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United Airlines Cal/OSHA Inspections and Citations

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.,

United Airlines: 99 inspections, 85 citations and $124,215 in penalties, 2 deaths investigated, latest opened Aug 6, 2026.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,854 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

United Airlines safety record at a glance

United Airlines has been the subject of 99 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jan 10, 2000 and Aug 6, 2026. 51 of them were complaint inspections. 41 of them produced citations, 85 in all: 6 serious, 2 repeat. Inspectors proposed $187,055 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $124,215. The largest single penalty, $19,900, came from an inspection opened May 30, 2006 in San Francisco. 2 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #282 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 9 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD. It also appears in 7 federal wage and hour cases.

Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Transportation and Warehousing; Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services. Worksites in San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, Santa Ana, South San Francisco, Airport - San Francisco, Sacramento.

Every inspection, newest first

Click a date for the citations in that inspection.

OpenedCityWhyResultProposedPenaltyClosed
Aug 6, 2026San FranciscoAccidentopen, no citations yet00open
Aug 6, 2026San FranciscoAccidentopen, no citations yet00open
Jun 12, 2026Los AngelesUnprogrammed relatedopen, no citations yet00open
Dec 23, 2025San FranciscoFatality or catastrophe1 citation 1 repeat$10,000$10,000Jul 13, 2026
Oct 14, 2025San FranciscoComplaint1 citation$225$225open
Aug 26, 2025San DiegoComplaintno citations00Mar 12, 2026
Jul 28, 2025Los AngelesAccidentopen, no citations yet00open
Jul 9, 2025San FranciscoAccidentno citations00Aug 6, 2025
Apr 1, 2025San FranciscoComplaintno citations00Jun 11, 2025
Dec 31, 2024Los AngelesAccidentno citations00Jun 26, 2025
Sep 5, 2024San FranciscoAccident1 citation 1 repeat$4,000$4,000open
Feb 10, 2023San FranciscoUnprogrammed relatedno citations00Jul 13, 2023
Nov 30, 2022Los AngelesAccident2 citations$5,935$4,685Aug 26, 2024
Jul 29, 2022San FranciscoAccident1 citation$5,000$5,000Sep 15, 2022
Nov 23, 2021San FranciscoAccident1 citation$600$600Feb 21, 2022
Mar 1, 2021San FranciscoAccident1 citation$750$750Jul 13, 2022
Mar 20, 2020San FranciscoAccidentno citations00Jun 4, 2020
May 24, 2019San FranciscoAccident2 citations 1 serious$18,525$18,525Jun 15, 2020
Feb 26, 2018San FranciscoAccident1 citation 1 serious$18,000$18,000Oct 25, 2021
Feb 12, 2018San FranciscoAccidentno citations00Mar 6, 2018
Nov 20, 2017San FranciscoComplaintno citations00Nov 28, 2017
Nov 1, 2017San FranciscoComplaint1 citation$500$500Nov 25, 2020
Mar 7, 2017San FranciscoAccidentno citations00Aug 1, 2017
Sep 22, 2016Los AngelesAccidentno citations00Nov 23, 2016
Apr 12, 2016San FranciscoAccidentno citations00Oct 7, 2016
Sep 11, 2015Los AngelesComplaintno citations00Feb 29, 2016
Mar 9, 2015San FranciscoComplaint2 citations$300$300Jan 22, 2016
Feb 18, 2015San FranciscoComplaintno citations00Feb 20, 2015
Aug 26, 2014San FranciscoAccident1 citation$5,060$5,060Apr 14, 2015
May 12, 2014Los AngelesComplaint3 citations$1,380$900Oct 11, 2014
Aug 1, 2013Los AngelesAccidentno citations00Dec 17, 2013
Feb 20, 2013San FranciscoUnprogrammed related1 citation00Apr 5, 2013
Sep 19, 2012San FranciscoComplaintno citations00Dec 4, 2012
Feb 7, 2012San FranciscoAccident2 citations$975$975Aug 11, 2012
Aug 3, 2011San FranciscoComplaint3 citations$1,125$1,125Jan 20, 2012
Jun 3, 2011San FranciscoAccidentno citations00Jul 5, 2011
Aug 23, 2010San FranciscoComplaintno citations00Oct 6, 2010
