Establishment profile
SWISSPORT USA, INC.
O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL 5, CHICAGO, IL, 60666
Operated by Swissport USA, Inc · 1 of 21 establishments
488119 — Other Airport Operations
Summary
SWISSPORT USA, INC. has accumulated 15 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 18 years of recorded history, with $17,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 65 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 69th 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
SWISSPORT USA, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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
100% 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. 14 distinct standards shown · 15 citations in this view · $17,000 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 Q07 | 2 | 2 | $1,000 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I | 1 | 1 | $5,500 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $1,200 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G02 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IVA | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 II | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G01 | 1 | 1 | $600 | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
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 4881 within IL. Peer group: 65 employers. This establishment has 15 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 272 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) · Oct 2015 – Mar 2025 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2025 | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Knee(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Jan 15, 2017 | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Dec 25, 2015 | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Oct 11, 2015 | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Foot (feet), unspecified | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2017 | Caught Between,Leg,Material Handling | 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)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for SWISSPORT USA, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SWISSPORT USA, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IL — for Swissport USA, Inc, 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 Swissport USA, Inc 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 · 1 ULP · 1 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-RC-226839 | Representation election | Sep 2018 | Oct 2018 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-044905 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2008 | Dec 2008 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
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 SWISSPORT USA, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SWISSPORT USA, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SWISSPORT USA, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-23 | Referral | 3 | 1 | $5,500 | |
| 2007-12-10 | Programmed Related | 12 | 12 | $11,500 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SWISSPORT USA, INC. is one of 21 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Swissport USA, Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Swissport USA, Inc across all 21 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Swissport USA, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SWISSPORT USA, INC.ANCHORAGE, AK — 3 federal enforcement records
- SWISSPORT USA, INC.LAS VEGAS, NV — 3 federal enforcement records
- SWISSPORT USALOS ANGELES, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SWISSPORT USA, INC.ORLANDO, FL — 2 federal enforcement records
- SWISSPORT USA, INC.SAN FRANCISCO, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SWISSPORT USA, INC.ANCHORAGE, AK — 2 federal enforcement records
- SWISSPORT USA, INC.JAMAICA, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- SWISSPORT USA, LTDFLUSHING, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- SWISSPORT USA INCFORT MYERS, FL — 1 federal enforcement record
- Swissport USA, Inc.ROSEMONT, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Swissport USA, Inc locationsParent rollup
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SWISSPORT USA, INC. 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 Swissport USA, Inc, which operates 21 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SWISSPORT USA, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- SWISSPORT USA, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 15 violations and $17,000 in total penalties.
- How does SWISSPORT USA, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- SWISSPORT USA, INC. operates in the other airport operations industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. SWISSPORT USA, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 5.61 compared to an industry average of 2.7.