcement records
- DELTA AIRLINESBOSTON, MA — 2 federal enforcement records
- DELTA AIRLINESSALT LAKE CITY, UT — 2 federal enforcement records
- DELTA AIRLINESLOS ANGELES, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- DELTA AIR LINES, INC.ATLANTA, GA — 2 federal enforcement records
- DELTA AIRLINESLOS ANGELES, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- DELTA AIRLINESNEWARK, NJ — 2 federal enforcement records
- DELTA AIRLINESATLANTA, GA — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Delta Air Lines locationsParent rollup
- Scheduled Passenger Air TransportationAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NYState-wide enforcement data
- Scheduled Passenger Air in NYIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DELTA AIR LINES 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 Delta Air Lines, which operates 156 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is DELTA AIR LINES INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- DELTA AIR LINES INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $2,500 in total penalties.
- How does DELTA AIR LINES INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- DELTA AIR LINES INC. operates in the scheduled passenger air transportation industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 7.4. DELTA AIR LINES INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.98 compared to an industry average of 6.4.
- Has DELTA AIR LINES INC. had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 3 fatality investigations involving DELTA AIR LINES INC..