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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. is a other support activities for air transportation employer in HOUSTON, TX. Federal records show 8 OSHA inspections with 5 violations and $14,008 in penalties. 1 Wage & Hour Division enforcement case 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 CO.

7800 AIRPORT BLVD., HOUSTON, TX, 77061

Parent: Southwest Airlines (100 locations)

488190 Top companies in Other Support Activities for Air Transportation

EIN: 741563240

669 employees

Federal Enforcement
8
OSHA inspections
5 violations
$14,008 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
4.1
Industry Avg DART
2.7
Self-Reported DART
0.4
Self-Reported TRIR
0.6
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
8
OSHA Violations
5
Total Penalties
$14,008
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
23 years
Last Activity
1yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Rate
0.2/yr
Violation Severity Mix
60% serious$2,802 avg per violation$1,751 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHAWHD$14,008 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
-3.5
Below industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
-2.3
Below industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
3
Complaint
4
Referral
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 38% of inspections
Recidivism: 2 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

84%
Worse than most peers
vs 95 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
94%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
99%

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Part of a larger organization

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. 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 CO. 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

Other employers in Other Support Activities for Air Transportation within TX

Industry context

Within the other support activities for air transportation industry in TX, SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. ranks in the 84th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 95 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 94th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 99th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 4.1 for the other support activities for air transportation sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.7. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.39, which is below the industry average.

Activity timeline

Frequently Asked Questions

What is SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.'s OSHA violation history?
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $14,008 in total penalties.
How does SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.'s safety record compare to its industry?
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. operates in the other support activities for air transportation industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.39 compared to an industry average of 2.7.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. of HOUSTON, TX 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 CO. resolves to the parent rollup Southwest Airlines, which operates 100 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.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.