Establishment profile
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
10701 LAMBERT INTL. BLVD. TERMINAL 2, SAINT LOUIS, MO, 63145
Operated by Southwest Airlines · 1 of 116 establishments
481212 — Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation
EIN 741563240
Summary
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 31 years of recorded history, with $20,101 in total assessed penalties.
The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES 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
43% 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $20,101 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B05 I | 1 | 1 | $3,901 | Aug 2021 | Aug 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0141 A04 I | 1 | 1 | $2,975 | Apr 2000 | Apr 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 E01 IV | 1 | 1 | $1,950 | Apr 2000 | Apr 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 1 | 1 | $1,950 | Apr 2000 | Apr 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,700 | Apr 2000 | Apr 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B02 | 1 | 1 | $1,650 | Apr 2000 | Apr 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 1 | 1 | $1,300 | Dec 1994 | Dec 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | $1,300 | Dec 1994 | Dec 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 1 | 1 | $1,300 | Dec 1994 | Dec 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,100 | Apr 2000 | Apr 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IVD | 1 | 1 | $975 | Dec 1994 | Dec 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2000 | Apr 2000 |
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.
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 268 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) · Jun 2018 – Aug 2021 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2021 | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Sep 20, 2018 | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Hip(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Jun 18, 2018 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 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. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SOUTHWEST 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 SOUTHWEST 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 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-22 | Complaint | 1 | — | $3,901 | |
| 2017-02-22 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-04-19 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2010-02-04 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2006-12-12 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1999-11-30 | Planned | 7 | 4 | $11,325 | |
| 1994-12-13 | Planned | 4 | 2 | $4,875 |
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 locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Southwest Airlines, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.OAKLAND, 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
- Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air TransportationAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MOState-wide enforcement data
- Nonscheduled Chartered Freight in MOIndustry × 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 7 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $20,101 in total penalties.
- How does SOUTHWEST AIRLINES's safety record compare to its industry?
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES operates in the nonscheduled chartered freight air transportation industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES's self-reported DART rate is 14.94 compared to an industry average of 0.7.