Skywest Airlines safety record at a glance
Skywest Airlines has been the subject of 10 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jun 30, 2004 and Mar 21, 2025. 4 of them were accident inspections. 8 of them produced citations, 18 in all: 4 serious. Inspectors proposed $43,675 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $36,625. The largest single penalty, $17,525, came from an inspection opened Jul 16, 2013 in Palm Springs. That places the employer at #2,581 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 2 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Transportation and Warehousing. Worksites in San Luis Obispo, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Fresno, Crescent City.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2025 | San Luis Obispo | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $13,250 | Jan 12, 2026 |
| Mar 15, 2024 | San Luis Obispo | Accident | 1 citation | $280 | Aug 14, 2024 |
| Oct 24, 2014 | San Francisco | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jan 23, 2015 |
| Sep 3, 2013 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 1 citation | $600 $750 proposed | Jan 9, 2014 |
| Jul 16, 2013 | Palm Springs | Complaint | 4 citations 2 serious | $17,525 | Nov 23, 2015 |
| Aug 2, 2012 | San Francisco | Complaint | 4 citations | $1,310 | Feb 12, 2013 |
| Dec 12, 2007 | Los Angeles | Accident | 1 citation | $500 $5,000 proposed | Dec 12, 2008 |
| Apr 4, 2007 | Fresno | Complaint | 1 citation | $160 | Jul 13, 2007 |
| Jan 10, 2007 | Crescent City | Unprogrammed related | no citations | $0 | Feb 11, 2008 |
| Jun 30, 2004 | Fresno | Planned | 3 citations 1 serious | $3,000 $5,400 proposed | Mar 6, 2008 |
Also recorded as: Skywest Airlines Inc; Skywest Airlines, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 4 citations, $2,030
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 3 citations, $1,030
- 8 CCR 3385, Foot protection: 1 citation, 1 serious, $11,250
- 8 CCR 1646, Tower Scaffolds and Rolling Scaffolds, Wood or Metal: 1 citation, 1 serious, $8,435
- 8 CCR 3210, Guardrails at elevated locations: 1 citation, 1 serious, $8,435
- 8 CCR 3999, Hand tools: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
- 8 CCR 3380, Personal protective equipment: 1 citation, $1,000
- 8 CCR 3339, Cargo, Materials, or Equipment: 1 citation, $600
Accidents investigated
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How to read this record
Each row is one inspection by Cal/OSHA (or, rarely, federal OSHA) of one worksite. Why is the reason it was opened. Penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement; where it was reduced, the amount the inspector first proposed is shown under it. "Serious" means a realistic possibility of death or serious harm; "willful" and "repeat" carry penalties up to $162,851 each.
Citations document that the employer was told, in writing, what the rule required and when. That knowledge is often the center of a retaliation case: a worker who complained about the hazard an inspector later cited, and was then fired or cut, has a Labor Code 6310 claim, with lost wages and attorney's fees.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at Skywest Airlines
Write down what you reported, to whom and when, and what changed afterward: shifts, pay, duties, write-ups. Request the inspection file from the Cal/OSHA district office using the activity number on the inspection page. An injury goes through workers' compensation; a firing, demotion or threat after a safety complaint or injury report is an employment claim with a one-year deadline at the Labor Commissioner (Labor Code 6310) and a longer one in court. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088 or send what you have.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections. Record last checked Nov 4, 2026. Back to the safety tracker.
About this data: Records come from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement datasets (inspection, violation, accident and accident injury tables), which carry Cal/OSHA's state-plan inspections alongside federal ones. We load every inspection of a California worksite opened since January 1, 2000 and refresh it weekly. Employer names, addresses and industry codes are as the inspecting office recorded them; similar names are grouped where they clearly refer to the same employer. A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change. Penalties shown as "current" reflect the latest status in the federal file. This page is public information about the employer's regulatory record, not legal advice and not a statement that any person was harmed or any law broken beyond what the record states.