Establishment profile
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY
5750 S. CICERO AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL, 60638
Operated by Southwest Airlines · 1 of 116 establishments
481111 — Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
EIN 741563240
Summary
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY has accumulated 39 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 26 years of recorded history, with $47,782 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 40 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 87th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in 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.
OSHA workplace safety
73% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 8 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 26 citations in this view · $47,782 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 3 | $3,690 | Nov 1999 | May 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 2 | $1,815 | Apr 2002 | Mar 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 2 | 2 | $1,750 | May 2002 | May 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 2 | 2 | $1,012 | Mar 2004 | May 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 Q07 | 2 | 2 | — | Mar 2004 | May 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | May 2002 | May 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 E01 IV | 1 | 1 | $7,500 | May 2002 | May 2002 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 D01 | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | May 2002 | May 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 G06 | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Nov 1999 | Nov 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 E01 | 1 | 1 | $2,450 | Aug 2012 | Aug 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 II | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Nov 1999 | Nov 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Nov 1999 | Nov 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | May 2002 | May 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 III | 1 | 1 | $1,190 | Mar 2004 | Mar 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0110 F02 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | May 2002 | May 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 Q01 | 1 | 1 | $625 | Apr 2002 | Apr 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 B06 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2007 | May 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 IV | 1 | 1 | — | May 2007 | May 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2002 | May 2002 |
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 IL. Peer group: 40 employers. This establishment has 39 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 1,124 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Dec 2024
Most frequent event: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area unspecified
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2024 | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
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 8, 2015 | Baggage Conveyor,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Struck By,TractorFatality | 1 | — | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 years 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. 2 cases · $0 in backwages · 2 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2010 – May 2011 | Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Dec 2008 – Feb 2010 | Scheduled Passenger 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 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 →
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 · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES 2700 S CICERO AVE · CHICAGO, IL, 60638 | Air | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-23 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-11-23 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-05-11 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | |
| 2012-07-10 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $2,450 | |
| 2007-03-27 | Planned | 6 | 2 | $2,000 | |
| 2004-01-29 | Planned | 5 | 5 | $4,582 | |
| 2004-01-27 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2002-03-05 | Complaint | 3 | 2 | $1,250 | |
| 2002-03-01 | Complaint | 11 | 4 | $23,000 | |
| 1999-08-17 | Planned | 7 | 6 | $5,000 | |
| 1999-08-06 | Planned | 5 | 3 | $2,500 |
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 IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- UNITED AIRLINES INC.ELK GROVE VILLAGE — 3 federal enforcement records
- UNITED AIRLINES, INC.CHICAGO — 3 federal enforcement records
- AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES, INC.CHICAGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- ENVOY AIR INCCHICAGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- United AirlinesChicago — 2 federal enforcement records
- United AirlinesChicago — 2 federal enforcement records
- AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.CHICAGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- NORTHWEST AIRLINESCHICAGO — 1 federal enforcement record
- United Airlines, Inc.ELK GROVE VILLAGE — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNITED AIR LINES, INC.CHICAGO — 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.DALLAS, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.PHOENIX, AZ — 2 federal enforcement records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINESSAN DIEGO, CA — 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 ILState-wide enforcement data
- Scheduled Passenger Air in ILIndustry × state cross-filter
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 11 OSHA inspections on record with 39 violations and $47,781.5 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 28.39 compared to an industry average of 6.4.
- Has SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY.