UNITED AIR LINES, INC.
O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Chicago, IL 60666
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Inspection records
Sep 5, 2006#310319884Sep 5, 2006Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#310319884$1,7503 viol.3 violations$1,750 in penalties
Inspection #310319884
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 5, 2006
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 8, 2006
- Closed
- Feb 20, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 100
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,500
- Penalties on Record
- $1,750
- Site Address
- O'hare International Airport, Chicago, IL 60666
- 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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 B01 | Other | 1 | 100 | $1,500 | $750 | Nov 2, 2006 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.145 Specifications for Accident Prevention Signs and Tags OSHA citation code: 19100145 C02 I | Other | 1 | 100 | $2,000 | $1,000 | Nov 2, 2006 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Other | 1 | 100 | $0 | $0 | Oct 12, 2006 | - | - |
Sep 12, 2005#309309516Sep 12, 2005Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#309309516$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #309309516
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 12, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 17, 2005
- Closed
- Nov 21, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,611
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- O'hare International Airport, Chicago, IL 60666
- 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.
Apr 30, 2002#305227928Apr 30, 2002Referral (C) · No Inspection scope, Safety#305227928$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #305227928
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 30, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 30, 2002
- Closed
- Apr 30, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- O'hare International Airport, Chicago, IL 60666
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Mar 8, 2002#305191660Mar 8, 2002FatalityAccident (A) · No Inspection scope, HealthFatality#305191660$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #305191660
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 8, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 11, 2002
- Closed
- Mar 11, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Not recorded
- Number of Employees
- 2,000
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- O'hare International Airport, Chicago, IL 60666
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
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.
Employee suffered heart attack
Jun 5, 2001#304492937Jun 5, 2001Accident (A) · Partial scope, Health#304492937$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #304492937
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 5, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 23, 2001
- Closed
- Aug 23, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 12
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- O'hare International Airport, Chicago, IL 60666
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
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.
Three employees overcome by fumes
Aug 2, 1999#302901160Aug 2, 1999Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#302901160$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #302901160
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 2, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 2, 1999
- Closed
- Aug 2, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 5,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- O'hare International Airport, Chicago, IL 60666
- 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.
Jan 12, 1996#122319247Jan 12, 1996Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#122319247$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #122319247
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 12, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 18, 1996
- Closed
- Jan 18, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 8,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- O'hare International Airport, Chicago, IL 60666
- 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.
Jun 21, 1994#103593232Jun 21, 1994FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#103593232$6,5006 viol.6 violations$6,500 in penalties
Inspection #103593232
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 21, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 25, 1994
- Closed
- Jan 19, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 10,239
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 4 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,000
- Penalties on Record
- $6,500
- Site Address
- O'hare International Airport, Chicago, IL 60666
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
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.
Employee killed when caught between platform and aircraft
Violations
Violation list (5 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01003A | 1910.24 Step Bolts and Manhole Steps OSHA citation code: 19100024 F | Serious | 1 | 50 | $0 | $1,500 | Sep 13, 1994 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.38 Emergency Action Plans OSHA citation code: 19100038 A02 | Serious | 1 | 296 | $0 | $0 | Oct 5, 1994 | - | - |
| 01003C | 1910.38 Emergency Action Plans OSHA citation code: 19100038 A05 III | Serious | 1 | 296 | $0 | $0 | Oct 26, 1994 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II | Serious | 1 | 50 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Nov 26, 1994 | - | - |
| 03001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I | Other | 1 | 50 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Oct 26, 1994 | - | - |
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.
Jul 28, 1993#102528692Jul 28, 1993Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#102528692$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #102528692
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 28, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 2, 1993
- Closed
- Dec 28, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 10,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- O'hare International Airport, Chicago, IL 60666
- 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G02 | Other | 1 | 150 | $0 | $0 | Oct 4, 1993 | - | - |
Mar 17, 1993#102987534Mar 17, 1993Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#102987534$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #102987534
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 17, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 17, 1993
- Closed
- Mar 17, 1993
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
- O'hare International Airport, Chicago, IL 60666
- 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
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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.
29 inspections, 1973 to 2013. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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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