CHICAGO, IL — 2016-08-23 00:00:00

OSHA Inspection: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On 2016-08-23 00:00:00, OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY in 5750 S. CICERO AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60638 (NAICS 481111). OSHA activity number 341733384.

What this inspection record means

OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY
Site address: 5750 S. CICERO AVENUE
City: CHICAGO
State: IL
ZIP: 60638
Mailing: 5750 S. CICERO AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60638

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type: Complaint (B)
Scope: Partial (B)
Discipline: Safety
Advance notice: No
Union status: A

When did the case open and close?

Opened: 2016-08-23 00:00:00
Closing conference: 2016-08-23 00:00:00
Case closed: 2016-11-23 00:00:00
Last modified: 2026-07-21 00:00:00
Data loaded: 2026-07-22 00:19:58

Establishment context

NAICS code: 481111
Employees: 5000
Ownership type: A

Citations

No citations on file for this inspection — so there is no finding of any violation on this record. An inspection can be open and still ongoing, or closed with no violations at all; OSHA's citation feed is also backfilled in rolling windows, so citation rows for a very recent inspection may not have been ingested yet.

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Source

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 341733384.

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