Aug 23, 2010San FranciscoComplaintno citations00Oct 6, 2010
Jun 17, 2010San JoseComplaintno citations00Jan 28, 2011
Dec 23, 2009Santa AnaAccidentno citations00May 28, 2010
Feb 26, 2009South San FranciscoComplaintno citations00Jun 11, 2009
Jul 11, 2008San FranciscoComplaint1 citation$1850Nov 21, 2008
Jun 27, 2008San FranciscoAccident1 citation$800$800Nov 28, 2009
Apr 16, 2008San FranciscoAccident2 citations 1 serious$3,300$3,300Sep 26, 2009
Apr 16, 2008South San FranciscoComplaintno citations00Jun 17, 2008
Dec 19, 2007San FranciscoAccidentno citations00Jan 11, 2008
Nov 16, 2007San FranciscoAccidentdeath no citations00Mar 17, 2008
Aug 27, 2007San FranciscoAccidentno citations00Oct 15, 2007
Jul 10, 2007Airport - San FranciscoComplaintno citations00Jul 20, 2007
Jun 15, 2007San FranciscoComplaintno citations00Aug 24, 2007
May 8, 2007San FranciscoAccident1 citation$5,000$1,050Apr 18, 2009
Jun 1, 2006San FranciscoAccidentno citations00Jul 14, 2006
May 30, 2006San FranciscoAccident4 citations 1 serious$37,600$19,900Dec 31, 2006
May 18, 2006San FranciscoComplaintno citations00Jun 7, 2006
Feb 22, 2006San FranciscoComplaint1 citation$1850Mar 27, 2007
Jan 6, 2006San FranciscoComplaintno citations00Mar 28, 2006
Oct 20, 2005San FranciscoComplaintno citations00Dec 8, 2005
Oct 7, 2005San JoseComplaintno citations00Dec 27, 2005
Sep 13, 2005San FranciscoComplaintno citations00Mar 2, 2006
Jun 8, 2005San FranciscoAccident1 citation$18,000$2,000Nov 7, 2005
Apr 12, 2005SacramentoAccident3 citations$2,300$2,300Apr 30, 2007
Jul 20, 2004San FranciscoAccident1 citation$5,000$5,000Jun 30, 2005
May 14, 2004San FranciscoComplaintno citations00Aug 6, 2004
Sep 8, 2003San FranciscoComplaint5 citations$750$750Jun 30, 2004
Feb 11, 2003San JoseComplaint2 citations$450$450Jul 24, 2006
Jan 23, 2003Los AngelesComplaintno citations00Feb 1, 2003
Jun 14, 2002San FranciscoAccident2 citations$350$350Nov 5, 2002
May 13, 2002San FranciscoComplaint2 citations$250$250Jun 30, 2002
May 9, 2002San FranciscoAccident1 citation$260$260Nov 26, 2002
Feb 6, 2002South San FranciscoComplaintno citations00Mar 15, 2002
Jan 8, 2002Airport - San FranciscoComplaintno citations00May 3, 2002
Dec 19, 2001San FranciscoAccidentno citations00Apr 29, 2002
Nov 8, 2001San DiegoComplaint3 citations$930$465Aug 22, 2002
Oct 11, 2001San FranciscoAccidentno citations00Mar 20, 2002
Sep 20, 2001OaklandAccidentno citations00Nov 25, 2001
Jun 27, 2001OaklandAccidentno citations00Oct 16, 2001
May 8, 2001El SegundoComplaint4 citations$4,500$1,900Sep 13, 2010
Apr 5, 2001San FranciscoComplaintno citations00Sep 24, 2001
Mar 30, 2001San FranciscoComplaintno citations00Jun 28, 2001
Feb 28, 2001San FranciscoComplaintno citations00Jun 11, 2003
Feb 22, 2001San FranciscoComplaint1 citation$175$175Aug 31, 2001
Feb 14, 2001San FranciscoComplaint2 citations$520$260May 23, 2001
Jan 23, 2001OaklandComplaintno citations00Jan 23, 2003
Jan 8, 2001San FranciscoAccidentno citations00Oct 29, 2001
Nov 30, 2000San FranciscoAccidentdeath no citations00Feb 7, 2001
Nov 30, 2000San FranciscoAccidentno citations00Oct 31, 2001
Sep 28, 2000OaklandAccidentno citations00Oct 11, 2000
Aug 29, 2000San FranciscoComplaintno citations00Nov 13, 2000
Aug 1, 2000San FranciscoComplaint5 citations$12,375$1,920Jan 31, 2001
Jul 25, 2000South San FranciscoComplaint1 citation$810$810Sep 5, 2000
Jul 17, 2000OaklandComplaintno citations00Sep 21, 2000
Jul 5, 2000San FranciscoComplaintno citations00Oct 6, 2000
May 31, 2000San JoseComplaintno citations00Oct 9, 2000
May 22, 2000South San FranciscoComplaint7 citations 2 serious$16,780$9,070Sep 27, 2000
May 15, 2000San FranciscoComplaint3 citations$785$785Nov 30, 2000
May 8, 2000San FranciscoComplaint3 citations$1,050$1,050Sep 27, 2000
May 8, 2000Los AngelesComplaintno citations00May 8, 2000
Mar 15, 2000SacramentoComplaint3 citations$1,450$375Feb 5, 2007
Jan 10, 2000San FranciscoAccident2 citations$875$350Aug 31, 2001

