Establishment profile
FRONTIER AIRLINES
26360 E 103RD AVE, DENVER, CO, 80249
Operated by Frontier Airlines · 1 of 23 establishments
481111 — Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
EIN 841256945
Summary
FRONTIER AIRLINES has accumulated 17 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 30 years of recorded history, with $24,337 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 28 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 months ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
FRONTIER AIRLINES 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
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater 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. 16 distinct standards shown · 17 citations in this view · $24,337 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5A0001 | 2 | 2 | $4,875 | Jun 2004 | Feb 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $4,500 | Jun 2004 | Jun 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 | 1 | 1 | $4,500 | Jun 2004 | Jun 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A05 | 1 | 1 | $3,600 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A02 | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Feb 2007 | Feb 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 J01 IV | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | May 2004 | May 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 J01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,312 | May 2004 | May 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J04 I | 1 | 1 | $1,050 | Jun 2004 | Jun 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 I B | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2017 | Dec 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A06 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2017 | Dec 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0008 A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2004 | Sep 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 D01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2004 | Sep 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 C02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2004 | Sep 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 H05 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2004 | Sep 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2004 | Jun 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0136 A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2004 | Jun 2004 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4811 within CO. Peer group: 28 employers. This establishment has 17 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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 1,831 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for FRONTIER AIRLINES. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 7 months 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) | Feb 2014 – Dec 2025 | 2 | 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. 4 cases · 3 violations · $0 in backwages · 3 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 – Dec 2025 | Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation | FMLA | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jan 2014 – Nov 2014 | Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Jan 2013 – Feb 2014 | Airport Operations | FMLA | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Mar 2008 – Mar 2010 | Scheduled 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 FRONTIER AIRLINES. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for FRONTIER AIRLINES. 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 FRONTIER AIRLINES. 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: Significant Violation.
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). 3 facilities · 1 significant noncompliance · 2 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FRONTIER AIRLINES 26360 E 103RD · DENVER, CO, 80249 | WaterRCRA | Significant Violation QNCR 10 | 1 | 0 | — | Aug 2021 | View → |
FRONTIER AIRLINES, INC. 7001 TOWER ROAD · DENVER, CO, 80249 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | Jul 2020 | View → |
FRONTIER AIRLINES 7644 UNDERGROVE ST DOOR 19 · DENVER, CO, 80249 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Mar 2014 | 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 FRONTIER AIRLINES. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 481211 - NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED PASSENGER AIR TRANSPORTATION. Last action: 2013-03-27. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-09 | Complaint | 3 | 2 | $3,600 | |
| 2015-04-15 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-12-18 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-05-22 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2006-12-04 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $6,000 | |
| 2004-06-17 | Planned | 4 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-05-25 | Planned | 8 | — | $14,737 | |
| 1996-04-18 | Complaint | 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
FRONTIER AIRLINES is one of 23 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Frontier Airlines.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Frontier Airlines across all 23 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 CO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- UNITED AIRLINES, INC.DENVER — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNITED AIRLINES,INC.DENVER — 1 federal enforcement record
- US AIRWAYS, INCDENVER — 1 federal enforcement record
- GREAT LAKES AIRLINESDENVER — 1 federal enforcement record
- AIR WISCONSIN AIRLINES CORPORATIONDENVER — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS INC.DENVER — 1 federal enforcement record
- Frontier AirlinesDENVER — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNITED AIRLINES INCDENVER — 1 federal enforcement record
- United Airlines, IncDenver — 1 federal enforcement record
- United AirlinesDenver — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Frontier Airlines, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- FRONTIER AIRLINES, INC.LAS VEGAS, NV — 2 federal enforcement records
- FRONTIER AIRLINES INCDENVER, CO — 1 federal enforcement record
- Frontier AirlinesDENVER, CO — 1 federal enforcement record
- FRONTIER AIRLINES INCKansas City, MO — 1 federal enforcement record
- FRONTIER AIRLINES INCAlbuquerque, NM — 1 federal enforcement record
- FRONTIER AIRLINES INCSEATTLE, WA — 0 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Frontier Airlines locationsParent rollup
- Scheduled Passenger Air TransportationAll employers in this industry
- Employers in COState-wide enforcement data
- Scheduled Passenger Air in COIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FRONTIER AIRLINES 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 Frontier Airlines, which operates 23 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is FRONTIER AIRLINES's OSHA violation history?
- FRONTIER AIRLINES has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 17 violations and $24,337 in total penalties.
- How does FRONTIER AIRLINES's safety record compare to its industry?
- FRONTIER AIRLINES operates in the scheduled passenger air transportation industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 7.4. FRONTIER AIRLINES's self-reported DART rate is 1.73 compared to an industry average of 6.4.