Establishment profile
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
6220 CULEBRA RD DIVISION 11, SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78238
541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Summary
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE has accumulated 8 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 29 years of recorded history, with $25,900 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 28 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
63% 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. 8 distinct standards shown · 8 citations in this view · $25,900 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 | 1 | 1 | $7,500 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 I02 | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | May 2016 | May 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D02 | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | Nov 2016 | Nov 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 II D | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $2,400 | May 2016 | May 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1926.1101 K02 IIC | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jan 1997 | Jan 1997 |
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 5417 within TX. Peer group: 28 employers. This establishment has 8 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 2015 – Jun 2024 · 3 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2024 | Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Dec 12, 2022 | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway | Brain | Hospitalized | |
| Apr 29, 2020 | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Aug 3, 2016 | Fall on same level, unspecified | Hip(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Nov 5, 2015 | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Hand(s) and finger(s) | 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 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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. 1 case · $0 in backwages
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2009 – Feb 2011 | Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences | — | — | 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 RESEARCH INSTITUTE. 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 RESEARCH INSTITUTE. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.
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). 2 facilities · $6,000 in assessed penalties.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 6220 CULEBRA ROAD · SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78238 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 3 | 1 | $6,000 | Jul 2024 | View → |
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 6220 CULEBRA RD · SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78238 | — | 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 contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 541330 - ENGINEERING SERVICES. Last action: 2026-08-04. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-05 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-04-19 | Complaint | 3 | 1 | $9,500 | |
| 2020-08-13 | Complaint | 1 | — | $2,500 | |
| 2016-05-16 | Complaint | 1 | — | $4,000 | |
| 2015-11-18 | Complaint | 2 | 1 | $9,400 | |
| 2010-01-21 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-11-15 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1996-12-13 | Unprogrammed Related | 1 | — | $500 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 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 SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE's OSHA violation history?
- SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $25,900 in total penalties.
- How does SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE's safety record compare to its industry?
- SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE operates in the research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.6.