Also recorded as: United Airlines (Oakland Maintenance); United Airlines Inc; United Airlines, Inc.; United Airlines, Inc.

The rules this employer was cited under

Accidents investigated

Oct 19, 2021, San Francisco. Employee injures hand when pinned between engine mover and f 1 hospitalized Inspection
Jan 28, 2021, San Francisco. Two Employees with COVID-19 infection are hospitalized 2 hospitalized Inspection
Mar 11, 2020, San Francisco. Employee crushes finger in pinch point 1 hospitalized Inspection
Feb 19, 2018, San Francisco. Employee is struck by an industrial tractor and fractures le 1 hospitalized Inspection
Feb 16, 2017, San Francisco. Employee is struck by baggage cart and receives multiple fra 1 hospitalized Inspection
Jul 14, 2013, Los Angeles. Employee Fractures Foot Between Tractor and Wall 1 hospitalized Inspection
Jan 23, 2012, San Francisco. An Aircraft Mechanic Falls, Injuring Elbow and Scalp Inspection
May 21, 2011, San Francisco. Employee Suffers Breathing Problem from Improper Ventilation 1 hospitalized Inspection
Nov 28, 2009, Santa Ana. Employee's Toes Are Amputated Crushed Between Tugs 1 hospitalized Inspection
Jun 23, 2008, San Francisco. Employee Is Injured in Fall from Tug Tractor 1 hospitalized Inspection
Mar 27, 2008, San Francisco. Employee Amputates Finger While Using Metal Sheer Inspection
Nov 16, 2007, San Francisco. Employee Is Killed in Fall from Overhead Crane 1 death Inspection
Nov 14, 2007, San Francisco. Employee's Leg Is Fractured Between Two Vehicles 1 hospitalized Inspection
Aug 25, 2007, San Francisco. Employee Sustains Concussion in Fall from Ladder 1 hospitalized Inspection
Apr 27, 2007, San Francisco. Employee Falls from Ladder, Fractured Head and Back 1 hospitalized Inspection
May 27, 2006, San Francisco. Employee's Foot Is Crushed Between Airplane Wheel and Tug 1 hospitalized Inspection
Apr 6, 2005, San Francisco. Employee Fractures Leg in Fall from Ladder 1 hospitalized Inspection
Mar 29, 2005, Sacramento. Employee Falls and Fractures Hip 1 hospitalized Inspection
Jul 12, 2004, San Francisco. Employee Injures Leg in Trip and Fall 1 hospitalized Inspection
Nov 12, 2001, San Francisco. Employee injured after slipping and falling 1 hospitalized Inspection
Sep 11, 2001, San Francisco. Employee Slips And Falls On Platform 1 hospitalized Inspection
Aug 23, 2001, Oakland. Employee injured after falling from maintenance platform 1 hospitalized Inspection
May 21, 2001, Oakland. Employee Suffers Crushing Injury To Foot 1 hospitalized Inspection
Apr 21, 2001, San Francisco. Employee injured when head hit canopy of tow tractor 1 hospitalized Inspection
Dec 29, 2000, San Francisco. Employee's Fingers Are Cut When Hand Too Slips 1 hospitalized Inspection
Nov 28, 2000, San Francisco. Employee Suffers Amputation Inspection
Sep 19, 2000, Oakland. Employee Injured In Trip And Fall From Steps 1 hospitalized Inspection
May 1, 2000, San Francisco. Employee dies of an apparent heart attack 1 death Inspection
Nov 29, 1999, San Francisco. Employee Injured in Fall From Loading Ramp 1 hospitalized Inspection
not stated, San Francisco. Accident investigation 1 hospitalized Inspection

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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. Proposed is the penalty the inspector assessed; penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement. "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 United Airlines

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections. Record last checked Nov 1, 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.

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