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CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO

MEMORY LANE, YORK, PA, 17405
Operated by Caterpillar Inc · 1 of 190 establishments

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OSHA inspections
12
over 49 years
Violations
20
$3,380 in penalties
Penalties
$3,380
$169 avg

Summary

CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO has accumulated 20 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 49 years of recorded history, with $3,380 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 72,994 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 41 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
12
0.2 / yr · last 49 yrs
Violations
20
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$3,380
$169 avg / violation
60% serious40% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
8 of 12
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 12

42% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 15 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $3,380 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5A000152$1,680Aug 1976Sep 1980
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0321$360Aug 1980Sep 1980
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$700Aug 1976Aug 1976
29 CFR 1910.0134 B0711$360Sep 1980Sep 1980
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$240Sep 1977Sep 1977
29 CFR 1910.0178 M0911$40Aug 1976Aug 1976
29 CFR 1910.0095 B0111Aug 1982Aug 1982
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0211Jul 1981Jul 1981
29 CFR 1910.0134 D02 II11Aug 1980Aug 1980
29 CFR 1910.0134 B0511Aug 1980Aug 1980
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11Aug 1980Aug 1980
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0111Aug 1976Aug 1976
29 CFR 1910.0252 C02 V11Aug 1976Aug 1976
29 CFR 1910.0252 C02 VI11Aug 1976Aug 1976
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0811Aug 1976Aug 1976

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

96th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 72,994 employers. This establishment has 20 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
95th
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
3
Complaint
8
Follow-up
1

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
41 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 41+ years. Most recent activity: 41 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
1984-11-08Complaint0$0
1984-03-14Complaint0$0
1983-11-17Planned0$0
1982-02-25Programmed Related0$0
1981-11-09Planned1$0
1981-07-10Complaint1$0
1980-06-12Complaint1010$1,700
1979-08-13Complaint0$0
1978-08-22Complaint0$0
1977-09-02Complaint1$240
1977-01-12Follow-up0$0
1976-08-04Complaint72$1,440

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

Other establishments operated by Caterpillar Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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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 12 OSHA inspections on record with 20 violations and $3,380 in total penalties.