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CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO.

OLD GALENA ROAD & CEDAR HILLS DRIVE, MOSSVILLE, IL, 61552
Operated by Caterpillar Inc · 1 of 190 establishments

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OSHA inspections
47
over 50 years
Violations
62
$2,600 in penalties
Penalties
$2,600
$42 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations

Summary

CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO. has accumulated 62 OSHA violations across 47 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $2,600 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 76,450 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 39 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NHTSA vehicle recalls records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, or CPSC product recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
47
0.9 / yr · last 50 yrs
Violations
62
1.2 / yr
Penalties
$2,600
$42 avg / violation
16% serious84% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
40 of 47
Inspection trigger · follow-up
4 of 47

36% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 28 citations in this view · $2,600 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0255$160Apr 1976Dec 1981
5A000122$520May 1978Feb 1980
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0122$380Apr 1976Dec 1981
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0322$210Dec 1977Dec 1978
29 CFR 1910.0184 E0122Feb 1980Feb 1981
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11$640Nov 1984Nov 1984
29 CFR 1910.0178 M0211$210Mar 1984Mar 1984
29 CFR 1910.0107 E0311$180Sep 1979Sep 1979
29 CFR 1910.0107 B0311$180Sep 1979Sep 1979
29 CFR 1910.0213 P0411$30Apr 1976Apr 1976
29 CFR 1910.0107 E0211$30Apr 1976Apr 1976
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$30Apr 1976Apr 1976
29 CFR 1910.0219 B0211$30Apr 1976Apr 1976
29 CFR 1910.1200 G02 VI11Apr 1986Apr 1986
29 CFR 1910.0134 D02 II11Dec 1981Dec 1981
29 CFR 1910.0134 B0511Dec 1981Dec 1981
29 CFR 1910.1025 D0711Dec 1981Dec 1981
29 CFR 1910.1025 D01 II11Dec 1981Dec 1981
29 CFR 1910.1025 E03 IIF11Dec 1981Dec 1981
29 CFR 1910.1025 G0111Dec 1981Dec 1981

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 76,450 employers. This establishment has 62 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
93rd
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Inspection breakdown

Planned
2
Complaint
40
Accident
1
Follow-up
4

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
39 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 39+ years. Most recent activity: 39 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 TRACTOR CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

NHTSA vehicle & equipment recalls

Total campaigns
9
Last 5 years
0
Last 12 months
0
Units affected
16,785

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.

Company-wide — CATERPILLAR INC. (across 31 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$228.4M
Obligated (all-time)
$4.0B
Awards (all-time)
292,159

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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1987-04-21Complaint0$0
1986-03-27Complaint1$0
1985-10-03Complaint0$0
1985-02-27Complaint0$0
1984-11-14Complaint11$640
1984-09-11Complaint0$0
1984-03-23Complaint11$210
1983-09-21Complaint0$0
1982-09-09Complaint0$0
1982-04-15Complaint0$0
1982-03-24Planned0$0
1981-12-23Complaint22$350
1981-12-10Complaint0$0
1981-11-04Accident0$0
1981-11-03Complaint0$0
1981-10-07Complaint0$0
1981-10-07Complaint16$0
1981-10-07Complaint1$160
1981-09-23Complaint0$0
1981-07-01Complaint0$0
1981-06-16Complaint0$0
1981-05-19Complaint0$0
1981-03-24Complaint0$0
1981-01-28Complaint2$0
1980-12-09Complaint0$0
1980-12-01Complaint0$0
1980-09-10Follow-up0$0
1980-04-24Complaint0$0
1980-04-23Complaint1$0
1980-03-04Complaint0$0
1980-02-07Complaint21$100
1979-08-29Complaint0$0
1979-08-29Complaint22$360
1979-06-07Complaint0$0
1979-04-19Complaint0$0
1978-12-11Follow-up0$0
1978-11-16Complaint22$210
1978-09-13Complaint0$0
1978-07-12Complaint1$0
1978-06-19Follow-up0$0
1978-05-18Complaint2$0
1978-05-05Complaint11$420
1978-03-21Complaint0$0
1977-11-29Planned3$0
1976-08-11Follow-up0$0
1976-03-16Complaint18$150
1976-03-16Complaint6$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 TRACTOR CO. 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 locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO. 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.

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Frequently asked

What is CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO.'s OSHA violation history?
CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO. has 47 OSHA inspections on record with 62 violations and $2,600 in total penalties.