Establishment profile
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
1 AIRPORT DRIVE, OAKLAND, CA, 94621
Operated by Southwest Airlines · 1 of 116 establishments
481111 — Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
EIN 741563240
Summary
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES has accumulated 16 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 32 years of recorded history, with $15,110 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 101 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 months ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
67% 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. 15 distinct standards shown · 16 citations in this view · $15,110 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3650(T) | 2 | 1 | $8,000 | May 2023 | May 2023 |
| 3336 | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Jul 2006 | Jul 2006 |
| 3317 A | 1 | 1 | $840 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2011 |
| 3668(D)(2) | 1 | 1 | $485 | May 2023 | May 2023 |
| 3203 A05 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2011 |
| 3341 C | 1 | 1 | $420 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2014 |
| 3338 A | 1 | 1 | $420 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1430.0007 B03 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2011 |
| 6151 E03 | 1 | 1 | $280 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2014 |
| 6151 C01 | 1 | 1 | $280 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2014 |
| 3362 C | 1 | 1 | $185 | Apr 2006 | Apr 2006 |
| 3362 A | 1 | 1 | $150 | Apr 2006 | Apr 2006 |
| 3216 C | 1 | 1 | $150 | Apr 2006 | Apr 2006 |
| 29 CFR 2340.0023 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Apr 2006 | Apr 2006 |
| 3203(A) | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2022 | Sep 2022 |
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 CA. Peer group: 101 employers. This establishment has 16 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 97 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 SOUTHWEST AIRLINES. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2006 | AIRCRAFT,AIRPORT,LIVER,BACK,LACERATION,ABRASION,RIB,OFF LOADING,STRUCK BY,CONTUSION | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 3 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 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. 1 case · $0 in backwages
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 | Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation | — | — | 0 | — | — |
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 SOUTHWEST AIRLINES. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in CA — for Southwest Airlines, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Southwest Airlines locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 2 cases · 2 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-CA-363255 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2025 | Apr 2025 | Closed | Region 20, San Francisco, California |
| 31-CA-167683 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2016 | Jan 2016 | Closed | Region 31, Los Angeles, California |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
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 SOUTHWEST AIRLINES. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SOUTHWEST AIRLINES. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SOUTHWEST AIRLINES. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-19 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-12-13 | Accident | 3 | 1 | $8,485 | |
| 2022-04-04 | Accident | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-01-06 | Complaint | 4 | — | $1,400 | |
| 2011-07-20 | Complaint | 3 | — | $1,590 | |
| 2006-05-16 | Accident | 1 | — | $3,000 | |
| 2006-04-04 | Complaint | 4 | — | $635 | |
| 1994-04-27 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-12-07 | 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
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES is one of 116 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Southwest Airlines.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Southwest Airlines across all 116 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 CA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- UNITED AIRLINES, INCLOS ANGELES — 3 federal enforcement records
- UNITED AIRLINESSAN FRANCISCO — 3 federal enforcement records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINESLOS ANGELES — 3 federal enforcement records
- AMR CORPORATIONLOS ANGELES — 2 federal enforcement records
- AMERICAN AIRLINESSAN JOSE — 2 federal enforcement records
- THE BOEING COMPANYPALMDALE — 2 federal enforcement records
- AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.SAN DIEGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNITED AIRLINESSACRAMENTO — 2 federal enforcement records
- AIR CANADALOS ANGELES — 2 federal enforcement records
- DELTA AIRLINESLOS ANGELES — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Southwest Airlines, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINESLOS ANGELES, CA — 3 federal enforcement records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.SACRAMENTO, CA — 3 federal enforcement records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.DALLAS, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINESSAN DIEGO, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.PHOENIX, AZ — 2 federal enforcement records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANYCHICAGO, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINESATLANTA, GA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.SAN DIEGO, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COBURBANK, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.SAN JOSE, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Southwest Airlines locationsParent rollup
- Scheduled Passenger Air TransportationAll employers in this industry
- Employers in CAState-wide enforcement data
- Scheduled Passenger Air in CAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SOUTHWEST 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 Southwest Airlines, which operates 116 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SOUTHWEST AIRLINES's OSHA violation history?
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $15,110 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 25.31 compared to an industry average of 6.4.