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UNITED AIRLINES INC.

23295 AUTOPILOT DRIVE, STERLING, VA, 20166
Operated by United Airlines · 1 of 192 establishments
811118Other Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance
EIN 742099724

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OSHA inspections
14
over 31 years
Violations
7
$12,686 in penalties
Penalties
$12,686
$1,812 avg
Accident investigations on record
2 fatalities · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

UNITED AIRLINES INC. has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 14 inspections over 31 years of recorded history, with $12,686 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 66th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 1,200 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

UNITED AIRLINES INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
14
0.5 / yr · last 31 yrs
Violations
7
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$12,686
$1,812 avg / violation
14% serious86% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
11 of 14
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 14

29% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 7 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $12,686 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0145 C02 I11$7,855Jan 2025Jan 2025
29 CFR 1910.0134 D01 II11$4,781Apr 2022Apr 2022
29 CFR 1910.1001 K0111$50Dec 1994Dec 1994
29 CFR 1910.0134 F0211Apr 2022Apr 2022
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0111Apr 2022Apr 2022
29 CFR 1910.0134 K11Apr 2022Apr 2022
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0211Nov 2006Nov 2006

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

66th

Above average violations in NAICS 8111 within VA. Peer group: 1,200 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
3.6
vs industry
+2.5
TRIR
4.8
vs industry
+2.9

Reported for 1,762 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

Industry avg TRIR
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
11
Referral
2

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 UNITED AIRLINES INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Apr 16, 2020Infectious DiseaseFatality11
Aug 29, 2017Heart AttackFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for UNITED AIRLINES INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNITED AIRLINES INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for UNITED AIRLINES INC.. 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 UNITED AIRLINES INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNITED AIRLINES INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$17.3M
Disposition
NP
Crime type
Fraud - General

First case: 2021-02-25. Most recent: 2021-02-25. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS, INC. (across 8 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$6.9M
Obligated (all-time)
$230.3M
Awards (all-time)
1,450

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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-08-01Complaint1$7,855
2021-10-20Complaint4$4,781
2020-04-29Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2017-08-30Referral0$0
2015-07-06Complaint0$0
2014-04-24Referral0$0
2014-04-10Complaint0$0
2009-05-08Complaint0$0
2009-04-07Complaint0$0
2006-10-25Complaint1$0
2004-09-16Complaint0$0
2002-11-20Complaint0$0
1994-12-02Complaint0$0
1994-10-19Complaint11$50

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

UNITED AIRLINES INC. is one of 192 establishments rolled up under the parent organization United Airlines.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of United Airlines across all 192 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in other automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance within VA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by United Airlines, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNITED AIRLINES 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 United Airlines, which operates 192 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is UNITED AIRLINES INC.'s OSHA violation history?
UNITED AIRLINES INC. has 14 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $12,685.75 in total penalties.
How does UNITED AIRLINES INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
UNITED AIRLINES INC. operates in the other automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. UNITED AIRLINES INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.56 compared to an industry average of 1.1.
Has UNITED AIRLINES INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving UNITED AIRLINES INC..