SOUTHWEST AIRLINES is a scheduled passenger air transportation employer in DENVER, CO. Federal records show 5 OSHA inspections with 2 violations and $6,800 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 1, 2026.
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
8500 PENA BLVD, DENVER, CO, 80249
Parent: Southwest Airlines (100 locations)
481111 — Top companies in Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
EIN: 741563240
54 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 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 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 CO
- FRONTIER AIRLINES — DENVER — 3 federal records
- UNITED AIRLINES, INC. — DENVER — 2 federal records
- AMERICAN AIRLINES — DENVER — 1 federal record
- MESA AIRLINES INC — GRAND JUNCTION — 1 federal record
- FRONTIER AIRLINES — DENVER — 1 federal record
- GREAT LAKES AVIATION LTD DBA GREAT LAKES AIRLINES — DENVER — 1 federal record
- UNITED AIRLINES INC — DENVER — 1 federal record
- UNITED AIRLINES,INC. — DENVER — 1 federal record
- UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS INC. — DENVER — 1 federal record
- US AIRWAYS, INC — DENVER
Industry context
Within the scheduled passenger air transportation industry in CO, SOUTHWEST AIRLINES ranks in the 74th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 28 comparable establishments.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 89th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 81th 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's self-reported DART rate is 6.89, 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's OSHA violation history?
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 2 violations and $6,800 in total penalties.
- How does SOUTHWEST AIRLINES's safety record compare to its industry?
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES operates in the scheduled passenger air transportation industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 7.4. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES's self-reported DART rate is 6.89 compared to an industry average of 6.4.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SOUTHWEST AIRLINES of DENVER, CO 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 1, 2026. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES resolves to the parent rollup Southwest Airlines, which operates 100 establishments in our dataset.
This profile may be incomplete if SOUTHWEST AIRLINESoperates 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.