SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
5700 S. CICERO AVE., CHICAGO, IL 60638
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Inspection records
Jul 9, 2024#347605594Jul 9, 2024Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#347605594$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #347605594
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 9, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 9, 2024
- Closed
- Jan 10, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 150
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 10000 W. Balmoral Ave., Chicago, IL 60666
- Industry
- 481111 Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
May 2, 2024#347454654May 2, 2024Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#347454654$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #347454654
Dates
- Opened
- May 2, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- May 2, 2024
- Closed
- Aug 9, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 150
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 10000 W. Balmoral Ave., Chicago, IL 60666
- Industry
- 481111 Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Aug 23, 2016#341733384Aug 23, 2016Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#341733384$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #341733384
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 23, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 23, 2016
- Closed
- Nov 23, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 5,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5750 S. Cicero Avenue, Chicago, IL 60638
- 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.
Nov 23, 2015#341092252Nov 23, 2015Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#341092252$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #341092252
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 23, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 23, 2015
- Closed
- Mar 23, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 5,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5750 S. Cicero Avenue, Chicago, IL 60638
- 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.
May 11, 2015#340625441May 11, 2015FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#340625441$7,0001 viol.1 violation$7,000 in penalties
Inspection #340625441
Dates
- Opened
- May 11, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 4, 2015
- Final Order
- Nov 24, 2015
- Closed
- Dec 2, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 5,000
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,000
- Penalties on Record
- $7,000
- Site Address
- 5750 S. Cicero Avenue, Chicago, IL 60638
- Industry
- 481111 Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
One employee killed, one injured, in a ground service equipm
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 114 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Dec 23, 2015 | - | Nov 24, 2015 |
Jul 10, 2012#335145595Jul 10, 2012Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#335145595$2,4501 viol.1 violation$2,450 in penalties
Inspection #335145595
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 10, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 22, 2012
- Final Order
- Sep 25, 2012
- Closed
- Oct 10, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 35,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,900
- Penalties on Record
- $2,450
- Site Address
- 5035 W. 55tth Street, Chicago, IL 60638
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 E01 | Serious | - | 2 | $4,900 | $2,450 | - | Sep 25, 2012 |
Mar 27, 2007#310175260Mar 27, 2007Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#310175260$2,0006 viol.6 violations$2,000 in penalties
Inspection #310175260
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 27, 2007
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 3, 2007
- Closed
- Jun 26, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3,929
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,000
- Penalties on Record
- $2,000
- Site Address
- 5700 S. Cicero Ave., Chicago, IL 60638
- Industry
- 481111 Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 1 | 15 | $2,000 | $1,000 | May 25, 2007 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 2 | 40 | $2,000 | $1,000 | Jun 25, 2007 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 B06 | Other | 2 | 8 | $0 | $0 | Jun 25, 2007 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 P01 | Other | 5 | 14 | $0 | $0 | Jun 25, 2007 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 Q07 | Other | 1 | 14 | $0 | $0 | Jun 25, 2007 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 6 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Jan 29, 2004#307365411Jan 29, 2004Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#307365411$4,5825 viol.5 violations$4,582 in penalties
Inspection #307365411
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 29, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 11, 2004
- Closed
- May 24, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,467
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 5 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,545
- Penalties on Record
- $4,582
- Site Address
- 5700 S. Cicero Ave., Chicago, IL 60638
- Industry
- 481111 Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 1 | 15 | $1,700 | $1,190 | Apr 12, 2004 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 D01 III | Serious | 4 | 15 | $1,700 | $1,190 | May 4, 2004 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 P01 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $1,445 | $1,012 | Jan 29, 2004 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 Q07 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Jan 29, 2004 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 8 | 20 | $1,700 | $1,190 | Apr 20, 2004 | - | - |
Jan 27, 2004#307365429Jan 27, 2004Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#307365429$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #307365429
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 27, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 17, 2004
- Closed
- Feb 17, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,467
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5700 S. Cicero Ave., Chicago, IL 60638
- Industry
- 481111 Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Mar 5, 2002#305210577Mar 5, 2002Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#305210577$1,2503 viol.3 violations$1,250 in penalties
Inspection #305210577
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 5, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 9, 2002
- Closed
- Jun 18, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 400
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,550
- Penalties on Record
- $1,250
- Site Address
- 5700 S. Cicero Ave., Chicago, IL 60638
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 1 | - | $1,275 | $625 | May 9, 2002 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 Q01 | Serious | 1 | - | $1,275 | $625 | Jun 7, 2002 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L03 IM | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jun 7, 2002 | - | - |
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
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.
13 inspections, 1999 to 2024. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
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