Establishment profile
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY
5757 WAYNE NEWTON BLVD., LAS VEGAS, NV, 89109
Operated by Southwest Airlines · 1 of 116 establishments
481111 — Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
EIN 741563240
Summary
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY has accumulated 17 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 32 years of recorded history, with $10,288 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 27 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 14 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
38% 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. 17 distinct standards shown · 17 citations in this view · $10,288 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 B | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $1,594 | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 XIIIC | 1 | 1 | $1,125 | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 1 | 1 | $1,125 | Nov 1994 | Nov 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0110 F02 I | 1 | 1 | $1,063 | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 B05 | 1 | 1 | $956 | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 IIB | 1 | 1 | $956 | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B01 | 1 | 1 | $956 | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 IIB | 1 | 1 | $638 | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 M05 III | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 G05 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 B | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 IB | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 6180.37601 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1996 | Nov 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1996 | Nov 1996 |
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 NV. Peer group: 27 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 1,148 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 COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 14+ years. Most recent activity: 14 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 SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY. 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 SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY. 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 COMPANY. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-06-19 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-09-14 | Planned | 14 | 10 | $9,163 | |
| 2000-10-05 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1996-07-25 | Referral | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1996-07-25 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1994-07-14 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $1,125 | |
| 1993-11-16 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-09-09 | 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 COMPANY 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 NV, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- UNITED AIRLINES, INC.RENO — 2 federal enforcement records
- FRONTIER AIRLINES, INC.LAS VEGAS — 2 federal enforcement records
- ALLEGIANT AIR, LLCLAS VEGAS — 1 federal enforcement record
- JETBLUE AIRWAYSLAS VEGAS — 1 federal enforcement record
- AMERICA WEST AIRLINES (US AIRWAYS)LAS VEGAS — 1 federal enforcement record
- PAN AM INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT ACADEMYHENDERSON — 1 federal enforcement record
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANYRENO — 1 federal enforcement record
- SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC.LAS VEGAS — 1 federal enforcement record
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.LAS VEGAS — 1 federal enforcement record
- NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC.LAS VEGAS — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Southwest Airlines, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINESOAKLAND, CA — 3 federal enforcement records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINESLOS ANGELES, CA — 3 federal enforcement records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.SACRAMENTO, CA — 3 federal enforcement records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.PHOENIX, AZ — 2 federal enforcement records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINESSAN DIEGO, CA — 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
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY 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 COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 17 violations and $10,287.5 in total penalties.
- How does SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY operates in the scheduled passenger air transportation industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 7.4. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 13.45 compared to an industry average of 6.4.