Establishment profile
RALEIGH-DURHAM AIRPORT AUTHORITY
1000 TRADE DRIVE, RDU AIRPORT, NC, 27623
Operated by RDU Airport Authority
488119 — Other Airport Operations
Summary
RALEIGH-DURHAM AIRPORT AUTHORITY has accumulated 18 OSHA violations across 15 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $2,800 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 83 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
RALEIGH-DURHAM AIRPORT AUTHORITY appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
27% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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 · 18 citations in this view · $2,800 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 2 | 2 | — | Jan 1996 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F | 2 | 2 | — | Jan 1996 | Mar 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 1 | 1 | $875 | Jan 1996 | Jan 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | $525 | Jan 1996 | Jan 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $525 | Jan 1996 | Jan 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jan 1996 | Jan 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | $375 | Mar 1998 | Mar 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2008 | Nov 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 C | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1998 | Mar 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 Q01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1996 | Jan 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 Q02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1996 | Jan 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1996 | Jan 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 J01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1996 | Jan 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0334 B03 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1996 | Jan 1996 |
| 7B0302 A | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1989 | Nov 1989 |
| 29 CFR 9501.2901 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1989 | Nov 1989 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 4881 within NC. Peer group: 83 employers. This establishment has 18 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
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 364 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 RALEIGH-DURHAM AIRPORT AUTHORITY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 12+ years. Most recent activity: 12 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for RALEIGH-DURHAM AIRPORT AUTHORITY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for RALEIGH-DURHAM AIRPORT AUTHORITY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for RALEIGH-DURHAM AIRPORT AUTHORITY. 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 RALEIGH-DURHAM AIRPORT AUTHORITY. 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). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RALEIGH-DURHAM AIRPORT AUTHORITY 1000 TRADE DR · RALEIGH, NC, 27623 | Air | No Violation Identified | 4 | 0 | — | Jun 2026 | 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 contracts
This location
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 531120 - LESSORS OF NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS (EXCEPT MINIWAREHOUSES). Last action: 2026-01-14. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-20 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-05-26 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-11-19 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-07-24 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-07-24 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2008-12-01 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2008-10-21 | Unprogrammed Related | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 2008-03-28 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2006-02-28 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-11-04 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-12-28 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-11-06 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-02-09 | Planned | 3 | 3 | $375 | |
| 1995-11-09 | Planned | 11 | 4 | $2,425 | |
| 1989-08-28 | Complaint | 2 | 1 | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
RALEIGH-DURHAM AIRPORT AUTHORITY is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization RDU Airport Authority.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of RDU Airport Authority across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RALEIGH-DURHAM AIRPORT AUTHORITY from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is RALEIGH-DURHAM AIRPORT AUTHORITY's OSHA violation history?
- RALEIGH-DURHAM AIRPORT AUTHORITY has 15 OSHA inspections on record with 18 violations and $2,800 in total penalties.
- How does RALEIGH-DURHAM AIRPORT AUTHORITY's safety record compare to its industry?
- RALEIGH-DURHAM AIRPORT AUTHORITY operates in the other airport operations industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. RALEIGH-DURHAM AIRPORT AUTHORITY's self-reported DART rate is 1.56 compared to an industry average of 2.7.