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Safety scorecard
Years On File: 2016–2026
B
Safety grade
Above average
Score: 87/100
Key factors driving the grade
  • $7,417 in penalties per on-site worker
  • Recent OSHA inspection (within 12 months)
Years11
Inspections46
Violations26
Serious+0
Penalties$296,666
Summary

Safety record at a glance

Caterpillar, Inc. is a Illinois-based employer with 46 OSHA inspections on file (covering 2016-2026). Across those inspections, OSHA cited 26 violations, with a total of $296,666 in federal penalties assessed.

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Industry comparison: Among 14 construction machinery manufacturing employers in Illinois, Caterpillar, Inc. has a safer record than approximately 0% of peers.

Inspection & violation trend

Year-by-year activity, citations issued, and reported workplace incidents.

46Inspections
26Violations
Inspections openedViolations citedSerious / Repeat / WillfulAccidents / injuries reported

Hover any year for detail. Counts reflect inspections, citations, and accidents on file at OSHA — final dispositions and amounts may change after appeals or settlement.

Inspection history

All OSHA inspections at Caterpillar, Inc.

11 inspections with citations, 35 closed clean or still open. Click any inspection for the full citation list.

No violations or still open — 35
Open caseApr 27, 2026
Safety inspection#348901323
Case still open. Citations may follow.
Open caseMar 13, 2026
Health inspection#348807298
Case still open. Citations may follow.
No violationsJul 14, 2025
Safety inspection#348371378
Closed Sep 2 — no citations.
No violationsJul 1, 2025
Safety inspection#348347782
Closed Aug 26 — no citations.
No violationsMar 6, 2025
Safety inspection#348085820
Closed Mar 25 — no citations.
No violationsFeb 3, 2025
Safety inspection#348017542
Closed Apr 29 — no citations.
No violationsAug 8, 2024
Safety inspection#347674772
Closed Jan 21 — no citations.
No violationsApr 24, 2024
Safety inspection#347437774
Closed Jun 7 — no citations.
No violationsApr 24, 2024
Health inspection#347437857
Closed Jun 7 — no citations.
No violationsMar 13, 2024
Safety inspection#347342859
Closed Aug 8 — no citations.
No violationsFeb 14, 2024
Safety inspection#347293409
Closed Jul 30 — no citations.
No violationsDec 21, 2023
Safety inspection#347188377
Closed Jul 1 — no citations.
No violationsSep 6, 2023
Safety inspection#346960990
Closed Nov 28 — no citations.
No violationsAug 1, 2023
Safety inspection#346875149
Closed Sep 1 — no citations.
No violationsJul 6, 2023
Safety inspection#346814270
Closed Sep 12 — no citations.
No violationsMay 4, 2023
Safety inspection#346679681
Closed Oct 5 — no citations.
No violationsJan 12, 2023
Safety inspection#346433675
Closed Feb 13 — no citations.
No violationsDec 6, 2022
Safety inspection#346374366
Closed Feb 16 — no citations.
No violationsNov 14, 2022
Safety inspection#346340300
Closed Feb 9 — no citations.
No violationsJun 1, 2022
Safety inspection#345992234
Closed Oct 27 — no citations.
No violationsJan 6, 2022
Safety inspection#345714349
Closed Jun 24 — no citations.
No violationsJun 25, 2021
Safety inspection#345387070
Closed Sep 1 — no citations.
No violationsJul 13, 2020
Safety inspection#344855556
Closed Oct 5 — no citations.
No violationsSep 19, 2019
Safety inspection#344325360
Closed Sep 19 — no citations.
No violationsMay 15, 2019
Safety inspection#344009733
Closed Jun 24 — no citations.
No violationsApr 11, 2019
Safety inspection#343925665
Closed Sep 23 — no citations.
No violationsMay 25, 2018
Safety inspection#343185336
Closed Jul 19 — no citations.
No violationsApr 6, 2018
Health inspection#343071999
Closed Aug 7 — no citations.
No violationsOct 4, 2017
Safety inspection#342687316
Closed Oct 27 — no citations.
No violationsJul 28, 2017
Safety inspection#342512357
Closed Dec 13 — no citations.
No violationsJun 21, 2017
Health inspection#342415668
Closed Jul 11 — no citations.
No violationsJun 14, 2017
Safety inspection#342401965
Closed Sep 6 — no citations.
No violationsMay 23, 2017
Safety inspection#342347028
Closed Feb 23 — no citations.
No violationsAug 11, 2016
Safety inspection#341710499
Closed Nov 25 — no citations.
No violationsFeb 4, 2016
Safety inspection#341229193
Closed Aug 12 — no citations.
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Methodology

How to read this record

An OSHA inspection record describes federal enforcement activity — it does not capture every workplace safety event at a company. A few caveats:

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5-year window

OSHA Violations Tracker indexes inspections opened on or after 2021-01-01. Older history is at OSHA’s establishment search.

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Establishment vs. company

OSHA records are keyed by physical establishment, not parent company. A large employer may operate many sites across states.

Inspection without citation is normal

Many inspections close with no violations — that’s a positive signal, not a missing data row.

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Penalties are current assessment

Final amounts may differ after informal conferences or settlement. We show what OSHA has on file today.

Full methodology, scoring details, and known limitations: /methodology.

Frequently asked questions about Caterpillar, Inc.

Caterpillar, Inc. earned a B safety grade (87/100) — above average. The grade reflects severity of past citations, accident history, and how recent the most-recent inspection is. See the methodology for the full scoring algorithm.

Sources

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