NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC.
MPLS/ST PAUL INTL. AIRPORT, BLDG B8630 & C., ST. PAUL, MN 55155
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Inspection records
Apr 14, 2004#307513044Apr 14, 2004Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#307513044$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #307513044
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 14, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 14, 2004
- Closed
- Apr 22, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Bldg C - 7500 Airlines Drive, St. Paul, MN 55450
- Industry
- 481111 Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Mar 17, 2004#307510693Mar 17, 2004Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#307510693$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #307510693
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 17, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 24, 2004
- Closed
- Apr 27, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 500
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Bldg B - Mpls Intl Airport 7500 Airline Dr., St. Paul, MN 55450
- Industry
- 481111 Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Dec 15, 1999#303294698Dec 15, 1999Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#303294698$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #303294698
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 15, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 22, 1999
- Closed
- Dec 22, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Bldg C - 7500 Airlines Drive, St. Paul, MN 55450
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Jul 30, 1992#120425525Jul 30, 1992Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#120425525$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #120425525
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 30, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 30, 1992
- Closed
- Aug 21, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3,500
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Mpls/St Paul Intl. Airport, Bldg B8630 & C., St. Paul, MN 55155
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Aug 21, 1991#111681201Aug 21, 1991Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#111681201$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #111681201
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 21, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 3, 1991
- Closed
- Sep 19, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 6,000
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Mpls/St Paul Intl. Airport, Bldg B8630 & C., St. Paul, MN 55155
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Oct 10, 1990#111661005Oct 10, 1990Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#111661005$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #111661005
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 10, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 22, 1990
- Closed
- Oct 23, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3,900
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 7500 Airline Drive, St. Paul, MN 55450
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Oct 11, 1989#107772220Oct 11, 1989Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#107772220$1,73614 viol.14 violations$1,736 in penalties
Inspection #107772220
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 11, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 11, 1989
- Contested
- Apr 13, 1990
- Final Order
- Apr 22, 1991
- Closed
- Jan 23, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3,900
- Related Activity
- 3 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 14
- Violation Types
- 8 serious, 6 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,472
- Penalties on Record
- $1,736
- Site Address
- Mpls/St Paul Intl. Airport, Bldg B8630 & C., St. Paul, MN 55155
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Chemical Exposure Sampling1 substance sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phenol | 54P / 1A | 1.3363 - 7.2783 | mg/m³ |
Violations
Violation list (5 of 14 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 A01 | Serious | 2 | 1 | $1,376 | $688 | Apr 1, 1991 | Apr 13, 1990 | Apr 22, 1991 |
| 01001B | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 A02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Apr 1, 1991 | Apr 13, 1990 | Apr 22, 1991 |
| 01001C | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E | Serious | 3 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Dec 17, 1990 | - | Apr 22, 1991 |
| 01002A | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 A03 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $448 | $224 | Apr 1, 1991 | Apr 13, 1990 | Apr 22, 1991 |
| 01002B | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Apr 1, 1991 | Apr 13, 1990 | Apr 22, 1991 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 14 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Failure to Abate Penalties12 citations, $19,203 in FTA penalties on record
OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 12 citations issued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.
| Citation | FTA Inspection | FTA Issuance | FTA Penalty | FTA Contest | FTA Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | #111681201 | Sep 26, 1991 | $7,585 | - | - |
| 01001B | #111681201 | Sep 26, 1991 | - | - | - |
| 01001C | #111681201 | Sep 26, 1991 | - | - | - |
| 01002A | #111681201 | Sep 26, 1991 | $2,470 | - | - |
| 01002B | #111681201 | Sep 26, 1991 | - | - | - |
Showing the 5 FTA rows present in the first 5 citations on this inspection. OSHA's record shows 12 total citations with FTA activity for this inspection. The complete list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Mar 19, 1989#107766503Mar 19, 1989Complaint (B) · No Inspection scope, Health#107766503$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #107766503
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 19, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 21, 1989
- Closed
- Apr 6, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Mpls/St Paul Intl. Airport, Bldg B8630 & C., St. Paul, MN 55155
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Sep 15, 1988#107796989Sep 15, 1988Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#107796989$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #107796989
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 15, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 15, 1988
- Closed
- Oct 20, 1988
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Mpls/St.paul Int'l Airport, Bldg C., St. Paul, MN 55111
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Feb 5, 1988#107803785Feb 5, 1988Complaint (B) · No Inspection scope, Safety#107803785$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #107803785
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 5, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 5, 1988
- Closed
- Feb 5, 1988
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Mpls/St.paul Int'l Airport, Bldg C., St. Paul, MN 55111
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
20 inspections, 1986 to 2004. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Chemical exposure sampling
Sample results are listed in the record of each inspection that collected them.
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: scheduled passenger air transportation reported 7.4 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 2.9%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source