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OSHA Inspection: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of SOUTHWEST AIRLINES in 10701 LAMBERT INTL. BLVD. TERMINAL 2, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63145 (NAICS 481212). OSHA activity number 345207773.

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Establishment
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
Site address
10701 LAMBERT INTL. BLVD. TERMINAL 2
City
SAINT LOUIS
State
MO
ZIP
63145
Mailing
10701 LAMBERT INTL. BLVD. TERMINAL 2, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63145
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
A
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
481212
Employees
500
Ownership type
A

1 citation on file for this inspection.

1910.28 B05 I

Other-than-serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Aug 6, 2021
Abate by
Sep 1, 2021
Penalty
Initial $9,753 · Current $3,901 Reduced
29 CFR  1910.28(b)(5)(i):(i) The employer must ensure each employee on a runway or similar walkway is protected from falling 4 feet (1.2 m) or more to a lower level by a guardrail system.  Site: Southwest Airlines, Terminal 2, 10701 Lambert International Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri, boarding jet bridge.  On or about March 22 2021,  a worker who was transporting a traveler's pole vaulting pole to load on to an airplane was exposed to falling approximately eight (8) feet from the top of boarding bridge to the concrete ground. The bridge was not equipped with guarding nor the worker provided fall arrest system.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $3901
  • — Z (S) $9753

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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 345207773.

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