CATERPILLAR INC.
3701 STATE ROAD 26 E., LAFAYETTE, IN 47905
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Inspection records
Nov 18, 2025#348619784Nov 18, 2025Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#348619784$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #348619784
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 18, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 15, 2026
- Closed
- Feb 11, 2026
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,566
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3701 South Street, Lafayette, IN 47905
- Industry
- 423810 Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Oct 30, 2025#348574948Oct 30, 2025Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#348574948$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #348574948
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 30, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 25, 2025
- Closed
- Feb 10, 2026
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,600
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 37701 South Street, Lafayette, IN 47905
- Industry
- 423810 Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Nov 17, 2022#346339229Nov 17, 2022Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#346339229$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #346339229
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 17, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 28, 2022
- Closed
- Jan 23, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,944
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3701 South Street, Lafayette, IN 47905
- Industry
- 423810 Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Sep 25, 2001#304051758Sep 25, 2001Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#304051758$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #304051758
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 25, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 25, 2001
- Closed
- Oct 26, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,600
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3701 State Road 26 E., Lafayette, IN 47905
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Jan 14, 1999#125349936Jan 14, 1999Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#125349936$3,19014 viol.14 violations$3,190 in penalties
Inspection #125349936
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 14, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 21, 1999
- Closed
- Jun 21, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,182
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 14
- Violation Types
- 8 serious, 6 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $9,375
- Penalties on Record
- $3,190
- Site Address
- 3701 State Road 26 E., Lafayette, IN 47905
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (10 of 14 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 B01 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | $650 | Mar 22, 1999 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 C07 IIIB | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,125 | $485 | Apr 4, 1999 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 18 | 7 | $1,125 | $485 | Mar 22, 1999 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,125 | $300 | Apr 4, 1999 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Other | 1 | 1 | $1,125 | $0 | Mar 30, 1999 | - | - |
| 01006A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 2 | 1 | $1,125 | $485 | Mar 22, 1999 | - | - |
| 01006B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E01 I | Serious | 2 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Mar 22, 1999 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Serious | 5 | 4 | $1,125 | $485 | Mar 22, 1999 | - | - |
| 01008 | 1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 F05 V | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,125 | $300 | Mar 22, 1999 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 D02 | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Mar 25, 1999 | - | - |
Showing the 10 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 14 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
5 inspections, 1999 to 2025. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
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Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers reported 1.5 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 6.4%; NAICS 4238 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source