Establishment profile
CATERPILLAR, INC.
1300 4-H PARK ROAD, PONTIAC, IL, 61764
Operated by Caterpillar Inc · 1 of 190 establishments
333120 — Construction Machinery Manufacturing
EIN 370907835
Summary
CATERPILLAR, INC. has accumulated 33 OSHA violations across 15 inspections over 38 years of recorded history, with $49,940 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 89th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 119 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CATERPILLAR, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, and NHTSA vehicle recalls records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, or CPSC product recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
60% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3331 within IL. Peer group: 119 employers. This establishment has 33 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 39 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jul 2016
Most frequent event: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2016 | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 1999 | HEAD,FALL,BRAINFatality | 1 | — | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for CATERPILLAR, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
Company-level in IL — for Caterpillar Inc, not this location alone
Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Caterpillar Inc operations in the same state.
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IL — for Caterpillar Inc, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Caterpillar Inc locations in the same state.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for CATERPILLAR, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CATERPILLAR, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CATERPILLAR, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
NHTSA vehicle & equipment recalls
Most-recalled component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Most recent campaign: 2019-06-14. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, matched on manufacturer name.
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-11 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-02-01 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | |
| 2011-02-17 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2010-04-21 | Complaint | 2 | — | $1,750 | |
| 2009-12-10 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-12-10 | Complaint | 2 | 1 | $6,000 | |
| 2006-07-26 | Complaint | 17 | 14 | $26,190 | |
| 2004-04-14 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2001-03-29 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1999-08-11 | Accident | 1 | — | $500 | |
| 1994-02-04 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $3,150 | |
| 1994-01-07 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $3,000 | |
| 1993-10-19 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | |
| 1993-07-16 | Complaint | 4 | 4 | $3,350 | |
| 1988-01-06 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
CATERPILLAR, INC. is one of 190 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Caterpillar Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Caterpillar Inc across all 190 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in construction machinery manufacturing within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CATERPILLAR INC.EAST PEORIA — 4 federal enforcement records
- CATERPILLAR, INC.AURORA — 4 federal enforcement records
- CATERPILLAR INC.MORTON — 3 federal enforcement records
- CATERPILLAR INC.JOLIET — 3 federal enforcement records
- CATERPILLAR, INC.EAST PEORIA — 3 federal enforcement records
- CATERPILLAR INC.DECATUR — 3 federal enforcement records
- CATERPILLARMONTGOMERY — 3 federal enforcement records
- CATERPILLAR, INCCHILLICOTHE — 2 federal enforcement records
- CATERPILLAR INC.EDWARDS — 2 federal enforcement records
- BONNELL INDUSTRIES, INC.DIXON — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Caterpillar Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CATERPILLAR, INC.AURORA, IL — 4 federal enforcement records
- CATERPILLAR, INC.LAFAYETTE, IN — 4 federal enforcement records
- CATERPILLAR INC.EAST PEORIA, IL — 4 federal enforcement records
- CATERPILLAR INC.MOSSVILLE, IL — 4 federal enforcement records
- CATERPILLAR INC.JOLIET, IL — 3 federal enforcement records
- CATERPILLAR, INC.EAST PEORIA, IL — 3 federal enforcement records
- CATERPILLAR INC.DECATUR, IL — 3 federal enforcement records
- CATERPILLAR INC.YORK, PA — 3 federal enforcement records
- CATERPILLAR INC.MAPLETON, IL — 3 federal enforcement records
- CATERPILLAR INC.SANFORD, NC — 3 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Caterpillar Inc locationsParent rollup
- Construction Machinery ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ILState-wide enforcement data
- Construction Machinery Manufacturing in ILIndustry × state cross-filter
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CATERPILLAR, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Caterpillar Inc, which operates 190 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
Frequently asked
- What is CATERPILLAR, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- CATERPILLAR, INC. has 15 OSHA inspections on record with 33 violations and $49,940 in total penalties.
- How does CATERPILLAR, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- CATERPILLAR, INC. operates in the construction machinery manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. CATERPILLAR, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.6.
- Has CATERPILLAR, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving CATERPILLAR, INC..