SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY
5757 WAYNE NEWTON BLVD., LAS VEGAS, NV 89109
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Inspection records
Jul 28, 2023#346869522Jul 28, 2023Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#346869522$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #346869522
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 28, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 14, 2023
- Closed
- Jan 5, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,900
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5757 Wayne Newton Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89119
- 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 23, 2020#345079214Dec 23, 2020Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#345079214$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345079214
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 23, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 29, 2021
- Closed
- Mar 9, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 50
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 727 Wright Brothers Lane, Ste 104, Las Vegas, NV 89119
- Industry
- 336412 Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing
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.
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 falls through gate and fractures back and ribs
Jun 19, 2012#316003144Jun 19, 2012Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#316003144$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #316003144
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 19, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 2, 2012
- Closed
- Sep 5, 2012
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
- 5757 Wayne Newton Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89109
- 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.
Sep 14, 2009#313443772Sep 14, 2009Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#313443772$6,16314 viol.14 violations$6,163 in penalties
Inspection #313443772
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 14, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 15, 2009
- Closed
- Jan 6, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 14
- Violation Types
- 10 serious, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $10,250
- Penalties on Record
- $6,163
- Site Address
- 5757 Wayne Newton Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89109
- 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 14 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 B05 | Serious | 3 | 3 | $1,125 | $956 | Nov 5, 2009 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.38 Emergency Action Plans OSHA citation code: 19100038 B | Serious | 3 | 11 | $0 | $0 | Nov 10, 2009 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.110 Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases OSHA citation code: 19100110 F02 I | Serious | 3 | 3 | $1,250 | $1,063 | Nov 5, 2009 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 IIB | Serious | 4 | 2 | $1,125 | $956 | Nov 10, 2009 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I | Serious | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Nov 10, 2009 | - | - |
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.
Oct 5, 2000#303961742Oct 5, 2000Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#303961742$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #303961742
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 5, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 13, 2000
- Closed
- Oct 13, 2000
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
- 5757 Wayne Newton Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89109
- 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 25, 1996#123844896Jul 25, 1996Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Health#123844896$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #123844896
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 25, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 30, 1996
- Closed
- Sep 30, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 250
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5757 Wayne Newton Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89109
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Jul 25, 1996#123821035Jul 25, 1996Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#123821035$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #123821035
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 25, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 14, 1996
- Closed
- Dec 16, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 300
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5757 Wayne Newton Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89109
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C01 | Other | 1 | 158 | $0 | $0 | Jan 3, 1997 | - | - |
| 01002 | 618037601 | Other | 1 | 300 | $0 | $0 | Jan 3, 1997 | - | - |
Jul 14, 1994#123823734Jul 14, 1994Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#123823734$1,1251 viol.1 violation$1,125 in penalties
Inspection #123823734
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 14, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 18, 1994
- Closed
- Dec 12, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 250
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,125
- Penalties on Record
- $1,125
- Site Address
- 5757 Wayne Newton Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89109
- 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 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B02 | Serious | 4 | 100 | $1,125 | $1,125 | Nov 8, 1994 | - | - |
Nov 16, 1993#123863540Nov 16, 1993Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#123863540$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #123863540
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 16, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 16, 1993
- Closed
- Nov 16, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 100
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5757 Wayne Newton Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89109
- 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 9, 1993#123862047Sep 9, 1993Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#123862047$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #123862047
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 9, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 9, 1993
- Closed
- Sep 9, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 236
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5757 Wayne Newton Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89109
- 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.
10 inspections, 1993 to 2023. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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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.